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| Company type | Production company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures Television |
| Founded | December 12, 1969 |
| Founder | Francis Ford Coppola George Lucas |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Francis Ford Coppola Roman Coppola Sofia Coppola |
| Website | zoetrope |
American Zoetrope (also known as Omni Zoetrope from 1977 to 1980 and Zoetrope Studios from 1980 until 1990) is a privately run American film production company, centered in San Francisco, California and founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
Opened on December 12, 1969,[1] the studio has produced not only the films of Coppola (including Apocalypse Now, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Tetro), but also George Lucas's pre-Star Wars film THX 1138, as well as many others by avant-garde directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, Wim Wenders and Godfrey Reggio. American Zoetrope was an early adopter of digital filmmaking, including some of the earliest uses of HDTV.[2]
Four films produced by American Zoetrope are included in the American Film Institute's Top 100 Films. American Zoetrope-produced films have received 15 Academy Awards and 68 nominations.
- ^ Fog City Mavericks. Starz, Englewood, CO, USA. June 15, 2011. Television.
- ^ "Francis Ford Coppola". UCLA School of TFT. Retrieved June 13, 2023.