Originally from Baltimore, Berman is a 2006 graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America. Berman began his career in the agent-training program at the William Morris Agency before working under the Chief Operating Officer at MGM Studios, where he witnessed the rebirth of the United Artists label and an understanding of legal/business affairs, management, distribution, acquisitions and marketing. Berman also worked for writer and director Gary Ross at Larger than Life Productions and assisted Ross with the animated feature film The Tale of Despereaux.
In 2009 Berman co-produced his first feature, The Dry Land. Written and directed by Ryan Piers Williams and starring America Ferrera, Melissa Leo and Wilmer Valderrama, the film premiered at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and won the Grand Jury Prize at both the Dallas and Edinburgh international film festivals.
Jason Michael Berman has produced numerous feature films that premiered at the world's most prestigious films festivals, including Sundance, Toronto, Berlinale, Tribeca and Edinburgh. He has produced nine independently financed films in the last three years alone, earning him coveted spots on the "Producers to Watch" lists compiled by Variety in 2011 and Deadline Hollywood in 2012.
