James Makichuk (born September 25, 1946) [1] is a Canadian screenwriter and director. His directorial feature debut was the 1981 supernatural horror film Ghostkeeper .
Makichuck was born in 1946 in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada. [2] He is of Ukrainian descent. [2] Makichuk was raised in Windsor, Ontario, and graduated from Brennan High School. [2]
Makichuk began his career working in television for CKLW-TV in 1969, later working for the studio as an editor and news writer. [2] In 1973, he began working for Global Television Network in Toronto [2] before relocating to Alberta, where he enrolled in a film course at the Banff School of the Arts. [2] After moving to Calgary, Makuchuk formed Badland Pictures in 1979, through which he produced his directorial feature debut, the horror film Ghostkeeper (1981), [2] filmed in Lake Louise, Alberta in late 1980. [3] He later co-wrote the horror film Blood Games (1990). [4]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ghostkeeper | Yes | Yes | [2] | |
| 1985 | The Tower | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1986 | Heathcliff: The Movie | No | Yes | ||
| 1987 | Niagara Strip | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1988 | Betrayal of Silence | No | Yes | ||
| 1988 | Betrayal of Silence | No | Yes | ||
| 1990 | Blood Games | No | Yes | [4] | |
| 1998 | Dream House | No | Yes | Television film | |
| 1999 | Roswell: The Aliens Attack | No | Yes | Television film | |
| 2001 | Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 | No | Yes | Television film | |
| 2002 | Gentle Ben | No | Yes | Television film | |
| 2002 | Greenmail | No | Yes | ||
| 2004 | Target | No | Yes | ||
| 2004 | Maiden Voyage | No | Yes | Television film | |
| 2010 | The Town Christmas Forgot | No | Yes | Television film | |