A. J. Carter

A. J. Carter
Red Carpet - A. J. Carter Director. Celebrate Sundance Institute 2013
Born	Adrian John Carter (1980-09-21) 21 September 1980 Perth, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Guildford Grammar School
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer

A. J. Carter (born 21 September 1980 as Adrian John Carter) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and producer. In his recent emerging career as a film director, his debut narrative short film Ronan's Escape awarded him and his production company a total of 13 international film award nominations and 10 award wins including several 'Best Film and "Best Director" awards.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He is also the founder of the Smooth Motion Media Group, formerly known as Smooth Motion Films. Smooth Motion Media Group is based in Los Angeles, California, with two production company subsidiaries Dark Arts Entertainment (Motion Picture Film & Scripted Television production), and Primordial Entertainment (Reality, Science & Documentary Television).

Career

In February 2010 Carter's debut narrative film, Ronan's Escape premiered at Hoyts Cinemas (Southlands, Western Australia). The highly controversial^[5]^[6] 16 minute film written and directed by A. J. portrays the tale of a 14-year-old boy who is bullied at school and whom decides to finally make his escape. The continued international success of Ronan's Escape has seen the film officially selected into more than 19 international festivals around the world and has earned a total of 13 award nominations and 10 wins.^[7] Awards include Best Short Film at the prestigious 16th Annual Sedona International Film Festival, 2010 Director's Choice Awards, presented to Carter by filmmaker Michael Moore,^[8]Best International Film at the 6th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood,^[4] and the World Cinema / Van Gogh award for Best Director at the 2011 Amsterdam International Film Festival.^[9]

In October 2010, A. J. was contracted to direct a commercial for James Cameron starring James himself, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.^[10] The commercial was in the form of a political message surrounding the Proposition 23 ballot in California which altered clean air laws governing oil companies. The commercial contained trademark styles used by Carter seen in previous political commercials he had directed and was delivered in a simple, unique style with humorous elements, not typically seen in such genre commercials. The 70 second spot received over 90,000 YouTube hits^[11] and went on to form one of the most successful advertising campaigns ever orchestrated by the marketing company responsible.^[10]^[12]

Filmography

Previous and current film & television attachments
Title	Year	Role	Format	Studio / Network	Status
The Ark	20--	creator, writer	Feature	Dark Arts	Development
The Ministry	2016	writer, director	Scripted Television Series	Dark Arts	Development
VeronicA	2016	writer, director	Feature	Dark Arts	Development
Vernal Assassins	2016	writer, director	Feature	Dark Arts	Development
Money Shot	2016	executive producer, director	Scripted Television Series	Dark Arts	Development
Confessions of a Hollywood Scoundrel	2016	executive producer, writer, director	Scripted Television Series	Dark Arts	Development
The Last Pub in Australia	2015	writer, director	Feature	Filmscope Entertainment	Development
Prisoner Zero	2015	writer (story), director	Feature	Dark Arts	Development
Farm Raised	2015	executive producer, writer, director, dp	Reality TV Series	INSP Network / Primordial Entertainment	Airing
Gator King	2015	executive producer, writer, director	Reality TV Series	History Channel / 495 / Primordial Entertainment	Development
The Reckoning	2014	2nd Unit Director	Feature	Filmscope Entertainment	In Theaters
Fire City	2012	director	Short	OK By Me Productions	Completed
Exotic Engagement	2011	writer, producer, cinematographer, director	Short	Smooth Motion	Completed
Ronan's Escape	2010	writer, producer, director	Short	Smooth Motion	Released

Awards and Nominations

Attributed Awards in Film
Film	Year	Festival	Award Nomination	Result
Ronan's Escape	2010	6th Annual HollyShorts International Film Festival	Best International Film	WON
	2010	17th Annual Sedona International Film Festival	Best Short Film	WON
	2011	Amsterdam International Film Festival	Best Director (Van Gogh World Directing Award)	WON
	2011	Shorts Film Festival	Best upcoming Screenwriter	WON
	2011	Peace on Earth Film Festival	Best Short Narrative Film	WON
	2011	Australian Cinematographers Society Awards	Best Cinematography- Short Fictional Drama (David LeMay)	WON
	2011	Los Angeles International Film Festival	Best Production Design (Kate Separovich)	WON
	2011	Los Angeles International Film Festival	Best Film Honorable Mention	WON
	2011	Peace on Earth Film Festival	Best Short Film - Student Choice award	WON
	2012	Focus Film Festival	Best Film - Best of Festival award	WON

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