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
Cartoon Carnival
as Self
Cartoon Carnival
as Self
Tyrus
as Self
Tyrus
as Self
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
as Self
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
as Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Self
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self
Walt & El Grupo
as Self
Walt & El Grupo
as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
as Self
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
as Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self
Cartoon Logic
as Self
Cartoon Logic
as Self
The Art of Mary Blair
as Self
The Art of Mary Blair
as Self
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Himself
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
Frank and Ollie
as Himself
Frank and Ollie
as Himself
Earthday Birthday
as (voice)
Earthday Birthday
as (voice)
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
as (voice)
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
as (voice)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
as Narrator
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
as Narrator
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
as Himself
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
as Himself