“As a writer, I am an observer of life. Everyone’s fair game, even my dog. I take the real and stir in enough imagination so that I don’t lose all my friends and family.”

Jaimie Kourt is a writer interested in exploring human experience. Her character-driven scripts delve into the idiosyncrasies of people's personalities and behavior. She has been lauded for the wit and authenticity of her dialogue.  

Jaimie is a screenwriter and freelance writing consultant who has been part of the Los Angeles film industry for over two decades. Alongside her own projects, she is currently working with an A-list actress, developing her television projects, scripts and selling materials. She is also partnering to write a biographical, comedy pilot for a prominent television producer. One of her favorite jobs is as a script evaluator for The Austin Film Festival. 

Raised in Palo Alto, California, Jaimie earned her BS in Business at the University of Southern California and her MFA in Screenwriting at The London Film School. She began her career in the Agent Trainee Program at ICM Talent Agency in Beverly Hills. In 2001 she co-produced the independent feature, “Seven and a Match”, which premiered at the LA Film Festival. She has been a creative executive for Once a Frog Productions and features editor for the online fashion magazine Contents from 2012-2019.

Her professional writing credits include: “The Molly Rose Series,” pilot script for producers Laura Bushnell and Kari Matchett; the Adaption of the New York Times bestselling novel “19 Purchase Street” for Ilene Maisel and Lawrence Elman at Amber Pictures; and “Budleigh” an original screenplay based on Lucas Toh's story for Holland Park Pictures. Her play “Three Girls, No Underwear” was produced at ACME Theater Los Angeles. In 2020 she received Honorable Mention as a finalist in the Fresh Voices Screenplay competition for her "Catastrophe" teleplay. In 2021 she became a quarter finalist in the same contest for “The Asylumeers,” her original feature screenplay.

Jaimie lives in West Hollywood with her husband Richard, their naughty yellow lab puppy Fergus, and Marais, the three-legged cat they nursed back to health. She is active with political and volunteer groups and loves her mentoring relationships with college and elementary school students.

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