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.
Cartoon Carnival
(Self)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
(Himself)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
(Himself)
Frank and Ollie
(Himself)
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
((voice))
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
(Himself)
The Art of Mary Blair
(Self)
Walt & El Grupo
(Self)
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
(Self)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
(Narrator)
Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story
(Himself)
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
(Self)
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
(Self)
Earthday Birthday
((voice))
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
(Himself)
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
(Himself)
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
(Self)
Celebrating Dumbo
(Himself)
Camera Three
(Self/Host)
Secrets of New York
(Himself)
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
(Director)
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
(Animation)
A Letter from the Western Front
(Thanks)
Shadowplay
(Thanks)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
(Writer)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
(Director)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
(Producer)
Remembering Winsor McCay
(Editor)
Remembering Winsor McCay
(Producer)
The John Lennon Sketchbook
(Director)
Bottom's Dream
(Director)
Remembering Winsor McCay
(Director)
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
(Creative Consultant)
Hands
(Director)
The 40s
(Director)
The 40s
(Art Designer)
Street Freaks
(Director)