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 Backrooms.

Under his Ford Films banner, Lucas has produced 5 debut feature films and several short films that have been selected at SXSW, Slamdance, San Francisco, Palm Springs, Austin and Fantasia’s Frontières Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. Upcoming projects include the horror/comedy Portal to Hell starring Keith David and Richard Kind as well as Adulting starring Jake Ryan, Dagmara Dominczyk and Kelsey Asbille.

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).

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.

He serves as a producing mentor for the PROOF Film Festival, Tasveer Producers Lab and Palm Springs Shortfest, and also teaches independent producing as an Adjunct Professor at USC. Lucas is a voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and resides in Los Angeles.

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Ford Films is an independent film and television production company focused on bold, filmmaker-driven stories with both artistic ambition and commercial potential. The company develops and produces elevated genre films, prestige projects, and breakout discoveries for global audiences.