About us

Howard Braunstein, a multi EMMY nominee, received his bachelor's degree in Communication Studies at UCLA and his Master's Degree from the USC Annenberg School for Communication.

Starting his career at the FOX Network, he worked in programming department, he departed after 5 years to pursue his lifelong career goal of becoming a producer. He met long-time producer Michael Jaffe, and they formed their own production company, Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment, LLC. Together, they produced over 100 television films and six mini-series for both the Canadian and American networks. Their first feature film together was THE INFORMANT!, starring Matt Damon & released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Projects include television movies LUCKY IN LOVE for Movie Central and BE MY VALENTINE starring William Baldwin for Shaw Media; the Lifetime television series THE CLIENT LIST, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt for Lifetime Television; THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, a 2008 telefilm for Lifetime Television and an EMMY nominee for outstanding movie-for-television; the multiple EMMY-nominated ELVIS, a CBS Television mini-series event starring Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the title role of the legendary King of Rock & Roll; FIRST DO NO HARM starring Meryl Steep for ABC; a remake of RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S SOUTH PACIFIC starring Glenn Close, and THE BROOKE ELLISON STORY, directed by the late Christopher Reeve. Howard formed Howard Braunstein Films, Ltd. in May 2011 and his Canadian company, Howard Braunstein Films Canada, Inc. in 2013