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.

Filmografi

Cartoon Logic2005 · SelfFrank and Ollie1995 · HimselfWalt & El Grupo2008 · SelfOtto Messmer and Felix the Cat1977 · NarratorDisney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All2001 · HimselfDalí & Disney: A Date with Destino2010 · SelfFelix the Cat Through the Ages · HimselfFrom Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella2005 · SelfForging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-19202007 · HimselfKing-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution2012 · SelfForging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-19302008 · SelfTaking Flight: The Making of Dumbo2010 · HimselfTyrus2015 · SelfCelebrating Dumbo2001 · SelfLady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp2006 · SelfThe Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature2000 · SelfThe Art of Mary Blair2005 · SelfCartoon Carnival2021 · SelfByron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method1980 · (voice)Earthday Birthday1990 · (voice)