Description
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.
Background
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.
Extent
59.63 Linear Feet
53 boxes
Restrictions
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Availability
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