The exec of your choice will read either the first 25 pages of 4 scripts, 33 pages of 3 scripts, or the first 50 pages of 2 scripts. You'll also submit a one-pager of loglines (to include Title, Format, Genre, and Comps with each logline) for their review. Then you'll have a one-hour call with the exec to get their notes and feedback on your portfolio as a whole, as well as receive marketing and career advice. Be prepared to ask guiding questions!
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While I have a deep, passionate, borderline obsessive love for Cross-Cultural Comedies and Music Oriented Biopics, I maintain an open heart and mind. I'm game for anything that could keep me entertained and delighted on a long, potentially bottom-numbing Cross-Atlantic flight. I mean, if it can make me forget that my legs have gone numb and the guy next to me is snoring like a chainsaw, it's a winner in my book!
Medha Jaishankar is a producer and media consultant with nearly two decades of experience in global entertainment. Her recent projects include the feature films "He Went That Way," starring Jacob Elordi and Zachary Quinto, and "Don’t Feed The Children," featuring Michelle Dockery and Giancarlo Esposito, and directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg. Her unique capacity to foster and lead cross-cultural collaborations that enhance bilateral entertainment trade led to her selection by the US-India Business Council (part of the US Chamber of Commerce) to co-chair their Media & Entertainment Council in 2022.
Medha has consulted for notable companies in India (Reliance, Mahindra & Mahindra, and JetSynthesys) and executives in the US (Jack Giarraputo - Founder of Happy Madison, Phil Quartararo - Former CEO of Virgin Music America). Recently, she led the music technology company Virtual Sonics in a collaboration with Sony to secure an exclusive distribution deal with aerospace company Safran. Through Virtual Sonics, she continues to contribute to audio advancements in entertainment, healthcare, commercial real estate, and defense.
Medha began her career in New York City as a grip/gaffer on several films, then worked as a camerawoman, editor, producer, and reporter for the BBC film review show “Talking Movies”, where she filmed and interviewed filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, and Mike Figgis, and actors such as Shah Rukh Khan, Jared Leto, Ice Cube, and Vin Diesel. She later worked in India as a consultant for Reliance Entertainment and served as a founder and selection committee member of the 2012 Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute’s screenwriters lab. During her time in India, she also directed and produced episodes of ABSOLUT’s Blue Frog Diaries for MTV India.
After moving to LA, Medha worked closely with Oscar and BAFTA-winning producers including David Linde and Steve Clark Hall. In 2018, she produced music videos for Ugandan rapper GNL Zamba (along with the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins) and renowned Bollywood singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, collectively receiving more than 2.5 million YouTube views. In 2020, she executive produced the US set horror short film "Facelift," which premiered at Nightstream, the biggest US genre festival in 2020, as well as ten other major genre film festivals. In 2023, she produced the Indian set horror short “Night of the Bride” that won the “Scariest Short” at the Overlook Film Festival and an audience award at Fantasia Festival. Medha also produced the podcast "EkWomen" with Warner Music India.
A polyglot who has lived in eight countries, Medha is involved with #StartWith8Hollywood as a mentor to female filmmakers, participates as a teacher/mentor at the screenwriting institution Roadmap Writers, and is a member of the advisory board for the LA based Asian World Film Festival. Her ability to bridge creative and corporate worlds across continents seamlessly has been highlighted by industry leaders in both the US and India. Medha also undertakes charitable work in rural India, focusing on women's empowerment. Her efforts reflect a blend of professional leadership in media, entertainment, and technology while actively supporting gender equity and education.
After registering, you will receive instructions on how to submit your material in your order confirmation email. Please be sure to submit a one-pager of loglines and either 2 scripts (50 pages each), 3 scripts (33 pages each), or 4 scripts (25 pages each). After submitting your material, please allow 3-4 weeks to receive proposed times for scheduling your call with the exec.
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Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
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 by Roadmap, 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.