- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 28, 1943
- Place of Birth
- —
John Canemaker
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
movieCartoon Carnival
2021 · Self
movieHands
2019 · Director
movieTyrus
2015 · Self
movieKing-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012 · Self
movieDalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010 · Self
movieTaking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
2010 · Himself
movieChuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2009 · Animation
movieForging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 · Self
movieWalt & El Grupo
2008 · Self
movieForging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 · Himself
movieLady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006 · Self
movieFrom Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005 · Self
movieCartoon Logic
2005 · Self
She She She She's a Bombshell
movieShe She She She's a Bombshell
2005 · Thanks
Secrets of New York
tvSecrets of New York
2005 · Self
movieThe Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2005 · Director
movieThe Art of Mary Blair
2005 · Self
movieShadowplay
2002 · Thanks
movieCelebrating Dumbo
2001 · Self
movieDisney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001 · Himself
movieThe Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000 · Self, Creative Consultant
movieA Letter from the Western Front
1999 · Thanks
Bridgehampton
movieBridgehampton
1998 · Director
movieFrank and Ollie
1995 · Himself
movieEarthday Birthday
1990 · (voice)
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
movieSantabear's High Flying Adventure
1987 · Animation
movieLyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987 · Animation
The John Lennon Sketchbook
movieThe John Lennon Sketchbook
1986 · Director
movieBottom's Dream
1984 · Director
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
movieByron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980 · (voice)
Confessions of a Stardreamer
movieConfessions of a Stardreamer
1979 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Art Designer, Animation
movieOtto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977 · Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer
movieRemembering Winsor McCay
1976 · Editor, Producer, Director
The 40s
movieThe 40s
1974 · Director, Art Designer
Street Freaks
movieStreet Freaks
1974 · Director
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
movieFelix the Cat Through the Ages
— · Himself
tvCamera Three
— · Self/Host