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.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Cartoon Carnival as Self
- 2015 · Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story as Himself
- 2010 · Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino as Himself
- 2010 · Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo as Himself
- 2008 · Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 as Himself
- 2008 · Walt & El Grupo as Self
- 2007 · Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 as Himself
- 2006 · Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp as Self
- 2005 · From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella as Self
- 2005 · Secrets of New York as Himself
- 2005 · The Art of Mary Blair as Self
- 2001 · Celebrating Dumbo as Himself
- 2001 · Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All as Himself
- 1995 · Frank and Ollie as Himself
- Future · Camera Three as Self/Host
- 2000 · The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature as Self
- 1990 · Earthday Birthday as (voice)
- 1980 · Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method as (voice)
- 1977 · Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat as Narrator
- Future · Felix the Cat Through the Ages as Himself