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Roman Kroitor

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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.

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Born
12 Dec 1926
Died
17 Sep 2012 (aged 85)
Production Places
Canada

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ACMI Identifier

356422

TMDB-Person

356422

Wikidata

Q3440872

VIAF

69128054

LOC Auth

n81081489

WorldCat

lccn-n81081489

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