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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.
Four Zoetrope-produced films were included in the American Film Institute's top 100 American films. American Zoetrope has constantly embraced the creative possibilities of technology, and is known for orchestrating alternative approaches to filmmaking and challenging stale Hollywood standards.
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History. People. Films. 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.
Nov 17, 2011 · John Patterson. Thu 17 Nov 2011 17.06 EST. I n April 1979, Francis Ford Coppola threw a characteristically grandiose bash to celebrate the completion of Apocalypse Now, the picture that had ...
Oct 26, 2022 · How The Failure of Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Birthed 'The Godfather'. By Reid Goldberg. Published Oct 26, 2022. How a renegade cohort of film school graduates strived for artistic ...
