Dr Joe Carter

Biography

Joe has worked in the film and television industries for more than 25 years, starting at Channel 7 in Brisbane after graduating with a degree in Advertising from QUT. His role as a television commercial director took him to Rome in Italy in 1997, where he worked for several years before moving to the UK to take up an academic position at the University of Sunderland. In 2002 he launched Avanticom Ltd which became a leading provider of innovative television and film content on Northern England, and provided employment for a significant number of creatives. In 2003 he completed a Master of Science (Media Strategy) degree at the University of Stirling in Scotland, and in 2008 completed his MBA in Media Management. He was the Program Leader for the Master of Arts degree in Media Production at Sunderland, and led the curriculum development through to Skillset Accreditation. In 2012, Joe was the producer and camera operator on Taming the Bear (2012), a Berghaus-sponsored adventure film which followed top British snowboarder Julia Pickering as she became the first person to climb and snowboard Mt Bear, a remote and difficult peak in Alaska.

After moving back to Australia in 2013 with his family, Joe joined QUT as a Lecturer, and soon after embarked upon a PhD in Extreme Sports Films (completed). He became the Study Area Coordinator for the BFA Film and New Media degree, overseeing a number of major developments including the adoption of new Virtual Production and Extended Reality tools and techniques. In 2021 and 2022, Joe was a Lead Researcher and Director on the two innovative Virtual Production films produced for the Jamieson Trauma Institute. He has continued to be active as a producer and director, with his Doctoral film The Strez (2021) receiving a number of international accolades. In 2022, Joe was invited to shoot and direct a film which follows Ken Hutt as he attempted to fly a paraglider from Mt Everest to raise funds for the EndPolioNow campaign.