John Canemaker
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-05-28 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
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Also known As
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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 ...
Acting
2021
as Self
2007
1995
as Himself
1980
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as Himself
2005
as Self
2008
as Self
2010
as Himself
1977
as Narrator
2015
as Himself
2000
1990
as (voice)
2010
as Himself
2001
as Self
Production
2005
1999
as Thanks
2002
as Thanks
1977
as Writer
1977
as Director
1977
as Producer
1976
as Editor
1976
as Producer
1986
as Director
1984
as Director
1976
as Director
2000
as Creative Consultant
2019
as Director
1974
as Director
1974
as Art Designer
1974
as Director
2009
as Animation
1987
as Animation
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