Carrie Specht
Film and television professor
Education
- M.F.A., film and television, New York University
- B.A., radio-television-film, San Francisco State University
Credentials
- Professor of film and television, Fall 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Chair and associate professor of film and television, July 2012–August 2023, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Independent Horror Movie Awards Official Selection, 2022
- Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalist, 2022
- College of Arts and Sciences Research Grant, Production of One Small Stand, 2021
- Harry Schrillo Faculty Research Fellowship, Production of One Small Stand, 2021
- Hollywood Horrorfest Award Winner, 2021
- Independent Horror Movie Award Winner, 2021
- The International Horror Hotel Award Winner, 2021
- Oregon Short Film Festival Award Winner, 2021
- GenreBlast Film Festival Finalist, 2021
- The Indie Horror Film Festival Finalist, 2021
- Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival Finalist, 2021
- Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival Finalist, 2021
- Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards Semi-Finalist, 2021
- The Thing in The Basement Horror Fest, Short Screenplay Category Semi-Finalist, 2021
- Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship Quarterfinalist, 2021
- ScriptWrite Short Script Contest Quarterfinalist, 2021
- Austin After Dark Film Festival Official Selection, 2021
- All Genre Screenplay Contest Official Selection, 2021
- FilmQuest Official Selection, 2021
- HorrorHaus Official Selection, 2021
- Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival Official Selection, 2021
- Jersey City Popup Film Festival – Horror Edition Official Selection, 2021
- Mile High Horror Film Festival Official Selection, 2021
- Shockfest Film Festival Official Selection, 2021
- Underground Indie Film Festival – Horror Cult Sci-Fi Fantasy Official Selection, 2021
- 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival Finalist, 2020
- Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival, Short Screenplay Category Finalist, 2020
- Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist, 2020
- LitScare International Horror Festival, Short Screenplay Category Semi-Finalist, 2020
- Turner Classic Movies Backlot Guest Programmer, 2019
- Quarter Finalist Cinequest Screenwriting Contest, The Desert Travelers Short Script, 2016
- College of Arts and Sciences Research Grant, Production of The Desert Travelers, 2015
- Harry Schrillo Faculty Research Fellowship, Research for Classic Visions Book, 2015
- Best Comedy Short, Melbourne Independent Film Festival, Pearblossom Hwy, 2006
- Top ten finalist of the ABC/Disney Director's Fellowship, 2005
Organizations
- Member in good standing with the Directors Guild of America with voting privileges for annual award for Best Director of the Year, 2002–present
- The American Cinematheque
- The American Film Institute (AFI)
- Alliance of Women Directors (AWD)
- Directors Guild of America (DGA)
- IATSE Local 871 (Script Supers., Coordinators, Accountants and Allied Prod. Specialists)
- Motion Picture Television Fund (MPTF) League of Volunteers
- Internet Press Guild, 2011–present
- New York University (NYU) Alumni Association
- San Francisco State (SFSU) Alumni Association
- The Independent Film Project (IFP)
- Women In Film (WIF)
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Charter Member
- Comic-Con Museum Charter Member
Publications and presentations
Publications
- ClassicFilmFan.com, 2009–present
- RetroSpecht.com, 2010–19
- Contributing writer, FilmCourage.com, 2010
- Contributing writer, DawsBrothers.com, 2010–12
- FilmJerk Contributing, Writer.com, 2006–10
Guest lectures
- Guest Speaker for JP Marston Studios and J. Pervis Talent Atlanta: Get Set to Be on Set, 2019–present
- Guest Instructor, American University, Los Angeles Intensive, 2015 and 2017
- Guest Speaker, DRAM 367: Directing Practice, Marilynn Loveless Instructor: Directing from a Filmmaker's Point of View Winter 2017
- Guest Speaker, SSCI 208: Globalization, Identity and Citizenship, Paul Mallery and Sean Evans Instructors: Women in the Film Industry, Winter 2017
- Guest Speaker, ENGL 112: College Writing, Ruthie Heavrin Instructor: Basics of Filmmaking, November 2016
- Guest Speaker, Humanities 106: Perspective on Modern Culture, Kimo Smith and Ariel Quintana Instructors: Film and Its Impact on Communication Fall 2015–present
- CSAS Workshop: Wisdom from Our Travels in Time, May 2016
- CSAS Workshop: So You Want to Work in the Movies, February 2016