ABOUT HOWARDFILMS | ABOUT JAMIE HOWARD | COMMERCIAL WORK ABOUT JAMIE HOWARD Over the last decade, Jamie Howard worked as an advertising writer and director, primarily in New York and Los Angeles. In that time, he compiled a reel of award-winning commercials for a number of clients, including a new global campaign for British Airways. His commercial work for New York based client, Roommate Finders, was selected in 2000 by the AICP - The American Association of Independent Producers - to go into the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection archives. After being shut out of his World Trade Center adjacent apartment for the month after 911, Mr. Howard suffered a "Quarter-life crisis" and turned his sights toward the less populated city of Charlottesville, Va. (Little did he know Charlottesville would soon be publicized as the #1 ranked best place to live in the U.S.) and began looking beyond the commercial format. Since being taken fly fishing by his father at 10, Howard has since explored North America, South America, Africa, Australia and the Caribbean with a fly rod. In 2004, Mr. Howard worked with best-selling author John Grisham on Grisham's independent feature, Mickey. The American Marketing award for best new advertising campaign of 2004 was awarded to Howard as creative director for Virginia based advertising agency Payne Ross and Associates. His film, In Search of a Rising Tide is an official selection of the 2004 Jackson Hole Film Festival. Jamie Howard grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia and received a B.A. from The University of Virginia.