
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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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
MOVIE • 2007

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
MOVIE • 2008

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
MOVIE • 2010

Tyrus
MOVIE • 2015

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
MOVIE • 2005

Earthday Birthday
MOVIE • 1990

Frank and Ollie
MOVIE • 1995

Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
MOVIE • 2001

Cartoon Carnival
MOVIE • 2021

Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
MOVIE • 2010

The Art of Mary Blair
MOVIE • 2005

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
MOVIE • 2000

Celebrating Dumbo
MOVIE • 2001

Walt & El Grupo
MOVIE • 2008

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
MOVIE • 2006

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
MOVIE • 1977

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
MOVIE • 2012