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Greg Carter

A native of Houston, Texas and a graduate of Texas A&M University, Greg Carter is an independent filmmaker.

After studying under Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Charles Gordone, Carter went on to earn a Master's Degree in Fine Arts in Filmmaking Studies at Rice University. He furthered his training at the Hollywood Film Institute under the instruction of Dov Simens and also gained experience by working at television stations KTBX Channel 3 in College Station, Texas and KRIV Channel 26 in Houston.

His first independent feature "Fifth Ward", which he wrote, produced, edited, and directed, was shot on 35mm. It was the Best Feature Winner at the 1997 New Orleans Black Film Festival and picked up awards for Best Director and Feature at
the 1998 30th Parallel Film Festival in Austin. "Fifth Ward" was also officially
selected into the 1998 SXSW Film Festival in Austin. The movie was acquired by
York/Maverick Entertainment and released nationwide in March of 2000 to
Blockbuster and Hollywood Videos.

His body of work includes numerous shorts and music videos such as the 35mm short "The Martini Shot", which he wrote and directed. Carter's music video "Smile" won the Best Music Video award at the 1992 Access Houston Cable Excellence Awards.
Recently Carter inked a deal with Micheal Jenkinson of Urban Entertainment to write and produce the first interactive role-playing, Flash animated web series. Based upon and named after his second feature "Thug Life."

When his schedule permits, Greg enjoys teaching filmmaking. He founded the Fifth Ward Young Filmmaker's Project in 1992. Through the program, Greg instructed over a hundred youths from 1992 to 1996. In 1995, Houston Mayor Bob Lanier and Council Member Michael Yarbrough awarded him citations for his service, involvement, and contribution to the Fifth Ward community.

In association with Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP), he recently taught a filmmaking class at Project Row Houses for underprivileged youths to give them the opportunity to learn the craft and art of storytelling through film.

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