John Canemaker
Known for: Directing
Born: May 28, 1943
Place of birth: —
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.
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Filmography
36 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
5.7
Cartoon Carnival
2021
NR
Hands
2019
7.1
Tyrus
2015
NR
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012
8.5
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
NR
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
2010
7.0
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2009
NR
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
5.9
Walt & El Grupo
2008
NR
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
8.0
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006
8.5
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005
7.0
Cartoon Logic
2005NR
She She She She's a Bombshell
2005NR
Secrets of New York
2005
6.3
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2005
7.0
The Art of Mary Blair
2005
8.0
Shadowplay
2002
8.0
Celebrating Dumbo
2001
8.5
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001
8.0
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
10.0
A Letter from the Western Front
1999NR
Bridgehampton
1998
7.4
Frank and Ollie
1995
9.0
Earthday Birthday
1990
7.5
You Don't Have to Die
19888.0
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
8.0
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987NR
The John Lennon Sketchbook
1986
7.5
Bottom's Dream
1984NR
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980NR
Confessions of a Stardreamer
1979
NR
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977
6.5
Remembering Winsor McCay
1976NR
The 40s
197410.0
Street Freaks
1974NR
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
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7.7
Camera Three
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