Kia Jam, Producer/Founder of Ascendant Pictures
Publication: BackStage
Date: Tuesday, July 11 2006

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With more than a decade of experience as a producer, Kia Jam teamed up with Chris Roberts and Christopher Eberts to form Ascendant Pictures in 2002, an independent film production and film finance company. Together they created one of the most promising upstart film companies with an experienced team
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that is uniquely qualified to develop projects from conception through worldwide release.

Jam has served in a producing capacity on several Ascendant Pictures' projects, including Lucky Number Slevin, The Big White, Ask The Dust, and The Jacket.

Jam is currently overseeing pre-production on Black Water Transit, directed by Sam Bayer and the sci-fi action adventure, Outlander, which Ascendant is partnering on with The Weinstein Company. Other projects in development for Jam include: Grounded written by Paul Davidson and to be the live action debut of Shrek director, Vicky Jenson; and Future Force, directed by Renny Harlin and produced in conjunction with E3.

Prior to joining Ascendant, Jam was President of KJAM Productions, an independent film production company based in Santa Monica, California. In 2002, Jam co-produced Juwanna Mann for Morgan Creek and Warner Bros. He also produced Dungeons & Dragons with Joel Silver for New Line Cinema starring Jeremy Irons and Marlon Wayans. Jam began his feature career back in 1995 when he signed a multi-picture first look deal with Miramax/Dimension Films.

Prior to producing features, 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, "Love is Strong."
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