Krishnendu Majumdar

Krishnendu is an award-winning producer and director, trained on the BBC Production Trainee scheme, the ITN News Trainee scheme and the BBC Drama Series Directors Academy. He is the co-founder of Me + You Productions, an independent production company who make documentary, drama and comedy projects with co-founder Richard Yee. They are currently in production with the comedy drama series Sick Of It (Sky) starring Karl Pilkington and a trilogy of single dramas by Dominic Savage for Channel 4. Their output includes two series of EMMY winning Hoff the Record, a comedy starring David Hasselhoff and Asim Chaudhry; and two series of The Moaning of Life, starring Karl Pilkington. Their awards include a Mind Media Award and an International Emmy Award for Comedy; and nominations in the BAFTA Television Awards, RTS Programme Awards, British Comedy Awards and the National Television Awards. They have also been shortlisted for two Grierson British Documentary Awards. He has been elected to the BAFTA Television Committee since 2006, was on the Board of Trustees and was the chair of the Learning and Events Committee from 2006 to 2010. He served a term on the Board of Directors, UK and is currently on the PACT council. Credits include: BAFTA Nominated An Idiot Abroad (Sky 1), The Happiness Salesman (BBC Two), True Stories: What's Killing Darcus Howe? (Channel 4), Bleach, Nip, Tuck: The White Beauty Myth (Channel 4), The World's Smallest Man and Me (Channel 4), Michael Howard: No More Mr Nasty (BBC Two), Coked Up Britain (Sky 1) and BAFTA nominated Who You Callin' a Nigger? (Channel 4).