Todd Camp

Background

About Todd Camp

Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Camp migrated to Fort Worth to attend Texas Christian University and never left. He used his journalism degree to begin a newspaper career that spanned two decades, beginning with two years at the Denton Record-Chronicle as a graphic designer, film critic and editorial cartoonist. He then spent 18 years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram where he helped define the paper’s ground-breaking section for young people, Class Acts, and served in multiple roles over the years as a critic, reporter, section editor, copy editor, humorist, vocal performer and punching bag. Outside of his journalistic endeavors, Camp has written, directed and starred in three movies; reviewed film for KXAS/Channel 5; written and illustrated three graphic novels; written and illustrated seven long-running comic strips; and remains a prolific stage performer in various Metroplex community theaters. In 1998, he co-founded Q Cinema, the Fort Worth Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, for which he has served as Artistic Director for 14 years. In 2010, he co-founded QLive, a live theater spinoff of QCinema. Specialties: Computer design, specialty writing, editing, copyediting, marketing, illustration, cartooning, acting, voiceover work, festival programming and more.