The Summer Pitch-lympics

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Are you ready to put your pitch to the test? 

Roadmap invites you to register for our Pitching Madness Tournament! This four week tournament will give you the opportunity to put your pitching skills to the test, get your story in front of our industry judges, and make new friends in our amazing community! 

Each week, writers will pitch their story in a roundtable setting for that round's judge. The judges will decide who advances to the next round until we get to the Final Four. 

Roundtables will be an hour long, and will be scheduled for Saturdays between the hours of 9am and 4pm PT to ensure that everyone is able to attend at least one roundtable. You will only pitch in one roundtable for each round you participate in, so you will not be online all day! 

Here's How It Works: 

Round One - Judged by Roadmap Staff 

Round Two - Judged by Industry Assistants and Coordinators 

Round Three - Judged by Creative and Development Execs

Round Four - Judged by Agents and Managers

The Grand Prize Winner Will Receive: 

  • 10 Open Pitch Credits ($590 value) 
  • 1 Portfolio Consult with an exec of your choice ($345 value) 
  • 1 Month of Pitch Fitness Club ($99 value) 
  • 1 month of personally curated marketing to execs and reps (up to 10 emails on your behalf) from Roadmap Staff (priceless) 

The Three Semi-Finalists Will Receive: 

  • 5 Open Pitch Credits ($295 value) 
  • 1 First 15 Consult with an exec of your choice ($65 value)
  • 1 Month of Pitch Fitness Club ($99 value) 
  • 1 month of personally curated marketing to execs and reps (up to 5 emails on your behalf) from Roadmap Staff (priceless) 

Week One - Opening Round (Weekend of 5/4)

Summary

Writers will pitch their project. Each writer will get 8 minutes total, so you should aim to keep your pitch to about 5 minutes. Zoom links, judges and specific session times will be posted before the weekend.

Each judge may nominate up to 3 writers to advance to the next round. 

Opening Round judges will consist of the RoadCrew. 

Week One Roundtable w/ Alex Davies

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Summary

Writers pitching in this round are: 

Steve Becker
Gilda  Hauser Porcari
Ryan Estabrooks
Matthew Foss
Albert Stroth

Olga Holtz

Week One Roundtable w/ Alexis Adkins

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Summary

Writers pitching in this round are: 

James Murphy
Andrew Varhol
Laurie McKinsey
Kate Imy
Marianna Staroselsky

Week One Roundtable w/ Rip Warren

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Summary

Writers pitching in this round are: 

Kalynn Huffman Brower
Jared Michael Delaney
Lisa Garvey
Roy Hsu
Michael Elliott

Week One Roundtable w/ Julianne Wargren

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Summary

Writers pitching in this round are: 

Gregory Wakeman
Fred Nicora
Eric Rudnick
Patrick Veeder

Victor San Miguel

SA Brown

Week Two - Second Round (Weekend of 5/11)

Summary

Writers will pitch their project. Each writer will get 8 minutes total, so you should aim to keep your pitch to about 5 minutes. 

Each judge may nominate up to 4 writers to advance to the next round. 

Second Round judges will consist of the assistants and coordinators at production and management companies. 

Week Two Roundtable w/ Jon-Alexander Genson

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Summary

Writers pitching in this round are: 

Steve Becker 

James Murphy 
Andrew Varhol 
Jared Michael Delaney 
Roy Hsu 
Kalynn Huffman Brower 
Fred Nicora 

Host:
Jon-Alexander Genson - Literary & Development Coordinator, Sheree Guitar Entertainment

Jon, a Mexican-American from Chicago, IL, was raised by a single immigrant mother. He served as Military Police in the U.S. Army, deploying to Guantanamo Bay before earning a BA in Creative Writing from Illinois State University, where he was mentored by the late Kass Fleisher. Jon gained experience at the boutique talent agency Park Artists Group, lit management/production company Aperture Entertainment, and Lionsgate. Currently, he is the Literary & Development Coordinator at Sheree Guitar Entertainment and a graduate of the WGF Veterans Writing Project. There, he developed a one-hour drama/horror pilot script and pitch under the guidance of Craig Sweeny, Christina Walker, and Eli Edelson. In 2023, he was admitted into the Writers Guild Foundation's 2023 Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program. Jon also occasionally publishes in the short fiction and poetry space.


 

Week Two Roundtable w/ Alison Dumbell

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Summary

Writers pitching in this round are: 


SA Brown 
Victor San Miguel 
Ryan Estabrooks 
Matthew Foss 
Gilda Porcari 
Olga Holtz 

Kate Imy 

Host:
Alison Dumbell - Development Assistant, Marilyn Atlas Management

Alison Dumbell is a junior manager and development associate for Marilyn Atlas Management and is busy earning a credit alongside Marilyn and her team developing a YA book as a TV project. Script analysis is a big part of her work as well as modifying loglines, giving feedback to writer clients and attending writing and acting events around LA.

Before taking on this role, Alison was living in India for 9 years where she worked as a wine writer and consultant while also writing a multicultural Women's Fiction novel. She had the unique opportunity of appearing as an extra in Bollywood movies and shadowing a wide range of entertainment industry leaders. 

Alison is a dual British and American citizen, a graduate of Cornell University and more recently studied screenwriting with the London Film School, moving to Los Angeles in August 2022.

In her free time, Alison has a podcast where she talks about all things Hallyu / Korean Wave and writes a blog about the culture shock of moving back to the US after 25 years living abroad.

Week Three - Sweet Sixteen (Weekend of 5/18)

Summary

Writers will pitch their project. Each writer will get 8 minutes total, so you should aim to keep your pitch to about 5 minutes. 

Each judge may nominate up to 4 writers to advance to the next round. 

Third Round judges will consist of the creative and development execs at production and management companies. 

Week Four - The Final Four (Weekend of 6/1)

Summary

Writers will pitch their project. Each writer will get 8 minutes total, so you should aim to keep your pitch to about 5 minutes. 

The panel of judges will choose one winner. 

The Final Four judges will consist of agents and managers.  

 

More about
Roadmap Writers

Roadmap Writers is a talent training and discovery platform for screenwriters ready for a guided path to success. Our programs are hosted by working industry executives and are designed to empower writers with actionable tools and insights to elevate your craft and cultivate relationships with industry professionals. Since 2016, we have helped hundreds of writers from all over the world sign to representation, staff on series, and option and produce their projects. Our writers have been staffed on BRIDGERTON, THE FLASH, CHICAGO PD, THE FIRST LADY, NIGHT COURT, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE RESIDENT, REACHER, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, MAYANS and POKERFACE. Writers have sold, set up and been produced by Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, MGM, American High, New Republic Pictures, Maven Screen Media, Lifetime, Will Packer Studios and Roku. 

How it Works

Cancellation Policy: You may cancel for a full refund up to 5 days prior to the start of the class. Cancellations requested after this period will be ineligible for refunds.

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The Roadmap Promise

Roadmap Writers prides itself on the quality of executives we bring to our programs and we work hard to get you the best feedback possible.

Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.

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