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{{Short description|Filipino-American storyboard artist (born 1959)}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=May 2021}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Ronnie del Carmen
| image              = 20140806RonnieDelCarmen03.jpg
| caption            = Del Carmen in 2014
| alt                = 
| birthname          = Ronaldo del Carmen
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1959|12|31}}
| birth_place        = [[Cavite City]], Philippines
| alma_mater         = [[University of Santo Tomas]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Writer|director|storyboard artist|illustrator|voice actor}}
| employer           = {{plainlist|
*[[DreamWorks Animation]] (1997–2003)
*[[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] (2000–2021)
*[[Netflix]] (2020–present)
}}
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Louie del Carmen]] (brother)
}}

'''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 the [[Pixar]] film ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' (2015), for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]], the first Filipino to do so.

==Early life and education==
Del Carmen was born in the city of [[Cavite City|Cavite]] in the Philippines.<ref name="jnepales">Janet R. Nepales, [http://www.goldenglobes.com/2015-cannes-film-festival/spotlight-filipino-co-director-ronnie-del-carmen-and-his-much-talked-about “Spotlight on Filipino Co-director Ronnie Del Carmen and His Much-talked-about Pixar Film, ‘Inside Out’,”] [[Golden Globes]], May 2015.</ref> After high school, he worked as a painter on the set of [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s 1979 film ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', which was filming in the Philippines.<ref name="jnoyer">Jeramie Noyer, [http://animatedviews.com/2009/up-rising-with-story-artist-and-dugs-special-missions-director-ronnie-del-carmen/ “Up: rising with Story Artist and Dug's Special Mission's Director Ronnie del Carmen!”] Animated Views, November 26, 2009.</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Santo Tomas]] with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising.<ref name="jnoyer"/>

==Career==
[[File:Ronnie del Carmen.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Del Carmen at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2009]]
===Film===
After college, Del Carmen worked as an [[art director]] for print and television advertising campaigns before moving to the United States in 1989 to pursue a career in film.<ref name="jnoyer"/> He worked for [[Warner Bros]] as a storyboard artist on ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', and as a story supervisor for [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] on ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998), ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (2000), ''[[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]]'' (2002) and ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]'' (2003).<ref name="pixartalk">[http://www.pixartalk.com/pixarians/ronnie-del-carmen/ “Ronnie del Carmen,”] Pixar Talk. Accessed July 12, 2015.</ref> He joined [[Pixar Animation Studios]] in 2000, working as story supervisor on ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003), production designer on the [[Academy Award]]-nominated short film ''[[One Man Band (film)|One Man Band]]'' (2005), storyboard artist on ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'' (2007) and ''[[WALL-E]]'' (2008), and story supervisor on ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' (2009).<ref name="pixartalk"/><ref name="rzahed">Ramin Zahed, [http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/a-dugs-life-ronnie-del-carmen-chats-about-his-new-pixar-short/ “A Dug's Life: Ronnie del Carmen Chats About His New Pixar Short,”] ''[[Animation Magazine]]'', November 6, 2009.</ref> He made his directorial debut with the animated short film ''[[Dug's Special Mission]]'' (2009), which accompanied ''Up'' on its [[DVD-Video|DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] release.<ref name="rzahed"/> He co-directed the animated film ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' with [[Pete Docter]].<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web |title=Inside Out (2015) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5583433be9c67 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319220756/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5583433be9c67 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref><ref name="SlashFilmD232011">{{Cite web |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |date=August 20, 2011 |title=Pete Docter To Direct Pixar Movie Set Inside The Mind (D23 Expo) |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-pete-docters-movie-mind/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502222512/https://www.slashfilm.com/pixar-pete-docters-movie-mind/ |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=[[/Film]]}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[68th Cannes Film Festival]] on May 18, 2015.<ref name="Cannes">{{Cite web |last=Gettell |first=Oliver |date=May 11, 2015 |title=Cannes 2015: Studios to drop in with 'Mad Max,' 'Inside Out' |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-cannes-2015-hollywood-movies-mad-max-inside-out-20150511-story.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514061007/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-cannes-2015-hollywood-movies-mad-max-inside-out-20150511-story.html |archive-date=May 14, 2015 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

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 at [[Netflix]], although it is still in early development.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Ruben V.|last=Nepales|date=April 7, 2021|title=[Only IN Hollywood] Ronnie del Carmen on leaving Pixar to direct Philippine lore-based Netflix film|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/ronnie-del-carmen-netflix-film-interview|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=[[Rappler]]}}</ref>

===Comic books===
Del Carmen has illustrated several comic books, including ''Batman Adventures: Holiday Special'', which won an [[Eisner Award]] for [[Eisner Award for Best Single Issue/One-Shot|Best Single Issue]] in 1995, and the children's book ''My Name Is Dug'', written by Kiki Thorpe.<ref name="pixartalk"/> He has also written several comic books, including the ''[[Paper Biscuit]]'' series and ''And There You Are''.<ref>Chris Arrant, [http://www.newsarama.com/2469-pixar-comics-ronnie-del-carmen-on-and-there-your-are.html “Pixar & Comics – Ronnie del Carmen on ‘And There You Are’,”] [[Newsarama.com]], March 18, 2009.</ref>

==Personal life==
Del Carmen is married and has two children.<ref name="jnepales"/> His brothers, [[Louie del Carmen|Louie]] and Rick, also work in animation.<ref>Ruben V. Nepales, [http://entertainment.inquirer.net/12107/cavite-born-ust-alum-co-directs-pixar-film “Cavite-born UST alum co-directs Pixar film”], ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'', September 3, 2011.</ref> After moving in the United States, he partially became a [[Citizenship of the United States|U.S. citizen]] in prior of working with animation studios for over two decades.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oscar nominee Ronnie del Carmen, a UST grad, chronicles his journey as a filmmaker in the U.S. |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/173924/ronnie-del-carmen-a716-20230619-lfrm |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Feature films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
!Director
!Writer
!Story<br>Supervisor
!Story<br>Artist
!Other
!Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| Storyboard Designer
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 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
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2003
| ''[[Finding Nemo]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Additional}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[WALL-E]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Additional Screenplay Material
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Additional}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Monsters University]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Additional}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]''
| {{Partial|Co-Director}}
| {{Yes|Original Story}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Additional Voices
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| rowspan=3 | Pixar Senior Creative Team
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Incredibles 2]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Toy Story 4]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Voice of Windstar, Additional Story Contributions
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Elemental (2023 film)|Elemental]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Voice of Bernie Lumen
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Inside Out 2]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Additional Screenplay Material
|-
|}

====Short films====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
!Director
!Writer
![[Production designer|Production<br>Designer]]
![[Background artist|Background<br>Designer]]
!Other
!Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[One Man Band (film)|One Man Band]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| ''Leonardo''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes|Additional}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| ''[[Dug's Special Mission]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Smash and Grab (2019 film)|Smash and Grab]]''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Brian Larsen's Story Brain Trust
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-right:auto"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Credited as
|-
| 1990
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Widget (TV series)|Widget, the World Watcher]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| Storyboard artist
|-
| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Where's Waldo? (TV series)|Where's Waldo?]]''
|-
| 1992–95
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| Storyboard artist, character designer
|-
| 1993–94
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mighty Max (TV series)|Mighty Max]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| Character designer
|-
| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| Director
|}

==Bibliography==
* ''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|Batman: Black and White, Vol. 2]]'' ([[DC Comics]], 2003), illustrator
* ''Paper Biscuit 2'' (2004), writer, illustrator
* ''[[Project Superior|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==
* [[Eisner Award]], Best Single Issue, ''Batman Adventures Holiday Special'' (with Paul Dini and Bruce Timm), 1995
* [[Daytime Emmy Award]] Outstanding 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 (2009 film)|Up]]'', 2010
* [[National Cartoonists Society]], Animated Feature Division Award, ''Up'', 2010
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] Nomination, ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' (with Pete Docter, [[Meg LeFauve]] and [[Josh Cooley]]), 2015

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://ronniedelcarmen.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|0215455}}

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