Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Diamond (Ron) animation festival programs
2653
View entire collection guide
Search this collection
Table of contents
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Ron Diamond animation festival programs
Creator:
Diamond, Ron
Creator:
Animation World Network
Identifier/Call Number: 2653
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1423
Physical Description:
59.63 Linear Feet
53 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1985-2014
Abstract: This collection consists of the animation festival programs and industry catalogs of American animator and producer Ron Diamond,
and his associated businesses Animation World Network and Acme Filmworks.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Container: 2
Container: 3
Container: 4
Container: 4A
Container: 5
Container: 6
Container: 7
Container: 8
Container: 9
Container: 10
Container: 11
Container: 12
Container: 13
Container: 14
Container: 15
Container: 16
Container: 17
Container: 18
Container: 19
Container: 20
Container: 21
Container: 22
Container: 23
Container: 24
Container: 25
Container: 26
Container: 27
Container: 28
Container: 29
Container: 30
Container: 31
Container: 32
Container: 33
Container: 34
Container: 35
Container: 36
Container: 37
Container: 38
Container: 39
Container: 40
Container: 41
Container: 42
Container: 43
Container: 44
Container: 45
Container: 46
Container: 47
Container: 48
Container: 49
Container: 50
Container: 51
Container: 52
Ron Diamond (b. 1958) is an American film producer and animator. A graduate of University of California, Los Angeles' BA and
MFA programs within the School of Theater, Film and Television, Diamond began his career producing live-action films such
as
The Chocolate War (1988), and
Sorority House Massacre (1986). He then shifted his focus to animation and founded Acme Filmworks in 1990 and co-founded the online publishing group
Animation World Network with fellow animator Dan Sarto in 1996. Acme Filmworks operates as a virtual animation studio that
connects directors and animators internationally to create client driven productions in addition to narrative animated shorts.
Diamond founded the annual showcase the Animation Show of Shows in 1998, and has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, Short Films and Feature Animation branch since 2002.
This collection is currently unavailable for access.
This collection consists of the animation festival programs and industry catalogs of American animator and producer Ron Diamond,
and his associated businesses Animation World Network and Acme Filmworks. Animation festival programs include materials from
Animafest Zagreb, Holland Animation Film Festival, and Anima Mundi. Also included are books on animation and comic illustration.
This collection is currently unavailable for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ron Diamond in 2014.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Ron Diamond animation festival programs, Collection no. 2578, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Animated film
Animation show of shows
Animated television programs
Exhibition catalogs
Pamphlets
Publications
Diamond, Ron -- Archives
Animation World Network -- Archives
Acme Filmworks