Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
Concept first. Why you as a writer? What personal element do you bring to this story that makes you the only person suited to tell it?
I'm currently seeking horror, thriller, drama, mystery, and based on real event features in the vein of HOKUM, WEAPONS, BARBARIAN, PRISONERS, WINTER'S BONE, MYSTIC RIVER, and WIND RIVER. In TV I have a broad interest in one hour drama with legs. Something that can go beyond multiple seasons and there is a clear undeniable path to that.
Not particularly interested in comedy or romance right now.
Justin Kohlas is a screenwriter and producer with over a decade of experience in television, film, and independent production. He is the founder of Kimbermark, a full-service independent production company specializing in development, production, and IP adaptation. Kimbermark recently completed its first film, HIDE, which premiered at the 25th Anniversary of Screamfest, was nominated for Best Thriller at the prestigious Nightmares Film Festival, and recently played the Oscar Qualifying 50th Cleveland International Film Festival. It will have its Pacific Northwest debut at Portland Horror Film Festival this summer.
He has also secured television and film rights to multiple bestselling novels, including The Moonlight Child by Karen McQuestion (top three thriller on Amazon three years in a row) that will star NCIS: Los Angeles stars Daniela Ruah and Natalia Del Riego. He's also in development on The New York Times bestseller The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier by Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan, which is set up with Oscar-winning producer Evan Hayes (Free Solo) at Unreasonable Studios. Justin has pitched several projects with companies all over town including Spyglass, Universal Television, Skydance, and Netflix amongst many others.
Justin also served as a writer on the CBS Television Studios drama NCIS: LOS ANGELES under showrunner R. Scott Gemmill (creator of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning show The Pitt), overseeing episodes from story pitch through production and network delivery.
On the production side, Justin has worked on studio television and features including IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, SHAMELESS, and CAKE. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and is represented by Affirmative Entertainment, Original Artists, and Feig Finkel.
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.
Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your registration for a refund or Roadmap gift card if you have not yet submitted your material for review. However, once your material has been received, your registration cannot be canceled. Having revised material or a desire to retroactively apply a discount or gift card code are not grounds for cancellation, refunds, or gift card credit. Once your material has been submitted, the only acceptable grounds for cancellation and a refund or gift card credit is an unforeseen, ongoing emergency on the part of either the writer or the exec resulting in more than 6 weeks without any scheduling update from the exec via direct contact or Roadmap, or a sudden change in the exec's ongoing availability. In the instance of an irreconcilable scheduling issue, the writer may still receive a written feedback report from the exec. In this case, the writer is not entitled to a refund or gift card credit as the exec has read the submitted material and provided written feedback in lieu of the call.