James Jude Public Relations
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James Ferrera, Unit Publicist
2508 Naples Ave 12
Venice CA 90291

2009

UNTITLED GUS VAN SANT PROJECT (Sony Pictures Releasing/Imagine Entertainment), Unit Publicist

Dir: Gus Van Sant; Prods: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gus Van Sant, David Cress, Sarah Bowen; Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Schuyler Fisk, Jane Adams, Ryo Kase

 

THE CONSPIRATOR (American Film Company), Production Publicity Consultant

Dir: Robert Redford; Prods: Webster Stone, Rob Stone, Greg Shapiro, Bill Holderman; Cast: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood, Alexis Bledel, Jonathan Groff, Danny Huston

 

2008

TAKING WOODSTOCK (Focus Features), Unit Publicist

Dir: Ang Lee; Prods: James Schamus, Celia Costas, Michael Hausman; Cast: Demetri Martin, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Imelda Stuanton

 

PAUL BLART: MALL COP (Columbia Pictures/Happy Madison Productions), Unit Publicist

Dir: Steve Carr; Prods: Todd Garner, Kevin James, Barry Bernardi; Cast: Kevin James, Keir O’Donnell, Jayma Mays, Bobby Cannavale

 

MILK (Groundswell Films/Focus Features), Unit Publicist

Dir: Gus Van Sant; Prods: Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen, Michael London; Cast: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Diego Luna, Victor Garber

 

2007
THE MAIDEN HEIST (Yari Film Group/Yari Film Group Releasing), Unit Publicist

Dir: Peter Hewitt; Prods: Rob Paris, Lori McCreary, Bob Yari; Cast: Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy, Marcia Gay Harden

 

WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU (Yari Film Group/Yari Film Group Releasing), Unit Publicist

Dir: Brian Goodman; Prods: Marc Frydman, Bob Yari; Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Amanda Peet, Donnie Wahlberg

 

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS (Fox 2000 Pictures/20th Century Fox), Unit Publicist

Dir: Tim Hill; Prods: Karen Rosenfelt, Michele Imperato Stabile; Cast: Jason Lee, David Cross, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney

 

HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY (Mandate Pictures/New Line Cinema), Unit Publicist

Dirs: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg; Prods: Greg Shapiro, Carsten Lorenz; Cast: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Christopher Meloni

 

2006

DEATH SENTENCE (Hyde Park Entertainment/20th Century Fox), Unit Publicist

Dir: James Wan; Prods: Andrew Sugerman, Ashok Amritraj; Cast: Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Aisha Tyler, Garrett Hedlund

 

2005

THE MESSENGERS (Ghosthouse & Mandate Pictures/Sony Pictures), Unit Publicist

Dirs: Oxide & Danny Pang; Prods: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Jason Shuman, William Sherak; Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, John Corbett

 

2000 - 2004

LIONSGATE FILMS, Vice-President National Publicity & Director of East Coast Publicity

(Unit: Rules of Attraction, Cat’s Meow, Confidence, Wonderland; Academy & Release: Monster’s Ball, Shadow of the Vampire, Amores Perros, Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Cooler; Release: House of 1000 Corpses, Cabin Fever, Godsend, Shattered Glass, Dogville, Irreversible, Secretary, Frailty, Lantana, Lovely & Amazing, Bully, Stage Beauty)

 

1997 - 2000

DENNIS DAVIDSON ASSOCIATES, Account Executive – Domestic West Coast & International Publicity

(International Unit: Rollerball; Unit: I’m Losing You Festival: Nurse Betty, Stardom, N*Sync, Blair Witch 2;

Festival & Academy: Ghengis Blues, Hilary & Jackie, Affliction, Buffalo 66)

 

1996

STARSHIP TROOPERS (Big Bug Pictures/Tristar Pictures), Camera Production Assistant

 

CRIME OF THE CENTURY (HBO Pictures), Production Assistant

 

1994 - 1995

SHOWGIRLS (Vegas Productions/MGM/UA), Production Secretary/Post-production Coordinator

 

·                     Documented Dual United States / European Union (Italy) Citizen

·                     IATSE Local 600 International Cinematographer’s Guild (Publicist)

 

Education

 

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
Master of Professional Writing, 2006

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts: English, 1990

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