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.
Movie Appearances
Cartoon Carnival
as Self
2021
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self
2008
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
2007
Frank and Ollie
as Himself
1995
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
as (voice)
1980
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
as Himself
TBA
The Art of Mary Blair
as Self
2005
Walt & El Grupo
as Self
2008
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Self
2010
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
as Narrator
1977
Tyrus
as Self
2015
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
2000
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
as Self
2006
Earthday Birthday
as (voice)
1990
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Himself
2001
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself
2010
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self
2005
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
2001
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
as Self
2012
