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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.
American Zoetrope has constantly embraced the creative possibilities of technology, and is known for orchestrating alternative approaches to filmmaking and challenging stale Hollywood standards.
Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy Star in ‘Fairyland’ Adaptation for American Zoetrope. Sofia Coppola produced Andrew Durham's debut feature, with Geena Davis and Adam Lambert also in the ensemble cast. MORE
A Brief History of American Zoetrope. Francis Ford Coppola decided he would name his future studio "Zoetrope" after receiving a gift of zoetropes from Mogen Scott-Hansen, founder of a studio called Lanterna Film and owner of a famous collection of early motion picture making equipment.
Oct 26, 2022 · A defining chapter in the history of Hollywood's transition from narrative and technical formalism to avant-garde-minded auteurism was the founding of American Zoetrope.
A documentary on the early years of Francis Ford Coppola's production company "American Zoetrope" made in 2004 - and is included as a special feature on the "THX 1138" Blu-ray.
Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and many others discuss the history, troubles, and legacy of American Zoetrope.
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope: Directed by Gary Leva. With Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Dalva, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg. Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and many others discuss the history, troubles, and legacy of American Zoetrope.
May 11, 2021 · While American Zoetrope nominally exists today as Coppola’s personal production company, its real impact lies in its original incarnation as an actual studio, which in many ways was both a product of the 1930s and the turbulent ’60s.
Oct 28, 2009 · George Lucas talks about his first interactions with Francis Ford Coppola, creating American Zoetrope and how his film THX-1138 came to be.