Jason Michael Berman is an American film producer and executive. He serves as the President of

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, where he is responsible for developing and structuring financing for Mandalay's slate of independent films, in addition to packaging projects. He was named by ''

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'' in 2011 as one of the Top Ten Producers to Watch. and by Deadline Hollywood in 2012 as one of the Top Ten Producers to Watch at Sundance.

Early life

Berman is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to producing, Berman started his career at the

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in Beverly Hills, California. His later worked under the Chief Operating Officer at

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, and then for writer/director

Gary Ross Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956) is an American film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing the fantasy comedy-drama film '' Pleasantville'' (1998), the sports drama film ''Seabiscuit'' (2003), the sci-fi acti ...

. Berman is a 2006 graduate of the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, School of Cinematic Arts, where he became an adjunct professor teaching a course on Entrepreneurship in Entertainment. He is a co-founder of the Sundance Institute Catalyst Initiative. Berman is a member of the

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, and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Berman produced

Nate Parker Nate Parker (born November 18, 1979) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He has appeared in ''Beyond the Lights'', ''Red Tails'', '' The Secret Life of Bees'', ''The Great Debaters'', ''Arbitrage'', ''Non-Stop'', ''Fe ...

's ''

The Birth of a Nation ''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play ''The Cla ...

'' (2016) about the true story of

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. The film premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Jason is also in post-production on Mark Elijah Rosenberg's AD ''Inexplorata'' starring Mark Strong. Berman also produced

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's ''Mediterannea'', Andrew Renzi's ''Franny'', and

Sara Colangelo Sara Colangelo is an American film director and screenwriter known for her films ''Little Accidents'' and ''Worth (film), Worth''. ''Filmmaker Magazine'' named her one of its "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2010. Colangelo graduated from P ...

's '' Little Accidents''. Berman's other producing credits include ''

The Dry Land ''The Dry Land'', or ''American Tragic'', is an American drama film, directed and written by Ryan Piers Williams. It opened worldwide on July 30, 2010. Plot James returns from Iraq to face a new battle readjusting to small-town life in Texas ...

'', ''

Seven Days in Utopia ''Seven Days in Utopia'' is a 2011 American Christian sports drama film directed by Matt Russell, starring Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, and Melissa Leo. The film is based on the book ''Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia'' ...

'', ''

The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best ''The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best'' is a 2011 American independent comedy film written and directed by Ryan O'Nan and starring Ryan O'Nan, Michael Weston and Arielle Kebbel. The story focuses on a failing musician named Alex, who joins an ecc ...

'', '' LUV'', '' Struck by Lightning'', ''

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'', and '' X/Y''. In 2022 it was announced he was producing a film about the

1956 Sugar Bowl The 1956 Sugar Bowl featured the 7th ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the 11th ranked Pittsburgh Panthers. The game was played on January 2, since New Year's Day was a Sunday. Much controversy preceded the 1956 Sugar Bowl. Segregationists a ...

and Atlanta Riots along with

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Films produced

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berman, Jason USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Living people American film producers Year of birth missing (living people) People from Baltimore