Matthew Carpenter

Matthew Carpenter is a Los Angeles based writer/producer, and creative executive with extensive experience in both film and television. A graduate of The American Film Institute with a degree in screenwriting, as a writer he co-developed and wrote for the SyFy channel series PAINKILLER JANE, and oversaw story development for the animated SciFi/horror feature DEADSPACE:DOWNFALL, based on the hit Electronic Arts video game franchise. Other works include the action/horror feature film NAVY SEALS vs. ZOMBIES released by Anchor Bay, the animated SciFi/Comedy pilot ALIEN ADMISSIONS for Blue Ant/Mondo and the drama series EDEN that was set up with eOne and Imagemovers. His work on the executive side began as Director of Creative Development for Starz Media, developing both comedy and drama projects for the network’s burgeoning slate of original programming, including the critically acclaimed PARTY DOWN, CRASH, HEAD CASE, GRAVITY and PILLARS OF THE EARTH.  He then ran television development for Jason Blum’s, Blumhouse Productions, where he set up numerous projects including the MTV drama series EYE CANDY and Syfy Channel limited series ASCENSION. Later, Matt was named Head of Development for ASIB Productions where he focused on international co-productions for both features and television. Matt then partnered to form Venezia Media, where he served as Managing Partner/Head of Creative Development, developing and writing scripted and documentary content. He is currently an independent writer/producer working on the feature-length documentary, ZERO G and I FEEL FINE based on the early days of NASA, and taking his slate of television development projects to market.