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.

Most Known For

Secrets of New York

as Himself

Camera Three

as Self/Host

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp

as Self

Frank and Ollie

as Himself

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

as Self

Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo

as Himself

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

as Self

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

as Self

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

as Himself

Tyrus

as Self

Walt & El Grupo

as Self

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All

as Himself

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

as Self

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

as Self

Celebrating Dumbo

as Self

Cartoon Carnival

as Self

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method

as (voice)

Earthday Birthday

as (voice)

The Art of Mary Blair

as Self

Felix the Cat Through the Ages

as Himself