Elan Mastai
Screenwriter, Novelist

About

Elan Mastai is a novelist and screenwriter who enjoys casually leaning against walls with a friendly smile on his face as requested by his publisher.

Photo credit: David Leyes

Photo credit: David Leyes

 

Elan Mastai

“All Our Wrong Todays” is my first novel, but I’ve been working as a screenwriter for nearly two decades. I was nominated for an Emmy Award for my work on the hit TV series “This Is Us”—I spent three seasons writing the show and co-executive produced the sixth and final season. Among the movies I’ve written is “What If” (known as “The F Word” in some countries) a comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis, Megan Park, and Rafe Spall, directed by Michael Dowse. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and I was fortunate to win the Canadian Academy Award and the Writers Guild of Canada Award for my screenplay.