James Weicker
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Born and raised in Victoria BC, James Weicker is a queer filmmaker who began making movies at a young age, producing backyard projects with elementary school friends (most of which have been lost to decaying VHS technology). In 2017, James completed his BA in writing at the University of Victoria where his focus was on screenwriting/film production and fiction. Since graduating, he has worked on several short film and video projects as a writer, director, and producer. During the last semester of his undergrad, James co-wrote/directed the short film "Windfall" (official selection at the 2018 Toronto Lift-off Festival).
After returning to UVic in 2019 to work on his MFA, James wrote/directed the short film "Bottleneck" which premiered at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival and went on to show at several festivals and win such awards as Best Student Director at the Canadian Cinematography Awards and both Best Performance and Best Supporting Performance in a short film at the 2021 Hollywood North Film Awards. In late 2020, James served as producer on the short film "Giraffe," which recently won Best International film at the Oregon Short Film Festival. In the summer of 2021, James wrote/directed/produced the short film "Blister", in addition to directing/producing the 2020 Cinespark screenplay competition winner "Wishing Fall" (written by former UVic writing undergrad Ann Marie Hak). Both are expected to premiere in early 2022.
After returning to UVic in 2019 to work on his MFA, James wrote/directed the short film "Bottleneck" which premiered at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival and went on to show at several festivals and win such awards as Best Student Director at the Canadian Cinematography Awards and both Best Performance and Best Supporting Performance in a short film at the 2021 Hollywood North Film Awards. In late 2020, James served as producer on the short film "Giraffe," which recently won Best International film at the Oregon Short Film Festival. In the summer of 2021, James wrote/directed/produced the short film "Blister", in addition to directing/producing the 2020 Cinespark screenplay competition winner "Wishing Fall" (written by former UVic writing undergrad Ann Marie Hak). Both are expected to premiere in early 2022.