James W. Taylor

James Taylor consults with producers, actors, filmmakers and film festival operators. He is also a filmmaker with experience as a screenwriter, actor, and executive producer. In 2019, he established the Seattle Wine and Film Festival, a two-day film and wine event promoting local businesses and award-winning films and entertainment. This festival premiered a Japanese film brought to the US market. Taylor has many ties with Japan, where he is one of only four Americans to be certified as an Onsen (Hot Springs) Bath Master, a certification he earned in 2016. Since then, he has been the Wine Manager at the Sonoma International Film Festival in Sonoma, California where an average of 4,000 people enjoy 100+ films, live entertainment, and wine tasting from over 40 wineries during this four and a half day festival.  Several of his short stories have been published and he has written a variety of screenplays, two of which have won international film awards. Currently, Taylor is working with an Australian director on a feature film in pre-production and with an Indie filmmaker on a series of short films promoting Seattle.

james@wine-and-film.com