John Canemaker

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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.

28-05-1943

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28-05-1943

Birthday

Gemini

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

Place of Birth

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Media

Creative career

actor

18 Works

producer

2 Works

director

19 Works

writer

1 Works

other

8 Works

Cartoon Carnival

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue pre-sound cartoons from obscurity and screen them to new, appreciative audiences.

7.0

Year:

2021

Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story

The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated modernist painter, Hollywood sketch artist, and “Disney Legend” for his groundbreaking work on the classic animated film, Bambi.

7.1

Year:

2015

Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino

The story of the unlikely alliance between two of the most renowned innovators of the twentieth century: brilliantly eccentric Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dalí and American entertainment innovator Walt Disney.

8.4

Year:

2010

Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo

The making of Dumbo (1941).

0.0

Year:

2010

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

A documentary about the early days of animation.

0.0

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2008

Walt & El Grupo

The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called upon one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers to embark on a special goodwill tour. Written and directed by Theodore Thomas (“Frank and Ollie”) and produced by Kuniko Okubo, the documentary WALT & EL GRUPO chronicles the amazing ten-week trip that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent (later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America at the behest of the U.S. Government as part of the Good Neighbor Policy.

5.9

Year:

2008

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

A documentary about the early days of animation.

0.0

Year:

2007

Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp

A documentary on the making of Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp created for the 2006 Platinum DVD.

10.0

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2006

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella

The making of Cinderella (1950).

10.0

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2005

The Art of Mary Blair

Short Documentary on the art of Mary Blair: An extraordinary talented artist.

0.0

Year:

2005

Celebrating Dumbo

Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

0.0

Year:

2001

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

Released as a Bonus Feature for Disney's Platinum DVD Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this short documentary shows how this classic film came to life.

8.7

Year:

2001

The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

8.0

Year:

2000

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method

This educational science program features the story of Dr. Alfred Clothear and his discovery of how bears know when to sleep for the winter.

0.0

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1980

Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat

Documentary short on cartoonist Otto Messmer, co-creator of Felix the Cat

0.0

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1977

Felix the Cat Through the Ages

Documentary short from Felix the Cat Collector’s Edition DVD

0.0

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Frank and Ollie

Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the greatest animators The Walt Disney Company ever produced -- Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Frank and Ollie, the talent behind BAMBI, PINOCCHIO, LADY AND THE TRAMP, THE JUNGLE BOOK, and others, set the standard for such modern-day hits as THE LION KING. It was their creative genius that helped make Disney synonymous with brilliant animation, magnificent music, and emotional storytelling. Take a journey with these extraordinary artists as they share secrets, insights, and the inspiration behind some of the greatest animated movies the world has ever known!

7.4

Year:

1995

Earthday Birthday

After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.

0.0

Year:

1990