Director
John Canemaker
83 years · 23 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 23
Cartoon Carnival
2021 · Self
Hands
2019 · Director
Tyrus
2015 · Self
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012 · Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010 · Self
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
2010 · Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 · Self
Walt & El Grupo
2008 · Self
On Disney Plus
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 · Himself
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006 · Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005 · Self
Cartoon Logic
2005 · Self
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2005 · Director
The Art of Mary Blair
2005 · Self
Celebrating Dumbo
2001 · Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001 · Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000 · Self
Frank and Ollie
1995 · Himself
On Disney Plus
Earthday Birthday
1990 · (voice)
On HBO Max Amazon Channel
Bottom's Dream
1984 · Director
Confessions of a Stardreamer
1979 · Director, Screenplay
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977 · Narrator, Director
Remembering Winsor McCay
1976 · Producer, Editor