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  • BIRTH 28/05/1943
  • MOVIES 5
  • DIRECTOR 1

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.

John Canemaker

Movies (5)

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the…
Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs':…
Himself
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
Self
Frank and Ollie
Frank and Ollie
Himself
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
Himself

Director

Bottom's Dream
Bottom's Dream