Graeme Ferguson (1929 to 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker and inventor, one of the people who created the IMAX large-format film system. Born in Toronto, he studied political science and economics at the University of Toronto and took a summer apprenticeship at the National Film Board of Canada before working as a freelance filmmaker in New York. With Robert Kerr, William Shaw and Roman Kroitor he made the multi-screen film Polar Life for Expo 67 in Montreal, and the four founded the IMAX Corporation that year. Ferguson produced, directed and shot North of Superior (1971), one of the first official IMAX films, helped bring IMAX cameras into space through documentaries such as The Dream Is Alive, and served as company president until 1990. His honours include a Special Achievement Genie, appointment to the Order of Canada in 1992 and the first outstanding achievement award of the Giant Screen Cinema Association.
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Ferguson was born Toronto on October 7, 1929.
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Ferguson died on May 8, 2021, at his home in Norway Point, Ontario.
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was a Canadian filmmaker and inventor who co-invented the IMAX film format
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Ferguson produced, directed and shot North of Superior in 1971
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Ferguson was honoured with a Special Achievement Genie in 1983.
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