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Roman Kroitor is a Actor, Director, Writer, Co-Producer and Original Music Composer Canadien born on 12 december 1926 at Yorkton (Canada)

Roman Kroitor

Roman Kroitor
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Nationality Canada
Birth 12 december 1926 at Yorkton (Canada)
Death 16 september 2012 (at 85 years) at Quebec (Canada)
Creator of IMAX Corporation

Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of Cinéma vérité, as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. He was also the original inspiration for the Force, popularized in the Star Wars series.

He studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Manitoba and then worked for the National Film Board of Canada, first as a production assistant and then as a film editor. He directed his first film, Rescue Party in 1949. He wrote the NFB animated short It's A Crime (1957), produced Propaganda Message (1974), and produced and directed In the Labyrinth, released as a theatrical film in 1979.

Best films

City of Gold
City of Gold
(1957)
(Writer) Universe
Universe
(1960)
(Director)

Usually with

Wolf Koenig
Wolf Koenig
(4 films)
Colin Low
Colin Low
(4 films)
Tom Daly
Tom Daly
(6 films)
Marcel Carrière
Marcel Carrière
(2 films)
Georges Dufaux
Georges Dufaux
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Roman Kroitor (11 films)

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Actor

Live Before the Letter
Live Before the Letter (2006)
, 50minutes
Directed by Denys Desjardins
Origin Quebec
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Denys Arcand, Roman Kroitor, Roger Blais, Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière, Fernand Dansereau
Roles Self
Rating64% 3.231243.231243.231243.231243.23124
Where does cinéma vérité come from? Who were its predecessors and what did they create? Compelled by the urge to get closer to the people in front of the camera, cinema vérité sprouted in a context of unprecedented creative freedom. Avant-garde techniques and the pioneering filmmakers behind them, notably National Film Board of Canada icon Michel Brault, set the stage for a new movie-making philosophy born in the ‘50s and ‘60s, a philosophy whose influence lives on in virtually every facet of today’s media.
21-87
21-87 (1963)
, 9minutes
Directed by Arthur Lipsett
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary, Fantasy
Actors Roman Kroitor
Roles (Archive audio)
Rating69% 3.486123.486123.486123.486123.48612

Director

The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max (1991)
, 1h29
Directed by Julien Temple, Roman Kroitor
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood
Rating74% 3.721873.721873.721873.721873.72187
Le tout premier concert de l'histoire filmé en IMAX 70mm est signé des Rolling Stones. Il date de 1991 et s'intitule 'Live at the Max'. Il réunit les performances des Stones durant la fameuse tournée Steel Wheels, principalement tenues à Londres mais aussi à Berlin et Turin.Le format IMAX 70mm offre une définition native exploitable inégalée. Les productions IMAX sont des perles rares qui une fois remasterisées en HD sont susceptibles d'offrir des Blu-Ray d'une qualité sans commune mesure.Continental DriftStart Me UpSad Sad SadTumbling DiceRuby TuesdayRock And A Hard PlaceHonky Tonk WomanYou Can39t Always Get What You WantHappyPaint It Black2000 Light Years From HomeSympathy For The DevilStreet Fighting ManIt39s Only Rock ‘N’ RollBrown Sugar(I Can39t Get No) Satisfaction
Universe
Universe (1960)
, 27minutes
Directed by Roman Kroitor, Colin Low
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Actors Douglas Rain
Rating76% 3.813143.813143.813143.813143.81314

Scriptwriter

Universe
Universe (1960)
, 27minutes
Directed by Roman Kroitor, Colin Low
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Actors Douglas Rain
Roles Writer
Rating76% 3.813143.813143.813143.813143.81314

Producer

CyberWorld
CyberWorld (2000)
, 44minutes
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Jenna Elfman, Matt Frewer, Robert Smith, Dave Foley, Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone
Roles Co-Producer
Rating66% 3.339413.339413.339413.339413.33941
Phig shows the audience the "CyberWorld", a futuristic museum of infinite possibilities. Meanwhile, three computer bugs--Buzzed, Wired, and Frazzled--come and try to eat the CyberWorld through its number coding. When Phig knows about them and hunts for the destructive computer bugs, she presents various short stock clips of computer animated productions, such as scenes from Antz and episodes of The Simpsons post-converted to 3D.
North of Superior
North of Superior (1971)
, 18minutes
Directed by Graeme Ferguson
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Roles Producer
Rating84% 4.234914.234914.234914.234914.23491
The film depicts scenes of life in the "North of Superior" area, including fighting forest fires and the work of reforestation afterwards. It also shows the varied geography of the region with numerous aerial shots. The film is 18 minutes long, the length of time a single IMAX reel could hold at the time.
Tiger Child
Tiger Child (1970)
, 17minutes
Directed by Donald Brittain
Genres Fantasy
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.8879752.8879752.8879752.8879752.887975

Sound

Tiger Child
Tiger Child (1970)
, 17minutes
Directed by Donald Brittain
Genres Fantasy
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating57% 2.8879752.8879752.8879752.8879752.887975