John Canemaker

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1943-05-28 (81 years old)

John Canemaker

Biography

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

Director

2019
Hands

as Director

1984
Bottom's Dream

as Director

1976
1974
The 40s

as Director

1974
Street Freaks

as Director

Crew

2002
Shadowplay

as Thanks

2000

Producer

Writer

Editor

Art

1974
The 40s

as Art Designer