Oleg Makara-Kalmáry (born October 13, 1954 in Sobrance, Czechoslovakia) is a film director, screenwriter and Slovak writer.

E. Kalmáry was a chief manager of water sawmill in Remetské Hámre, East Slovakia, owned by the Vanderbilt family.

[11][12][13][14][15] Since the nineties, Makara's work has focused on human rights and anti-drug multi-media campaigns.

His project "Toleration"[16] (1995–1996) was dedicated to the Pope John Paul II and was screened on Slovak Television during his first visit in post-communist Slovakia.

][26] His father, Štefan Makara[27] was a painter, journalist and script editor for Slovak Television (Slovenská televízia).