Roman Kroitor

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Roman Kroitor (born December 12, 1926 in Yorkton , † September 17, 2012 in Québec ) was a Canadian film producer , film director and screenwriter .

Life

Kroitor 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. In 1949 he directed his first own film. Kroitor is co-inventor of the IMAX . He worked as a film director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker and film producer in Canada. In 1980 he and Stefan Wodoslawsky were nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film category for their short film Bravery in the Field .

Filmography (selection)

As a director

  • 1953: Rescue Party
  • 1954: Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman
  • 1955: Farm Calendar
  • 1957: The Great Plains
  • 1957: L'année à la ferme
  • 1959: Glenn Gould: On the Record
  • 1959: Glenn Gould: Off the Record
  • 1960: The Sky Above Us (Universe)
  • 1961: Festival in Puerto Rico
  • 1962: The Living Machine
  • 1962: Lonely Boy
  • 1964: Above the Horizon
  • 1965: Stravinsky
  • 1972: Exercise Running Jump II
  • 1974: Circus World
  • 1979: In the Labyrinth
  • 1990: Echoes of the Sun
  • 1991: At the Max

As a producer

  • 1958: The Days Before Christmas
  • 1959: The Canadians
  • 1960: I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
  • 1962: The Living Machine
  • 1962: Lonely Boy
  • 1965: Legault's Place
  • 1977: Hold the Ketchup
  • 1979: Bravery in the Field
  • 1990: Echoes of the Sun

As a screenwriter

  • 1952: Age of the Beaver
  • 1954: Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman
  • 1955: To Serve the Mind
  • 1955: Farm Calendar
  • 1957: L'année à la ferme
  • 1957: It's a crime
  • 1958: City of Gold
  • 1960: The Sky Above Us (Universe)
  • 1972: Exercise Running Jump II
  • 1982: Hail Columbia!
  • 1985: We Are Born of Stars

Prizes and awards (selection)

  • 1961: BAFTA , best animated film, for The Sky Above Us (Universe)
  • 1961: Canadian Film Awards , Film of the Year and Special Mention, for The Sky Above Us (Universe)
  • 1962: Canadian Film Awards, Film of the Year, for Lonely Boy
  • 1966: Nomination for a Flaherty Documentary Award from the BAFTA Awards, for Stravinsky
  • 1979: Oscar nomination, Best Short Film , for Bravery in the Field
  • 1980: Genie Awards , Best Documentary Short, for Skyward

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personal data
SURNAME Kroitor, Roman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian film producer
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Yorkton
DATE OF DEATH 17th September 2012
Place of death Quebec