Grounded sci-fi, serialized dark comedy, big IP.
Elan Fingles is the Manager of Development & Production at Toluca Pictures. Headed by Steve Stark and Stacey Levin, Toluca Pictures is a production company with a deal at MGM. Most recently, Stark was the President of MGM TV/UA where he was responsible for many Emmy-Award winning series. Levin served as SVP Development at MGM before joining Toluca Pictures as its President. Currently, Toluca Pictures has a diverse slate of over 50 projects. They are committed to bringing grounded and elevated content to a global audience. Most recent work includes THE HANDMAID'S TALE (Hulu), FARGO (FX), WEDNESDAY (Netflix) and more.
Elan previously served at Grandview/Automatik, and Marlon Wayans' production company, Wayans Alvarez Productions. He also worked at Jesse James Films, a production company that specializes in IP to TV/Film, where he helped develop and package features and series' at Netflix and Disney, and produced an off-Broadway musical starring Gary Busey. He also worked with Siena Oberman's Artemis Pictures where he worked on packaging and financing independent films including Gia Coppola's Mainstream and Andrew Durham's Fairyland at Sundance.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.