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.
Filmography
all 32
Movies 31
self 18
Director 5
Producer 1
Narrator 1
TV Shows 1
Cartoon Carnival (2021)
Hands (2019)
Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story (2015)
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo (2010)
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood (2009)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 (2008)
Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty (2008)
Walt & El Grupo (2008)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 (2007)
Droopy & Friends: A Laugh Back (2007)
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp (2006)
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella (2005)
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005)
The Art of Mary Blair (2005)
The Life and Times of Pluto (2004)
Celebrating Dumbo (2001)
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (2001)
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature (2000)
A Letter from the Western Front (1999)
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece (1997)
Frank and Ollie (1995)
Earthday Birthday (1990)
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street (1987)
The John Lennon Sketchbook (1986)
Bottom's Dream (1984)
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method (1980)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat (1977)
Remembering Winsor McCay (1976)
Camera Three
Cartoon Logic
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1943-05-28 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceLackawanna County, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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