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.
| Movie | Felix the Cat Through the Ages | Himself | 2026 |
| Series | Camera Three | Self/Host | 2026 |
| Movie | Cartoon Carnival | Self | 2021-08-01 |
| Movie | Tyrus | Self | 2015-11-07 |
| Movie | Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo | Himself | 2010-03-22 |
| Movie | Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino | Self | 2010-10-30 |
| Movie | Walt & El Grupo | Self | 2008-09-08 |
| Movie | Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp | Self | 2006-02-28 |
| Movie | The Art of Mary Blair | Self | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella | Self | 2005-10-04 |
| Series | Secrets of New York | Himself | 2005-02-02 |
| Movie | Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All | Himself | 2001-10-09 |
| Movie | Celebrating Dumbo | Self | 2001-10-23 |
| Movie | The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature | Self | 2000-11-14 |
| Movie | Frank and Ollie | Himself | 1995-10-20 |
| Movie | Earthday Birthday | (voice) | 1990-04-22 |
| Movie | Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method | (voice) | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat | Narrator | 1977-04-11 |