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 37
Movies 35
self 22
Director 7
TV Shows 2
Producer 1
Narrator 1
Cartoon Carnival (2021)
Hands (2019)
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo (2010)
Secrets of New York (2005)
Shadowplay (2002)
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (2001)
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature (2000)
Frank and Ollie (1995)
Bottom's Dream (1984)
The 40s (1974)
Street Freaks (1974)
Camera Three
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1943-05-28 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceLackawanna County, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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