Lucas Ford - Month Mentorship

Lucas Ford is an award-winning Canadian film and television producer and development executive with a passion for championing bold, filmmaker-driven and genre storytelling. Most recently as a film executive at Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment, Lucas contributed to cultural hits like STRANGER THINGS, SHADOW & BONE, and FREE GUY, and developed projects with major studios including Netflix, Warner Bros, and A24, such as the viral feature adaptation of THE BACKROOMS.

Under his Ford Films banner, Lucas has produced projects that have been selected at SXSW, Slamdance, Sitges, Austin and Telefilm Canada’s Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. Upcoming projects include the horror/comedy PORTAL TO HELL starring Keith David and Richard Kind as well as HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND? with James Morosini and Rachael Harris.

Lucas began his career at the Toronto International Film Festival where he worked for the CEO and Artistic Director, later holding roles at Searchlight Pictures, Amazon Studios, and MGM, as well as working on celebrated Canadian series LETTERKENNY (Hulu) and BAD BLOOD (Netflix).

A Film Independent and BAFTA Fellow, Lucas holds an MFA from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program and a BFA from Toronto Metropolitan University. His training also includes the Reykjavik Talent Lab and International Co-Producing at HFF München. Lucas is a voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and resides in Los Angeles, CA.