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 fathe…
Known For
Frank and Ollie
Himself
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Self
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
Director
Walt & El Grupo
Self
Tyrus
Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
Himself
Cartoon Carnival
Self
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
Self
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Filmography
Acting (21)
Movies (19)
Cartoon Carnival
2021as Self
Tyrus
2015as Self
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012as Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010as Self
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
2010as Himself
Walt & El Grupo
2008as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007as Himself
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006as Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005as Self
The Art of Mary Blair
2005as Self
Celebrating Dumbo
2001as Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001as Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000as Self
Frank and Ollie
1995as Himself
Earthday Birthday
1990as (voice)
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980as (voice)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977as Narrator
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
as Himself
Television (2)
Crew (19)
Movies (19)
Hands
2019Director
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2009Animation
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2005Director
Shadowplay
2002Thanks
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000Creative Consultant
A Letter from the Western Front
1999Thanks
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987Animation
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987Animation
The John Lennon Sketchbook
1986Director
Bottom's Dream
1984Director
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977Director
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977Producer
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977Writer
Remembering Winsor McCay
1976Director
Remembering Winsor McCay
1976Editor
Remembering Winsor McCay
1976Producer
The 40s
1974Art Designer
The 40s
1974Director
Street Freaks
1974Director
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