James C. Ferguson is the writer for and producer of (along with Chuck Comisky, who recently worked on both “Ghosts of the Abyss” and “Aliens of the Deep” for James Cameron) the forthcoming motion picture “Builders”, w/ Jon Polito, based on the prestigious Richard Yates short story of the same name (see www.buildersmovie.com).

James was recently contracted to begin work on a new screenplay for producer Jason McGatlin. Jason was the production supervisor on “War of the Words,” “Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events,” “X2,” and the upcoming “X3”.

James’ novel, “Context Clues”, was recently named as one of the finalists in ForeWord Magazine’s 2003 Book of the Year Awards (humor category). Some review excerpts:

 
• “Ferguson writes with skillful comedic flair, and his dialog is sharply hilarious, yet at the same time, subtle... 4 our of 5 stars” – Curled Up With A Good Book
• “Context Clues was a thoroughly enjoyable read... 4 our of 5 stars” – Portalmania
• “All-in-all a promising debut novel.” - www.booklore.co.uk
• “...the author shows a great deal of promise and I look forward to reading him in the future.” - www.bookpleasures.com
  

His graphic novel, HEROES (with Thomas J. Misuraca), is due to be published by Com-X in 2006.

Additionally, his screenplay “Yesterday’s Heroes” (also with Thomas J. Misuraca) was a semifinalist in both the 2004 International Screenwriting Awards as well as the 11th Annual Screenplay and Fiction Competition sponsored by the Writer’s network and Fade In Magazine (For this contest, “Yesterday’s Heroes” was in the top 10 %.)

James (with Paul Hungerford) also penned the first draft of the comedic screenplay “Brainwashed” for Dean Lorey (“Major Payne”, “My Wife and Kids”).

James was also the producer on the award-winning low-budget horror/comedy motion picture “Lucky” (distributor: MTI/Redrum). Some review excerpts (a complete list of awards and accolades can be found at www.themovielucky.com.):
 
• “... an impressive mix of chills and pitch-black comedy ..." - Fangoria.com
• “A prize for sheer audacity should actually go to 'Lucky,' a morbid comedy that suggests what Michael Moore could do with the horror genre." - Steve Boone, Time Out New York Magazine
• “...fiendishly witty dialogue and situations inform this healthily antisocial spoof, destined to become a video cult classic." - Joe Kane, VideoScope Magazine"
• “...it’s obviously a labor of love. Very, very sick love, but love nonetheless." - Moriarty, aint-it-cool-news.com "As grim and horrific as things get, you can't help chuckling your ass off." - Eric Campos, FilmThreat.com
• “...deliciously wicked comedy." - Michael Edwards, Entertainment Showcase 		 

James was the Associate Producer on (and also appeared in) the award-winning short film “Hate* a comedy” (2nd place, Aspen Comedy Festival, 1999), written and directed by Drew Daywalt and David Schneider (“Stark Raving Mad”, “Arnold Schwarzenegger: A VH1 Popumentary”, “Karroll’s Christmas”, “Address Unknown” and “Hunter: The Reckoning”). The Aspen Comedy Festival included “Hate* a comedy” in their 10-Year Anniversary “best of” shorts presentation.

James has worked in both the production and visual effects departments on numerous feature films, both behemoth (“T2-3D: Battle Across Time”, “Dante’s Peak”, “Scary Movie 2”, “Shallow Hal”, and “Adaptation”) and miniscule (“Trancers 4 & 5,” “Leapin’ Leprechauns,” “Josh Kirby: Time Warrior,” “Castle Freak” and “Oblivion”, among others).

Working strictly as a performer, James provided the voice of “Chocolate” in the award-winning animated short “Nougat” (best midnight short, South by Southwest Film festival, 2003). “Nougat” spent the better part of a year touring the continental United States as part of “Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation.”

In Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA, James co-wrote, co-produced and performed in over twenty sketch comedy shows, staged and performed in numerous clubs and theaters (including The Comedy Store, The Improv, The Ice House, The McCadden Theater, The Two Roads Theater, The Ventura Court Theater, The Upfront Comedy Theater, The ACME Comedy Theater, among others). (In Los Angeles, his troupe had the distinct pleasure of being directed by David Razowsky, the artistic director of the Second City’s Los Angeles theater.)