TV/Film/Media

JENNIFER KIM’s work in TV, radio, film, and photography has been featured on TELL ME MORE (NPR NEWS), KCRW UNFICTIONAL (NPR), KCET-TV (PBS), and in art galleries and film festivals. For her articles, see the Articles tab.  

ACCOLADES HISTORY:

WINNER:

2024 ISA Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch

2024 Unlock Her Potential Mentee to Pat Resnick (9 to 5, Mad Men, Better Things)

2023 Entertwine Top 10 Playwright

2022 ISA Grand Prize for Sci-Fi & Fantasy  
2021 ISA Comedy Genre Selection  
2021 Roadmap AAPI Initiative 
Hopwood Award for Drama Feature (U of Michigan). Past winners include Arthur Miller, Jesmyn Ward, and Lawrence Kasdan

FELLOWSHIPS:

2022 Winner, The Coop’s New Work Initiatives Clusterf**k Incubator  
2021 Finalist, ViacomCBS Writers Program  
2022 Semifinalist (Top 25), Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab  
2021 Finalist, ISA Fast Track Fellowship  
2019-21, Finalist (3x), Stowe Story Labs Fellowship  
2019 Finalist, ScreenCraft Fellowship; 2020 Semifinalist  

COMPETITIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
Final Draft Big Break
Blue Cat
Diverse Voices
ISA Comedy Genre-Busting

QUARTERFINALIST:
Second Round, Austin Film Festival
Page International

ALSO: ITVS/PBS Family Stories finalist (feature)

PORTFOLIO:

https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/jenniferkim

KOREAN AMERICAN WITCHES SOCIETY  (TV half-hour comedy-drama, YA/Family)

Awkward Janie and her goth friend Minhee, the only Koreans in their rural Appalachian middle school, create a secret witchcraft society to try to save Janie’s cancer-stricken dad and to make their own rules for the surviving sixth grade.

KAWS ACCOLADES 2021: Finalist, ViacomCBS Writers Mentoring Program; Winner, ISA Comedy Genre Selection; Finalist, ISA Fast Track Fellowship; Semifinalist: Final Draft Big Break; ISA’s Comedy Genre Busting Competition; ScreenCraft TV Pilot competition. Second Rounder Austin Film Festival; Red List in Family TV.

REVIEWS: KOREAN AMERICAN WITCHES SOCIETY

“I read KAWS and thought it was great! A quirky coming-of-age story about the only Koreans in their rural Appalachian middle school, KAWS had great characters and heartfelt emotions. I can see why Jennifer just signed with Industry!” – David H. Steinberg, Executive Producer/Showrunner NO GOOD NICK (Netflix) and SIMPSONS writer

“This is a sweet story about a 13-year-old Korean American girl that makes a new Korean friend who has just moved to town. There are a lot of recognizable early teenage problems of trying to fit in as the characters’ friendship grows, while also dealing with deeper family problems. Janie, with her father sick with cancer and her mother adopting overbearing Christian values and Minhee wanting to return her grandmother to Korea and get away from her distant father and flirtatious mother. The pacing is really strong, the characters are unique and the dialogue fits the story very well. The coming-of-age aspects are reminiscent of shows like PEN15 or even STRANGER THINGS, but this story is more grounded while still having potentially fantastic elements… A sweet and nostalgic storyline.” – BLUE CAT

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NEWSERS  (one-hour, YA dramedy)

Two eager high school journalists investigate a federal conspiracy within their school district involving the betrayal of a beloved principal — while facing turbulent home lives as the children of immigrants. (*Note: half-hour version available)

REVIEW: “NEWSERS has everything one could want in a teen drama—distinctive characters, hilarious wit, a fierce political spirit, and a big heart. From the moment Julian and Mimi are introduced with their adorably nerdy “2020 EIC” hand signals, it is true love. They think and talk like contemporary high schoolers, and their journalistic ambitions create a great narrative motor for the plot.” –  BLUE CAT

ACCOLADES: Finalist, ScreenCraft Fellowship (2019); Finalist, Stowe Story Labs Fellowship (2019); Semifinalist, Blue Cat (2019); Semifinalist, ScreenCraft’TV Pilot Launch (2018); Quarterfinalist, Page International (2019); Semifinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices (2018).

NEWSERS, the half-hour version, was a Final Draft Big Break quarterfinalist (2020).

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Please click the links for information on Jennifer’s feature scripts DEFENSIVE DRIVING and MILLER’S MOUNTAIN. She also has a PEN15 spec that was a 2021 major studio fellowship finalist!

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THE INCREDIBLE KIMCHI DOKKAEBI (TV half-hour, Sci-Fi, Action, Workplace Comedy)

An impassioned Korean American girl with serious anger issues grows up to be The Incredible Kimchi Dokkaebi, a Korean mythological goblin with superhuman strength, while working full-time as a school teacher who tries to take down the system. 

ACCOLADES 2022: Grand Prize Winner, ISA Sci-Fi Fantasy Competition. Semifinalist, Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab (Top 25). Selected for a live virtual reading by Coverfly and The Storytellers Conservatory. All in 2022.

REVIEW: THE INCREDIBLE KIMCHI DOKKAEBI

“A striking project, showing originality at every level. The writer takes advantage of the medium, providing a reality that has a high level of energy. The characters are likable while also being eccentric and distinct.” – ISA Grand Prize Winner, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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CRACKBERRY

Feature | Biopic Drama – Rise & Fall / True Crime | Based on  a True Story

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Comps: CRAZY RICH ASIANS meets THE WOLF OF WALL STREET