John Canemaker
Directing
- Born
- May 28, 1943 (age 83)
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
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
January 5, 2005
You Don't Have to Die
January 1, 1988
Bottom's Dream
May 1, 1984
Remembering Winsor McCay
January 1, 1976
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
November 18, 1987
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
November 14, 2000
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
March 24, 2009
Confessions of a Stardreamer
January 1, 1979
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
April 11, 1977
Hands
November 7, 2019
Behind the camera15
- 2019Hands Director
- 2009Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood Animation
- 2005The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Director
- 2000The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Creative Consultant
- 1998Bridgehampton Director
- 1988You Don't Have to Die Animation
- 1987Santabear's High Flying Adventure Animation
- 1987Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street Animation
- 1986The John Lennon Sketchbook Director
- 1984