Ken Kristensen
Ken Kristensen | |
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Kristensen at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences | |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Producer |
Notable works |
Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth Indestructible Jail |
Awards |
Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Ezra Litwak Award for Distinction in Screenwriting, Columbia University Columbia University Best Teleplay Award |
Ken Kristensen is an Academy Nicholl-award-winning screenwriter, TV writer, and comic book author.
He is most well known for writing series published by Image Comics, IDW Publishing, and Dark Horse Comics. His television pilots have been developed at A&E, Spike, and Pivot TV.
Career
Ken Kristensen received an MFA in 2008 from Columbia University Film School. While still in film school he was selected to both the Sundance and IFP labs, and worked as an associate producer under Gary Winick (Charlotte's Web) and Mark Waters (Mean Girls).
After graduating, Ken won the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, and was a finalist for the Disney Feature Fellowship. He was hired by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon to write for The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist (a graphic novel spinoff of Chabon's The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay), and is slated for a fall 2015 release by Dark Horse Comics.
Ken co-created the critical and commercial hit Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth — an Image Comics (The Walking Dead) series with his longtime creative partner, Eisner-nominated comic book artist M.K. Perker. Several other Image Comics series are currently in development.
In 2014 Ken was hired to write Indestructible, a monthly super-hero comic book series created by Jeff Kline (Transformers Prime) and published by IDW/Darby Pop Publishing.[1]
Bibliography
- Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth (2013-...)
- Indestructible (2013-...)
- The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist (Fall 2015)
Other Works
Television
In the world of television, Ken served as Producer on four seasons of Jail (Spike), two seasons of Inside American Jail (TruTV), and the TV special Road Warriors (Spike). He has also produced pilots for A&E, Discovery Channel, Spike TV, and Pivot TV.
- Futurestates (2012)
- 3.06 - The Sixth World
- Jail (2011)
- Inside American Jail (2007)
FIlm
- "Ronnie BoDean" (2015)
- "The Factory" (2014)
- The Raft (2014)
- Road Warriors (2011)
- Lunar Landing (2008)
- Deadline (2008)
- Dead Man's Morphine (2006)
- Still Center (2005)
- Sorry, Haters (2005)
- The Disappearance of Andy Waxman (2004)
Writer
- Lunar Landing (2008)
- La Muerte Es Pequena (2005)
Director
- Lunar Landing (2008)
- No Apologies: 'Sorry, Haters' Roundtable (2006)
Notes/References
External links
- IMDb Page
- Official website
- Todd, The Ugliest Kid On Earth Vol. 1
- Todd, The Ugliest Kid On Earth Vol. 2
- Indestructible Vol. 2