Ronaldo del Carmen(born December 31, 1959) is a Filipino writer, director, storyboard artist, illustrator, and voice actor. He co-directed and co-wrote the story for thePixarfilmInside Out(2015), for which he was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay,the first Filipino to do so.
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| Born | Ronaldo del Carmen December 31, 1959 Cavite City,Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Louie del Carmen(brother) |
Early life and education
editDel Carmen was born in the city ofCavitein the Philippines.[1]After high school, he worked as a painter on the set ofFrancis Ford Coppola's 1979 filmApocalypse Now,which was filming in the Philippines.[2]He graduated from theUniversity of Santo Tomaswith a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising.[2]
Career
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Film
editAfter college, Del Carmen worked as anart directorfor print and television advertising campaigns before moving to the United States in 1989 to pursue a career in film.[2]He worked forWarner Brosas a storyboard artist onBatman: The Animated Series,and as a story supervisor forDreamWorksonThe Prince of Egypt(1998),The Road to El Dorado(2000),Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron(2002) andSinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas(2003).[3]He joinedPixar Animation Studiosin 2000, working as story supervisor onFinding Nemo(2003), production designer on theAcademy Award-nominated short filmOne Man Band(2005), storyboard artist onRatatouille(2007) andWALL-E(2008), and story supervisor onUp(2009).[3][4]He made his directorial debut with the animated short filmDug's Special Mission(2009), which accompaniedUpon itsDVDandBlu-rayrelease.[4]He co-directed the animated filmInside OutwithPete Docter.[5][6]The film premiered at the68th Cannes Film Festivalon May 18, 2015.[7]
In April 2021, it was revealed that Del Carmen had left Pixar and is set to write and direct an animated feature film based on Philippine folklore atNetflix,although it is still in early development.[8]
Comic books
editDel Carmen has illustrated several comic books, includingBatman Adventures: Holiday Special,which won anEisner AwardforBest Single Issuein 1995, and the children's bookMy Name Is Dug,written by Kiki Thorpe.[3]He has also written several comic books, including thePaper Biscuitseries andAnd There You Are.[9]
Personal life
editDel Carmen is married and has two children.[1]His brothers,Louieand Rick, also work in animation.[10]After moving in the United States, he partially became aU.S. citizenin prior of working with animation studios for over two decades.[11]
Filmography
editFeature films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Story Supervisor |
Story Artist |
Other | Notes |
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| 1993 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | No | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard Designer |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | No | No | Yes | No | No | Artistic Supervisor - Story |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | No | No | No | Yes | No | Direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | No | No | Yes | No | No | Artistic Supervisor - Story |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | No | No | No | Additional | No | ||
| 2007 | Ratatouille | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | WALL-E | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Up | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Additional Screenplay Material |
| 2012 | Brave | No | No | No | Additional | No | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | No | No | No | Additional | No | |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Co-Director | Original Story | No | No | Yes | Additional Voices |
| 2017 | Coco | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Soul | No | No | No | No | Yes | Voice of Windstar, Additional Story Contributions |
| 2023 | Elemental | No | No | No | No | Yes | Voice of Bernie Lumen |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Screenplay Material |
Short films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Production Designer |
Background Designer |
Other | Notes |
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| 2005 | One Man Band | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2009 | Leonardo | No | No | No | Additional | No | |
| Dug's Special Mission | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| 2019 | Smash and Grab | No | No | No | No | Yes | Brian Larsen's Story Brain Trust |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Credited as |
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| 1990 | Widget, the World Watcher | Storyboard artist |
| 1991 | Where's Waldo? | |
| 1992–95 | Batman: The Animated Series | Storyboard artist, character designer |
| 1993–94 | Mighty Max | Character designer |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! | Director |
Bibliography
edit- Fragments(Fragments Filigree Factory Production, 2003), illustrator
- Paper Biscuit(Half Life, 2003), writer, illustrator
- Paper Biscuit One Point Five(2003), writer, illustrator
- Batman: Black and White, Vol. 2(DC Comics,2003), illustrator
- Paper Biscuit 2(2004), writer, illustrator
- Project: Superior(AdHouse Books,2005), illustrator
- Three Trees Make a Forest(Gingko Press,2006), illustrator
- My Name is Dug(Disney Press,2009), illustrator
- And There You Are(AdHouse Books, 2009), writer, illustrator
Awards and nominations
edit- Eisner Award,Best Single Issue,Batman Adventures Holiday Special(with Paul Dini and Bruce Timm), 1995
- Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Special Class Animated Program: Director,Freakazoid,1996
- Annie Award,Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production,Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,2003
- Annie Award Nomination, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production,WALL-E,2009
- Annie Award Nomination, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production,Up,2010
- National Cartoonists Society,Animated Feature Division Award,Up,2010
- Academy Award for Best Original ScreenplayNomination,Inside Out(with Pete Docter,Meg LeFauveandJosh Cooley), 2015
References
edit- ^abJanet R. Nepales,“Spotlight on Filipino Co-director Ronnie Del Carmen and His Much-talked-about Pixar Film, ‘Inside Out’,”Golden Globes,May 2015.
- ^abcJeramie Noyer,“Up: rising with Story Artist and Dug's Special Mission's Director Ronnie del Carmen!”Animated Views, November 26, 2009.
- ^abc“Ronnie del Carmen,”Pixar Talk. Accessed July 12, 2015.
- ^abRamin Zahed,“A Dug's Life: Ronnie del Carmen Chats About His New Pixar Short,”Animation Magazine,November 6, 2009.
- ^"Inside Out (2015)".British Film Institute.Archived fromthe originalon March 19, 2021.RetrievedAugust 2,2021.
- ^Sciretta, Peter (August 20, 2011)."Pete Docter To Direct Pixar Movie Set Inside The Mind (D23 Expo)"./Film.Archivedfrom the original on May 2, 2021.RetrievedAugust 2,2021.
- ^Gettell, Oliver (May 11, 2015)."Cannes 2015: Studios to drop in with 'Mad Max,' 'Inside Out'".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on May 14, 2015.RetrievedAugust 2,2015.
- ^Nepales, Ruben V. (April 7, 2021)."[Only IN Hollywood] Ronnie del Carmen on leaving Pixar to direct Philippine lore-based Netflix film".Rappler.RetrievedJune 3,2021.
- ^Chris Arrant,“Pixar & Comics – Ronnie del Carmen on ‘And There You Are’,”Newsarama,March 18, 2009.
- ^Ruben V. Nepales,“Cavite-born UST alum co-directs Pixar film”,Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 3, 2011.
- ^"Oscar nominee Ronnie del Carmen, a UST grad, chronicles his journey as a filmmaker in the U.S."PEP.ph.RetrievedJuly 25,2024.
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