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.
Movie | Felix the Cat Through the Ages | self | 2025 |
Series | Camera Three | Self/Host | 2025 |
Movie | Cartoon Carnival | Self | 2021-08-01 |
Movie | Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story | Himself | 2015-11-07 |
Movie | Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo | Self | 2010-03-22 |
Movie | Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp | Himself | 2006-02-28 |
Movie | From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella | Self | 2005-10-04 |
Movie | The Art of Mary Blair | Self | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All | Self | 2001-10-09 |
Movie | Celebrating Dumbo | 2001-10-23 | |
Movie | The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature | Himself | 2000-11-14 |
Movie | Frank and Ollie | Self | 1995-10-20 |
Movie | Earthday Birthday | (voice) | 1990-04-22 |
Movie | Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method | (voice) | 1980-01-01 |
Movie | Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat | Narrator | 1977-04-11 |