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Roman Kroitor
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Editor, Additional Credits
Born December 12, 1926Died September 16, 2012 (85 years)
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations.
Roman Boghdan Kroitor was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to Ukrainian immigrants Peter and Tatiana (Shewchuk), both of whom were teachers. Peter died when Roman was four; Tatiana moved the family to Winnipeg and continued teaching. Roman attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1951 with a Master of Arts in Philosophy.
Roman Boghdan Kroitor was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to Ukrainian immigrants Peter and Tatiana (Shewchuk), both of whom were teachers. Peter died when Roman was four; Tatiana moved the family to Winnipeg and continued teaching. Roman attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1951 with a Master of Arts in Philosophy.
Known For
Filmography
| 2000 | CyberWorld · as Co-Producer |
| 1988 | Beavers · as Associate Producer |
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| 1981 | First Winter · as Executive Producer |
| 1980 | Challenger: An Industrial Romance · as Executive Producer |
| 1980 | Nose and Tina · as Executive Producer |
| 1979 | Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels · as Executive Producer |
| 1979 | Bravery in the Field · as Executive Producer |
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| 1979 | Why Men Rape · as Executive Producer |
| 1978 | The Point · as Executive Producer |
| 1978 | Teach Me to Dance · as Executive Producer |
| 1978 | Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka · as Executive Producer |
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| 1977 | The Red Dress · as Executive Producer |
| 1977 | One Man · as Executive Producer |
| 1977 | Hold the Ketchup · as Executive Producer |
| 1977 | Henry Ford's America · as Executive Producer |
| 1977 | Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention · as Executive Producer |
| 1976 | Listen Listen Listen · as Executive Producer |
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