Richard G. James

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Richard G. James is a low-budget film writer, producer, and director. His best known film as of 2006 is the feature-length "Night Dance". His titles include "Lost in Bohemia" and "An Island Out in Space". He won awards at the El Paso Film Festival for "Night Dance", and the Ann Arbor Film festival for "The Box".

James was born in Michigan and is based in Detroit. He began making 8mm films at twelve, using a camera that was a Christmas gift from his father. He worked odd jobs to pay for film, and buy editing equipment. In 1989 (at age eighteen) he won the Mosaic award at the Ann Arbor film festival, with his short film "The Box". Studying at Ferris State University and then Wayne State University, he earned a B.S. in television production, and quickly sold to Touchstone a screenplay, "Mars Invader", that was never produced. He worked on many reveals for the automotive industry in cooperation with Campbell-Ewald, DMBB & IMP, Ross Roy and other agencies.

In 1994 James started Alpha Wolf Productions to make "Night Dance" his first feature length film. He wrote, directed, produced, and served as his own cinematographer on the film. "Night Dance" went on to win the El Paso Film festival "Best of Fest" award, directors Fort-Night invited it to the Cannes Film Festival by Robert Altman.

In 1996 he made "Lost in Bohemia" which won the best Narrative at the Sacramento Film Festival.

James has been writing Screenplays, and looking for the perfect screenplay to make into another award winning film. He’s had Screenplays in option agreements in the past five years. "Reflections" to Miramax, and "Claira Hates Chocolate" to Mandalay, and that’s only a couple of the eighteen that he’s written. His passion for the film industry is still what defines him, but his talent is what makes him successful.

As of 2007 James had completed the short film "Short Comings" with Jamie Wheatley and Ele Bardha, and was seeking distribution for the feature "An Island Out In Space" ^[1]