Jennifer Kim (Screenwriter, screenwriter)

Jennifer Kim

(She/Her/Hers)

Screenwriter

Website: https://linktr.ee/jennifermjkim

Biography

After graduating from UCLA with an MFA in screenwriting, Jennifer worked at KCET-TV (PBS) on puppet shows and in live news, contributed to USA TODAY, LOS ANGELES TIMES, EAST WEST, and was a radio storyteller on KCRW (NPR) before becoming a high school journalism teacher and attending a social justice law school at night.

She's been a P.A., Associate Producer, and Series Producer for award-winning educational shows and documentaries (she even got to hug Mister Rogers!). Recognized as one of Network ISA's Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2024, Jennifer is a CBS Writers Program finalist (top 20), ISA grand prize winner, and Hopwood winner, among many other accolades. She was selected for The Coop's New Work Initiative, where she developed work with playwrights, and is a mentee of Pat Resnick (9 to 5, MAD MEN) through the Unlock Her Potential program.

Jennifer specializes in comedy dramas, dark comedy, biopics, and YA/family. Her lifetime goal is to write her own TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. She recently wrote and produced the family short film KOREAN AMERICAN WITCHES SOCIETY, which premiered at the Dances With Films Festival and is on the festival circuit, debuted her first play, and wrote a rise and fall biopic feature, which is being put together by her reps at IAG, Industry Entertainment, and Amplified.

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Projects (6)

Television (Half-hour)

Comedy .
Drama .
Family

0 Recommendation

7 Awards

Sizzle Reel

Available

Television (Half-hour)

Action .
Comedy .
Science Fiction

0 Recommendation

2 Awards

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Feature

Biography .
Crime .
Drama

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0 Award

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Available

Television (One-hour)

Crime .
Dramedy .
Young Adult

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6 Awards

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Education

UCLA

Jen Grisanti

Actors Comedy Studio

Jennifer Kim

Screenwriter

Website: https://linktr.ee/jennifermjkim

Biography

Jennifer Kim is an LA-based writer, journalist, personal essayist, and producer. She is the daughter of disco-loving immigrants from North and South Korea who settled in Appalachia – where she and her sister were the only Asians in a hillbilly school. Her fish-out-water upbringing made her fluent in blending comedy, tragedy, and absurdity. After graduating from UCLA with an MFA in screenwriting, Jennifer worked at KCET-TV (PBS) on puppet shows and in live news, contributed to USA TODAY, LOS ANGELES TIMES, EAST WEST, and was a radio storyteller on KCRW (NPR) before becoming a high school journalism teacher and attending a social justice law school at night. She's been a P.A., Associate Producer, and Series Producer for award-winning educational shows and documentaries (she even got to hug Mister Rogers!). Recognized as one of Network ISA's Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2024, Jennifer is a CBS Writers Program finalist (top 20), ISA grand prize winner, and Hopwood winner, among many other accolades. She was selected for The Coop's New Work Initiative, where she developed work with playwrights, and is a mentee of Pat Resnick (9 to 5, MAD MEN) through the Unlock Her Potential program. Jennifer specializes in comedy dramas, dark comedy, biopics, and YA/family. Her lifetime goal is to write her own TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. She recently wrote and produced the family short film KOREAN AMERICAN WITCHES SOCIETY, which premiered at the Dances With Films Festival and is on the festival circuit, debuted her first play, and wrote a rise and fall biopic feature, which is being put together by her reps at IAG, Industry Entertainment, and Amplified.

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