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 |
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| Most Rating | 0.2568 |
| Birthday | 1943-05-28 |
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2021
Cartoon Carnival
5.7/3
Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue pre-s...
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Cartoon Carnival
2008
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
0/0
A documentary about the early days of animation.
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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2007
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
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A documentary about the early days of animation.
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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
1995
Frank and Ollie
7.476/41
Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the gre...
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Frank and Ollie
1980
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
0/0
This educational science program features the story of Dr. Alfred Clothear and his discovery of how bears know when to sleep for the winter.
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Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
0/0
Documentary short from Felix the Cat Collector’s Edition DVD
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Felix the Cat Through the Ages
2005
The Art of Mary Blair
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Short Documentary on the art of Mary Blair: An extraordinary talented artist.
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The Art of Mary Blair
2008
Walt & El Grupo
5.9/19
The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called...
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Walt & El Grupo
2010
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
8.5/13
The story of the unlikely alliance between two of the most renowned innovators of the twentieth century: brilliantly eccentric Spanish Surrealist Salv...
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Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
1977
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
0/0
Documentary short on cartoonist Otto Messmer, co-creator of Felix the Cat
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Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
2015
Tyrus
7.1/7
The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated modern...
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Tyrus
2000
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
8/1
Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.
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The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2006
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
10/1
A documentary on the making of Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp created for the 2006 Platinum DVD.
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Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
1990
Earthday Birthday
9/1
After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.
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Earthday Birthday
2001
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
8.8/5
Released as a Bonus Feature for Disney's Platinum DVD Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this short documentary shows how this classic film...
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Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2010
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
0/0
The making of Dumbo (1941).
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Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
2005
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
10/1
The making of Cinderella (1950).
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From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2001
Celebrating Dumbo
10/1
Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.
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Celebrating Dumbo
2012
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
0/0
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.
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