Elizabeth Daro
Elizabeth Daro is an award-winning executive producer and creator who has developed and produced projects with Universal, Disney, Warner Bros., MGM, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Sony, Amblin, Imagine, and others.
As founder of Elias Entertainment and co-founder of Sitting Ducks Productions, Ms. Daro’s career spans film, TV, animation, music, and emerging media.
Elias Entertainment was recently awarded a prestigious Epic Games/Unreal Engine MegaGrant for groundbreaking work in real-time virtual production. Selected from more than 10,000 worldwide submissions, Ms. Daro was honored to be one of the final recipients. The grant supported her creation of CAYDEN, the first real-time interactive teen pop star—born from Ms. Daro’s love of music and designed to redefine audience engagement for a new generation.
Currently, Ms. Daro is developing and packaging RINGMASTERS, a premium TV drama inspired by a true story. Set in the corrupt, glittering underbelly of 1930s Los Angeles, Jewish immigrant brothers transform wrestling into a global phenomenon—putting themselves on a collision course with Harry Chandler, the ruthless L.A. Times publisher determined to shape the city into the “white spot of America”.
Drawing on past virtual experience, Ms. Daro’s team plans to use AI, Unreal Engine, and emerging technologies to bring the world of RINGMASTERS to life.
Ms. Daro began her career after discovering internationally acclaimed artist Michael Bedard’s iconic Sitting Ducks artwork. She acquired the rights and negotiated a landmark decade-long overall deal with Universal. Under her leadership, the CGI animated series SITTING DUCKS debuted to rave reviews and became a #1 rated global hit airing in more than 50 countries, generating over 80 licensees (including a McDonald’s Happy Meal promotion and four branded Sitting Ducks retail stores in Japan). The franchise also expanded into publishing through a multi-book deal with Penguin Putnam.
Ms. Daro was at the helm of Emmy and Gemini Award-winning SANTA CLAUS BROTHERS for the Disney Channel, starring Bryan Cranston and Caroline Rhea. She was later recruited to develop THE NEW PINK PANTHER & PALS for MGM/Cartoon Network and a new MICKEY MOUSE TV project for Disney. She also served as Executive Producer of the UPN animated series THE MOUSE AND THE MONSTER.
Additionally, she developed and executive produced 26 episodes of ZEVO-3 for Nicktoons and the animated feature TWINKLE TOES (distributed by Universal), both based on Skechers franchises.
Full credits: EliasEntertainment.net
Represented by Julie Kane-Ritsch at The Gotham Group
Danielle Mentzer
Ms. Mentzer, co-owner of Elias Entertainment, develops and writes for television and feature films, as well as authors children’s books. She recently story edited twenty-six episodes of the animated series Zevo-3 for Skechers Entertainment. Zevo-3 debuted on Nicktoons as its highest rated show and is currently airing worldwide.
MGM Television hired Ms. Mentzer to develop and write the pilot episodes for Pink Panther & Pals, the newest incarnation of the classic franchise. Based on her pilot, the series was sold to Cartoon Network worldwide.
Ms. Mentzer was also a staff writer on the worldwide hit series Sitting Ducks produced by Universal TV/Sitting Ducks Productions for Cartoon Network. Based on the popularity of one of her episodes “Duck Naked,” Walker Books Ltd. published a children’s book of the same name.
Additionally, Ms. Mentzer penned the environmentally themed children’s book, The Greenzys, which is the foundation for the premiere eco-friendly brand of the same name. Greenzys was launched at FAO Schwarz in New York, breaking sales records for new products. It was also featured on the cover of The New York Times, named a top holiday pick on Entertainment Tonight, ABC, Fox and CNBC, and praised by other major media outlets including People, Good Housekeeping and NBC.
Other development credits include the Emmy Award-winning Santa Claus Brothers (Nelvana/Film Roman/Disney Channel/Sitting Ducks), Twinkle Toes (Skechers Entertainment), Noah’s Blimp (Amblin), Katchoo Kids (Cookie Jar), and David & The Phoenix (Sitting Ducks/The Donner’s Company).
