Frederick Howard
Building the conditions in which culture can endure, travel, and matter.
Frederick Howard, formally Frederick P. N. Howard, is a Norwegian cultural leader, system builder, producer, Chief Executive of Storm Films, and holds a PhD in creative leadership. His work brings together audiovisual production, institutional strategy, collaborative infrastructure, and public debate on the future of Norwegian and European audiovisual culture. He is especially concerned with how a sustainable and independent Norwegian public sphere and cultural sector can be strengthened in a period of technological, economic, and institutional change.
Recent international credits include Elephants in the Fog, winner of the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and the Nordic youth drama Kevlar Soul, which received seven Guldbagge nominations, won two Guldbagge awards, and received the Golden Slipper for Best Youth Feature. Howard's work spans commercially successful feature films, international television, and politically engaged documentaries, including Silenced Voices and the Hot Docs and Tribeca selection Vanishing Tracks.
- Leads Storm Films across production, strategy, and partnerships
- Holds a PhD in creative leadership and developed the CCAB framework
- Works across film, governance, rights, research, and public debate
- Advocates for a stronger and more independent cultural public sphere
- Academic work shaped by mentorship with Tom Remlov, his teacher, mentor, and principal PhD supervisor
Selected appointments and work
At a glance
A public profile shaped by production, research, and cultural responsibility.
Frederick Howard is the public professional name used by Frederick P. N. Howard.
Frederick Howard
Frederick P. N. Howard
Cultural leader, system builder, producer, Chief Executive
Storm Films, Oslo, Norway
Westerdals, The Norwegian Film School, ACE, and a PhD in creative leadership pursued alongside his leadership of Storm Films
Leadership, collaborative infrastructure, audiovisual production, rights strategy, and a sustained public commitment to culture and policy
Elephants in the Fog, Vikingskool, Kevlar Soul, Vanishing Tracks, Silenced Voices, Syng
Overview
Leadership, production, research, and public life.
Howard's work sits between making things, building the structures that support them, and arguing in public for the conditions culture needs in order to last.
Leadership
Stewarding institutions under pressure
Howard's work centres on how creative organisations carry pressure, distribute responsibility, retain cultural ambition, and stay operational under economic and institutional strain.
Production
Producing work of scale and public reach
His production experience spans family film, animation, documentary, international distribution, broadcaster and platform-led projects, rights frameworks, and European co-production structures.
Research
Framing trust as infrastructure
Through his PhD and the CCAB framework, Howard investigates how clarity, competence, authenticity, and benevolence shape collaborative performance in creative environments.
Public role
Contributing to sector and policy debate
His public interventions focus on rights, independent production, cultural sovereignty, AI, and the structural conditions for Norwegian and European audiovisual culture.
The through-line is a belief that culture depends on more than talent, taste, or individual projects. It depends on institutions that can carry memory, teams that can sustain trust, and a public sphere robust enough to support independent cultural life.
“Frederick Howard is one of the few who masters both the creative side of filmmaking and the business side of the show business.”
John M. Jacobsen, producer
“Frederick is a highly inspiring, knowledgeable, curious and thoughtful professional. I have greatly valued both his professional expertise and his personal qualities in a wide range of contexts, through my work as a film producer and as Professor and Dean of the Norwegian Film School.”
Karin Julsrud, film producer, Professor and former Dean of the Norwegian Film School
About This Site
Official reference point for Frederick Howard.
Name and identity
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Official profiles
The main external profiles connected to this site are Storm Films, IMDb, LinkedIn, and Research Catalogue. Together they document company role, screen credits, professional profile, and doctoral research.
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Questions
Common questions, answered directly.
Who is Frederick Howard?
Frederick Howard, formally Frederick P. N. Howard, is a Norwegian cultural leader, system builder, producer, Chief Executive of Storm Films, and holds a PhD in creative leadership.
Is Frederick Howard the same person as Frederick P. N. Howard?
Yes. Frederick Howard is the public and professional name used by Frederick P. N. Howard across film, research, speaking, and public debate.
Which external profiles are official?
The main official external references are Storm Films, IMDb, LinkedIn, and Research Catalogue, all linked directly from this website.
What is he known for?
He is known for audiovisual production, collaborative leadership, international co-production, rights strategy, trust design research, and public work on the structural conditions of cultural production. His credits range from the Cannes Jury Prize winner Elephants in the Fog and the international animated series Vikingskool to award-winning Nordic youth drama and politically engaged documentary.
What is the CCAB framework?
CCAB is Howard's framework for trust in collaborative practice, built around clarity, competence, authenticity, and benevolence.
Where can I read the doctoral research?
The doctoral work is publicly available through Research Catalogue and is linked from the research page on this site.
Selected work
Selected productions.
Elephants in the Fog
Howard is credited as co-producer of the Nepalese-European feature, winner of the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2026. The Norwegian co-production was led by Verona Meier for Storm Films.
Vikingskool
An international series case demonstrating broadcaster logic, animation pipeline complexity, authorship protection, and global partnership structures.
Kevlar Soul
The Nordic youth drama received seven Guldbagge nominations, won two Guldbagge awards, and received the Golden Slipper for Best Youth Feature.
Vanishing Tracks
Howard is credited as co-executive producer of the 2026 Iranian-European documentary selected for Hot Docs and Tribeca. The Norwegian co-production was led by Verona Meier for Storm Films.
Silenced Voices
Beate Arnestad's 2012 documentary follows Sri Lankan journalists forced into exile after exposing war crimes and government abuses. Produced by Frederick Howard and Gudny Hummelvoll, it screened at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London and New York.
Syng
Howard also produced the bestselling interactive children's apps Syng, which led its App Store category in downloads for four consecutive weeks.
Research
Research and doctoral work.
Dr Howard's doctoral work develops a language for understanding trust as a structured condition in creative collaboration. The work translates tacit producer knowledge into a framework for leadership, pedagogy, and institutional design.
Research
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Clarity
Roles, expectations, and decision authority made explicit.
C
Competence
Visible expertise and credible responsibility in practice.
A
Authenticity
Alignment between values, behaviour, and institutional reality.
B
Benevolence
Demonstrated care for the people asked to carry the work.
Next steps
Speaking, writing, and research.
Further pages cover speaking engagements, public writing, research, and the wider context of Howard's work.
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