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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.
7 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Walt & El Grupo | Self | Film |
| 2008 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 | Himself | Film |
| 2005 | Cartoon Logic | Self | Film |
| 2005 | Secrets of New York | Self | TV |
| 2005 | From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella | Self | Film |
| 1995 | Frank and Ollie | Himself | Film |
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