John Canemaker

Directing·May 28, 1943

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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.

Film	Credit
Cartoon Carnival2021 · Self	Self
Hands2019 · Director	Director
Tyrus2015 · Self	Self
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution2012 · Self	Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino2010 · Self	Self
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo2010 · Himself	Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-19302008 · Self	Self
Walt & El Grupo2008 · Self	Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-19202007 · Himself	Himself
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp2006 · Self	Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella2005 · Self	Self
Cartoon Logic2005 · Self	Self
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation2005 · Director	Director
The Art of Mary Blair2005 · Self	Self
Celebrating Dumbo2001 · Self	Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All2001 · Himself	Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature2000 · Self	Self
BBridgehampton1998 · Director	Director
Frank and Ollie1995 · Himself	Himself
Earthday Birthday1990 · (voice)	(voice)
TThe John Lennon Sketchbook1986 · Director	Director
Bottom's Dream1984 · Director	Director
BByron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method1980 · (voice)	(voice)
CConfessions of a Stardreamer1979 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat1977 · Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer	Narrator, Writer, Director, Producer
Remembering Winsor McCay1976 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
TThe 40s1974 · Director	Director
SStreet Freaks1974 · Director	Director
FFelix the Cat Through the AgesHimself	Himself