John Canemaker
Born: 1943-05-28
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2021
- Cartoon Carnival as Self
2019
- Hands ... (Director)
2015
- Tyrus as Self
2010
- Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino as Self
- Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo as Himself
2009
- Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood ... (Animation)
2008
- Walt & El Grupo as Self
- Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 as Self
2007
2006
2005
- Secrets of New York as Himself
- The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation ... (Director)
- The Art of Mary Blair as Self
- From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella as Self
2002
- Shadowplay ... (Thanks)
2001
2000
1999
- A Letter from the Western Front ... (Thanks)
1998
- Bridgehampton ... (Director)
1995
- Frank and Ollie as Himself
1990
- Earthday Birthday as (voice)
1987
- Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street ... (Animation)
- Santabear's High Flying Adventure ... (Animation)
1986
- The John Lennon Sketchbook ... (Director)
1984
- Bottom's Dream ... (Director)
1980
- Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method as (voice)
1979
- Confessions of a Stardreamer ... (Director)
1977
- Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat as Narrator
1976
- Remembering Winsor McCay ... (Editor)
1974
- Street Freaks ... (Director)
- The 40s ... (Director)