John Canemaker

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.

Known For: Directing

Born: null, 1943-05-28

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat	Narrator	0
2	1980	Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method	(voice)	0
3	1990	Earthday Birthday	(voice)	0
4	1995	Frank and Ollie	Himself	74
5	2000	The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature	Self	80
6	2001	Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All	Himself	90
7	2001	Celebrating Dumbo	Self	0
8	2005	The Art of Mary Blair	Self	0
9	2005	From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella	Self	100
10	2006	Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp	Self	100
11	2007	Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920	Himself	0
12	2008	Walt & El Grupo	Self	59
13	2008	Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930	Himself	0
14	2010	Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo	Himself	0
15	2010	Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino	Himself	85
16	2012	King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution	Self	0
17	2015	Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story	Himself	71
18	2021	Cartoon Carnival	Self	57
19		Felix the Cat Through the Ages	Himself	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1		Camera Three	Self/Host	72
2	2005	Secrets of New York	Himself	0

John Canemaker

Film

Television