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John Canemaker

John Canemaker

Actor, Animation Department, Director

Born May 28, 1943 in Waverly, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

43

Type

Year

AMIA's Archival Screening Night Roadshow Edition 2 Poster

AMIA's Archival Screening Night Roadshow Edition 2 Feature Film2021

Cartoon Carnival Poster

Cartoon Carnival Documentary2021Self - Animator & Historian

Not-So Small World Poster

Not-So Small World TV Series2020Self - Guest

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Poster

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Documentary2015Self

Tyrus Documentary2015

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution Poster

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution Documentary2012Self

Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino Poster

Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino Documentary2010Self

Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo Poster

Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo Video2010Self - animation historian

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 Poster

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 Documentary2008Self

Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty Poster

Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty Documentary2008Self

Walt & El Grupo Poster

Walt & El Grupo Documentary2008Self

Droopy & Friends: A Laugh Back Poster

Droopy & Friends: A Laugh Back Short Film2007Self

The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' Documentary2007Self - animation historian

A Perfect Little Lady: The Story of Lady and the Tramp Poster

A Perfect Little Lady: The Story of Lady and the Tramp Video2006Self

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp' Poster

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp' Documentary2006Self

Pretty as a Picture Art and Design Poster

Pretty as a Picture Art and Design Documentary2006Self

Ruff Animation Poster

Ruff Animation Documentary2006Self

The 78th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 78th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2006Self - Winner

A Perfect Fit the Voices of Cinderella Poster

A Perfect Fit the Voices of Cinderella Short Film2005Self

Cartoon Logic Documentary2005Self

Cinderella: Of Mice and Nine Old Men Short Film2005Self

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella Poster

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella Short Film2005Self

Musically Ever After Poster

Musically Ever After Short Film2005Self

Secrets of New York Poster

Secrets of New York TV Series2005Self

The Art of Mary Blair Poster

The Art of Mary Blair Short Film2005Self

The Life and Times of Pluto Poster

The Life and Times of Pluto Documentary2004Self

Cut-Up: The Films of Grant Munro Video2003Interviewer

Independent Spirits: Faith Hubley/John Hubley Documentary2003Self

Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' Documentary2002Self - animation historian

Celebrating Dumbo Poster

Celebrating Dumbo Documentary2001Self

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All Poster

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All Documentary2001Self - animation historian

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Poster

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Documentary2000Self - animation historian

The Wonderful World of Disney Poster

The Wonderful World of Disney TV Series1997Self - Author & Historian

Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece Poster

Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece Documentary1997Self

Frank and Ollie Poster

Frank and Ollie Documentary1995Self - animator

Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All Poster

Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All Documentary1990Self

Earthday Birthday Poster

Earthday Birthday TV Movie1990

HBO Storybook Musicals Poster

HBO Storybook Musicals TV Series19871 episode, 1990

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method Short Film1980

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Poster

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Documentary1977Narrator

The Patchwork Family TV Series1972

Omnibus TV Series1967Self

Camera Three Poster

Camera Three TV Series1956Self - Host

Thanks

23

Type

Year

Julia Scotti: Funny That Way Poster

Julia Scotti: Funny That Way Feature Film2020

Memory Sync Poster

Memory Sync Short Film2016

Secret Agent Danny Jumbalaya Poster

Secret Agent Danny Jumbalaya Short Film2015

Shadow Short Film2015

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution Poster

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution Documentary2012

Glasnost Coda: Singing in Siberia Poster

Glasnost Coda: Singing in Siberia Short Film2011

The Birds Upstairs Poster

The Birds Upstairs Short Film2011

The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project Short Film2011

Articles of War Poster

Articles of War Short Film2009

Sally Takes the Lead Short Film2008

Little Guys! Poster

Little Guys! Short Film2007

Art's Desire Short Film2006

She She She She's a Bombshell Poster

She She She She's a Bombshell Short Film2006

Season's Greetings Poster

Season's Greetings Short Film2004

Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' Documentary2002

Celebrating Dumbo Poster

Celebrating Dumbo Documentary2001

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All Poster

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All Documentary2001

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Poster

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Documentary2000

A Letter from the Western Front Poster

A Letter from the Western Front Short Film1999

Cartoon Sushi Poster

Cartoon Sushi TV Series1997

The Wonderful World of Disney Poster

The Wonderful World of Disney TV Series1997

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love Poster

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love Feature Film1995

The Man Who Yelled Poster

The Man Who Yelled Short Film1992

Animation Department

14

Type

Year

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Poster

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Short Film2005

Life Short Film1999

Break the Silence: Kids Against Child Abuse Documentary1994

You Don't Have to Die Poster

You Don't Have to Die Short Film1988

Santabear's High Flying Adventure Poster

Santabear's High Flying Adventure TV Movie1987

Who's That Girl Poster

Who's That Girl Feature Film1987

Pee-wee's Playhouse Poster

Pee-wee's Playhouse TV Series1986

Bottom's Dream Poster

Bottom's Dream Short Film1984

Pat Benatar: Live in New Haven Poster

Pat Benatar: Live in New Haven TV Special1983

Catch a Rising Star's 10th Anniversary TV Special1982

The World According to Garp Poster

The World According to Garp Feature Film1982

Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me Short Film1981

Days of Liberty Poster

Days of Liberty TV Movie1976

Quality of Life Poster

Quality of Life Documentary

Director

9

Type

Year

2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films Poster

2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films Video2006

Wonder Pets! Poster

Wonder Pets! TV Series2006

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Poster

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Short Film2005

Bottom's Dream Poster

Bottom's Dream Short Film1984

Braingames Poster

Braingames TV Series1983

Confessions of a Star Dreamer Short Film1978

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Poster

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Documentary1977

Remembering Winsor McCay Poster

Remembering Winsor McCay Documentary1976

Street Freaks Short Film1974

Producer

7

Type

Year

Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood Poster

Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood Documentary2009

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Poster

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Short Film2005

Season's Greetings Poster

Season's Greetings Short Film2004

Braingames Poster

Braingames TV Series1983

Confessions of a Star Dreamer Short Film1978

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Poster

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Documentary1977

Remembering Winsor McCay Poster

Remembering Winsor McCay Documentary1976

Writer

5

Type

Year

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Poster

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Short Film2005

Bottom's Dream Poster

Bottom's Dream Short Film1984

Braingames Poster

Braingames TV Series1983

Confessions of a Star Dreamer Short Film1978

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Poster

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Documentary1977

Art Department

2

Type

Year

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Poster

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Feature Film1989

Bottom's Dream Poster

Bottom's Dream Short Film1984

Editor

1

Remembering Winsor McCay Poster

Remembering Winsor McCay Documentary1976

Production Designer

1

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Poster

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Short Film2005

Other Crew

2

Type

Year

The Artist Must Grow Ever More Selfish Short Film2026

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Poster

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Documentary2000

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