Kia Jam
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| Born | February 17, 1970 |
| Occupation | President and film producer |
| Employer | K.Jam Media |
Kia Jam (born February 17, 1970) is President and Producer at K.Jam Media.[note 1]
Biography
Kia Jam is the founder and President of K. Jam Media. He has independently produced and financed more than 30 motion pictures over the past 15 years. His most recent release Accidental Love starring Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Marsden, Tracey Morgan, and Catherine Keener, was released in early 2015. In 2014, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For was released by The Weinstein Company and in 2013 Mr. Jam produced Devil’s Pass, which was shot entirely on location in Russia and was directed by Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2).
Prior to launching K. Jam Media, Mr. Jam was a principal founder and C.O.O. at Ascendant Pictures, an independent film production and finance company based in Beverly Hills, California. Along with its subsidiary Rising Star; Ascendant financed eighteen movies over a five-year period with budgets totaling more than $750 million . Mr. Jam acted in a producing capacity on all of Ascendant Pictures’ projects including Lucky Number Slevin (starring Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, and Morgan Freeman) and The Big White (starring Robin Williams and Holly Hunter). With Tom Cruise, he co-produced Ask the Dusk (starring Colin Farrel, Salma Hayek) and co-produced The Jacket (starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightly) alongside George Clooney. In 2006 along with Barrie Osborne (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Matrix), Mr. Jam served as an executive producer of the sci-fi action adventure Outlander (starring Jim Caviezel and Ron Perlman), produced in partnership with The Weinstein Company. He is also the producer of Who's Your Caddy and Timber Falls. Prior to his tenure at Ascendant, Mr. Jam was President of an independent film production company based in Santa Monica, California. In 2002, he produced Juwanna Mann for Morgan Creek Pictures and Warner Bros. Among his other productions are Dungeons & Dragons with Joel Silver (The Matrix Trilogy, Lethal Weapon) for New Line Cinema, which starred Jeremy Irons and Marlon Wayans.
Prior to producing features, Mr. Jam was recruited by James Cameron’s visual effects powerhouse Digital Domain where he was involved in all levels of production on over 60 television commercials, including a Clio Award-winning Jeep Commercial and David Fincher’s Grammy Award-winning Rolling Stones music video for “Love is Strong”. Mr. Jam has also served as a consultant for a wide range of filmed entertainment company clients such as Relativity, Xinhua Media Entertainment, and Miramax Films, where together with his partners he secured and help organize the $660m purchase of Miramax from The Walt Disney Company for its current owners.
Mr. Jam graduated as a member of The Golden Key International Honor Society from the University of California Irvine with a degree in Political Science. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. He and his wife live in Los Angeles.
Work
Jam has also served as a consultant for a wide range of filmed entertainment company clients such as Miramax Films, where together with his partners at Cyrano Group, Inc.; he secured and organized for its current owners, the $660 million purchase of Miramax from The Walt Disney Company.
References
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External links
- Kia Jam at the Internet Movie Database
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