James Ferrera

Background

About James Ferrera

James Ferrera began his career at Dennis Davidson Associates, where he worked on theatrical release, Sundance & Cannes film festival and awards campaigns for films such as Neil LaBute’s NURSE BETTY, Anand Tucker’s HILARY & JACKIE, Roko Belic’s GENGHIS BLUES & Paul Schrader’s AFFLICTION. Ferrera went on to direct East Coast Publicity for Lionsgate Films before becoming their VP of National Publicity, spearheading the NY theatrical, festival & awards campaigns for Marc Forster’s MONSTER’S BALL, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s AMORES PERROS, Wayne Kramer’s THE COOLER, Peter Webber’s GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING, Lars von Trier’s DOGVILLE, Rob Zombie’s HOUSE OF CORPSES, Eli Roth’s CABIN FEVER & James Wan’s SAW. In 2005, Ferrera started working as a Unit Publicist for movies such as James Wan’s DEATH SENTENCE; both sequels in the popular HAROLD & KUMAR franchise; ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS; Gus Van Sant’s MILK, RESTLESS & PROMISED LAND; Ang Lee’s TAKING WOODSTOCK; PAUL BLART: MALL COP; Robert Redford’s THE CONSPIRATOR; JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND; Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM; Jules Stewart’s K-11; KILL THE MESSENGER; Lasse Hallström’s THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY; ANNABELLE; David F. Sandberg's LIGHTS OUT & ANNABELLE: CREATION; INSIDIOUS 3; James Wan's THE CONJURING 2 and MALIGNANT; Corin Hardy's THE NUN; Michael Chaves' THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA & THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT; Gary Dauberman's ANNABELLE COMES HOME and SALEM'S LOT; Joey Soloway's I LOVE DICK and TRANSPARENT (season 4); Ritesh Batra's OUR SOULS AT NIGHT; Emerald Fennell's PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and Steven Soderbergh's NO SUDDEN MOVE. Most recently, Ferrera worked with Matt Ross & Robbie Pickering on the Starz Original Series GASLIT; Daryl Wein's SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY'S for Amazon; Rob Savage's adaptation of the Stephen King short story THE BOOGEYMAN for 20th Century Studios; and Trish Sie's SITTING IN BARS WITH CAKE for Amazon. Ferrera consults on film festival & awards campaigns, including the Sundance & awards campaigns for Oscar nominated documentaries HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, DIRTY WARS, PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, THE INVISIBLE WAR & Academy Award winner TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM. Ferrera served as in-house digital publicity consultant at Focus Features on the Oscar-winning THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING before returning to set on Joel Edgerton's directorial debut, THE GIFT. Ferrera is currently serving as Interim SVP Publicity and Communications at New Line Cinema, where he also oversees Comms for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Warner Bros. Theater Ventures.