In 2007, Lynette Howell was cited as one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch." In 2012, she and Jamie Patricof co-founded the production company Electric City Entertainment; The Place Beyond the Pines is the first film under the banner. In production was Oliver Blackburn's Kristy, starring Haley Bennett and Ashley Greene. Currently in development are The Adults, adapted and to be directed by Massy Tadjedin from Alison Espach's novel of the same name; and Mule, adapted by Mark and Jay Duplass from Tony D'Souza's novel of the same name for Todd Phillips to direct.
The duo's earlier productions together include two previous movies starring Ryan Gosling: Derek Cianfrance's Blue Valentine, with Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, and Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden's Half Nelson, for which Mr. Gosling was an Academy Award nominee. Ms. Howell shared with her colleagues Gotham Independent Film Award and Spirit Award nominations, respectively, for the films.
Among her films as producer are Matt Ross' 28 Hotel Rooms, starring Chris Messina and Marin Ireland; Terri, written by Patrick Dewitt and directed by Azazel Jacobs, starring Jacob Wysocki opposite John C. Reilly; and On the Ice, written and directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, which won the Crystal Bear Award and the Best First Feature prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. She executive-produced Chris Kentis and Laura Lau's Silent House, starring Elizabeth Olsen; and The Space Between, written and directed by Travis Fine, starring Melissa Leo, Anthony Keyvan, and AnnaSophia Robb, broadcast on the USA Network on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Ms. Howell was also producer of Stephanie Daley, starring Tilda Swinton and Timothy and Amber Tamblyn for writer/director Hilary Brougher; Phoebe in Wonderland, written and directed by Daniel Barnz, which marked a breakout role for Elle Fanning; Marilyn Agrelo's An Invisible Sign,starring Jessica Alba, Bailee Madison, and Chris Messina; Shark Night, directed by David R. Ellis, starring Sara Paxton; Mark Heller's The Passage, starring Stephen Dorff and Sarai Givaty; and The Greatest, starring Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, and Carey Mulligan for writer/director Shana Feste.
Originally from Liverpool, England, she began her career in the London theatre and then went on to become the Los Angeles-based Theatrical Executive for the Broadway and West End production company East of Doheny.
Ms. Howell is an Advisor to the Sundance Creative Producing Initiative and Film Independent's Producers Lab.
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