John Canemaker
Biography
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression. His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
Personal Details
Movies (32)
Cartoon Carnival
as Self
2021
Hands
Director (Directing)
2019
Tyrus
as Self
2015
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
as Self
2012
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Self
2010
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself
2010
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
Animation (Visual Effects)
2009
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self
2008
Walt & El Grupo
as Self
2008
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
2007
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
as Self
2006
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self
2005
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
Director (Directing)
2005
The Art of Mary Blair
as Self
2005
Shadowplay
Thanks (Crew)
2002
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
2001
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Himself
2001
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
2000
A Letter from the Western Front
Thanks (Crew)
1999
Bridgehampton
Director (Directing)
1998
Frank and Ollie
as Himself
1995
Earthday Birthday
as (voice)
1990
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Animation (Visual Effects)
1987
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Animation (Visual Effects)
1987
The John Lennon Sketchbook
Director (Directing)
1986
Bottom's Dream
Director (Directing)
1984
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
as (voice)
1980
Confessions of a Stardreamer
Director (Directing)
1979
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
as Narrator
1977
Remembering Winsor McCay
Producer (Production)
1976
The 40s
Director (Directing)
1974
Street Freaks
Director (Directing)
1974