Dianne Ashford, graduate of Atlanta’s Walter F. George High School attended Florida A&M University where she received a B.S. in Computer Information Systems. Upon graduation, she was recruited by and accepted a position with SBC Communications, Inc. (now AT&T) in St. Louis, MO. While there she enjoyed many years filled with promotions and accolades, and after 6 years in the corporate world, she decided to pursue a career in the arts.
Taking a thirty-day leave of absence to work on Rainforest Films’ Trois 2: Pandora’s Box as the producer’s intern, the experience was so valuable and intriguing that Dianne immediately resigned from her job and embarked on a new career as a film producer. She moved back to her hometown of Atlanta, GA in 2001 and immediately obtained a position as Production Coordinator for PM Pictures’ The Kudzu Christmas. As a result of her hard work and tenacity, she was asked to stay on, as the Director of Operations for the company once the film was complete.
One year later, Dianne returned to Rainforest Films where she received her first experience and worked in distribution on the theatrical release of Trois 2: Pandora’s Box. She continued her tenure with Rainforest Films through production and video distribution of Pandora’s Box, Lockdown and Motives.
In 2003, Dianne and partner Angi Bones, co-founded Symmetry Entertainment and in May of 2004, completed their first film entitled A Complex Occupation. The film’s title was later changed to Trois: The Escort. Dianne continued her career as Line Producer for the hit film The Gospel, producer for a controversial documentary about migrant border crossers entitled Season of Death , producer of Motives 2, co-producer of Three Can Play That Game (sequel to the hit movie Two Can Play That Game), Line Producer of Pastor Brown and currently Line Producer of Stomp The Yard 2
Never one to be confined to just one aspect of the industry, Dianne recently produced three commercials for CNN and two Meet The Browns promo for TBS.
Her latest endeavor includes writing and she completed her first screenplay in February of 2009. She continues to challenge herself and learns something new from every production experience.
