Jason Michael Berman
{{Short description|American film producer and executive}}
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| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| education = USC School of Cinematic Arts
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| occupation = Studio executive, film producer
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Jason Michael Berman is an American film producer and executive. He serves as the President of Mandalay Pictures, where he is responsible for developing and structuring financing for Mandalay's slate of independent films, in addition to packaging projects.
Biography
Berman is from Pikesville, Maryland. While studying at the University of Southern California, he discovered his passion for film production.{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/film-producer-jason-michael-berman-talks-baltimore-roots-and-latest-movie/ |title=Film Producer Jason Michael Berman Talks Baltimore Roots and Latest Movie |website=Baltimoremagazine.com |date=12 March 2023 |author=Evan Greenberg |accessdate=11 April 2024}}
Berman started his career at the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California. He later worked under the Chief Operating Officer at MGM Studios, and then for writer/director Gary Ross.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} He is a co-founder of the Sundance Institute Catalyst Initiative.
Berman produced Nate Parker's The Birth of a Nation (2016) about Nat Turner's Rebellion. The film premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/competition-and-next-films-announced-for-2016-festival |title=Sundance Institute Announces Films In Competition and NEXT for 2016 Sundance Film Festival |website=Sundance.org |date=12 February 2015 |accessdate=11 April 2024}} Jason was also in post-production on Mark Elijah Rosenberg's AD Inexplorata starring Mark Strong. Berman also produced Jonas Carpignano's Mediterannea,{{cite web |url=http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2015/2015_comp_Mediterranea.php |title=Mediterannea |website=Semainedelacritique.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427162545/http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2015/2015_comp_Mediterranea.php |archive-date=27 April 2015 |accessdate=11 April 2024}} Andrew Renzi's Franny, and Sara Colangelo's Little Accidents.
Berman's other producing credits include The Dry Land, Seven Days in Utopia, The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, LUV, Struck by Lightning, Kilimanjaro, and X/Y. In 2022 it was announced he was producing a film about the 1956 Sugar Bowl and Atlanta Riots along with Anthony Mackie.{{cite web | url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2021/12/29/pitts-bobby-grier-sr-became-first-black-play-sugar-bowl-in-1956/9025252002/ | title=Football player changed the course of history at 1956 Sugar Bowl }}{{cite web | url=https://bowlgamearmageddon.com/investors/ | title=Bowl Game Armageddon Website | access-date=2022-12-20 | archive-date=2022-11-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130094700/https://bowlgamearmageddon.com/investors/ | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14252390/?ref_=nm_flmg_unrel_3_prd | title=Bowl Game Armageddon | website=IMDb }}
Berman is a member of the Producers Guild of America, and lives in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Producer
- Rift (2004) (Short film)
- The Tao of Pong (2004) (Short film)
- Racer Number 9 (2005) (Short film)
- Outside a Dream (2005) (Short film)
- Muertas (2007) (Short film)
- The Dry Land (2010) (Co-producer)
- Seven Days in Utopia (2011)
- Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2011)
- LUV (2012)
- The Most Fun I've Ever Had with My Pants On (2012)
- Kilimanjaro (2013)
- Little Accidents (2014)
- Chu and Blossom (2014)
- X/Y (2014)
- The Benefactor (2015)
- Mediterranea (2015)
- Julianne (2016) (Short film)
- The Birth of a Nation (2016)
- Approaching the Unknown (2016)
- Burning Sands (2017)
- Little Evil (2017)
- Amateur (2018)
- Little Con Lili (2018) (Short film)
- IO (2019)
- Juanita (2019)
- Otherhood (2019)
- Nine Days (2020)
- Uncorked (2020)
- The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
- The 90 Day Plan (2021) (Associate producer)
- Monopoly Game (2021) (Short film)
- Air (2023)
- Surrounded (2023)
- The Yellow (2024) (Short film)
- Barron's Cove (2024)
- Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
- Rock Springs (TBA)
- Shucked (TBA)
Executive Producer
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! Year ! Title ! Notes | ||
| 2008 | Dead on Thursday | Short film |
| 2011 | Jess + Moss | |
| 2012 | Struck by Lightning | |
| 2014 | Loitering with Intent | |
| 2015 | The Bridge Partner | Short film |
| 2015 | Monsters | Short film |
| 2016 | Cat | Short film |
| 2018 | Beast | |
| 2019 | Lavender | Short film |
| 2020 | Dirty | Short film |
| 2020 | See You Soon | Short film |
| 2020 | Repo | Short film |
| 2021 | Grave Intentions | segment: "The Bridge Partner" |
| 2022 | Soul of a Man | Short film |
| 2022 | Pulm Town | Short film |
| 2023 | Bolt From the Blue |
Distinctions
- 2011: Top Ten Producers to Watch by Variety{{cite web |title=Berman: Uses connections, persistence to build slate |date=2011-11-08 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529063155/https://variety.com/2011/film/news/berman-uses-connections-persistence-to-build-slate-1118045452/ |archive-date=2023-05-29 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/berman-uses-connections-persistence-to-build-slate-1118045452/}}
- 2012: Top Ten Producers to Watch at Sundance by Deadline Hollywood{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/sundance-10-producers-to-keep-watching-222025/ |title=Sundance: 10 Producers To Keep Watching |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=12 January 2012 |author=Brian Brooks |access-date=11 April 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4132650}}
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Category:USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Category:Film producers from Maryland