Ken Kristensen Biography

Fast Facts

• Recipient of the Festival Award at the 2008 Columbia University Film Festival for Distinction in Screenwriting for "Out of Breath․"
• Was a finalist for the Disney Feature Fellowship
• Winner of a Nicholl Fellow at the 2008 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for "Out of Breath․"
• Winner of the Festival Award at the 2005 Columbia University Film Festival for Best Drama Teleplay for "21 Tons․"
• Quote: "Comics are actually a lot more liberating to me․ I find the comic audience's ability to accept stories told in a variety of formats and a variety of themes is so much more refreshing than what Hollywood demands․"
• Perhaps best known as a producer behind the TV series "Jail․"
• Is a creator and executive producer at A&E Television Networks and is a writer and creator at Image Comics