‘The Apprentice’ Producer Daniel Bekerman & His Scythia Films Ink With WME

EXCLUSIVE: Producer Daniel Bekerman and his Scythia Films have signed with WME for representation.

Bekerman served as the EP on The Wedding Banquet, which premiered at Sundance this year, directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang.

Bekerman’s recent projects include Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong, which received three BAFTA and two Golden Globe nominations along with Oscar nominations for Stan and Strong. He also had Endless Cookie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance; I Object, directed by Oscar-nominee Andrew Niccol, starring Anna Faris and Karl Urban, and Close to You, directed by Dominic Savage starring Elliot Page. Bekerman also produced Sundance-winner The Witch, Cold Copy featuring Tracee Ellis-Ross and Bel Powley, and Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut Falling.

He also executive produced three films that premiered at Sundance 2024; including Love Me, starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun, My Old Ass, written by the award-winning Megan Park, starring Aubrey Plaza and Winner featuring Zach Galifianakis and Kathryn Newton.

His other EP credits include The Dead Don’t Hurt directed by and starring Viggo Mortensen, A Nice Indian Boy which premiered at last year’s SXSW and Radio Silence’s cult hit Ready or Not with Searchlight Pictures/Vinson Films.

Bekerman is the founder of Scythia Films, one of Canada’s leading independent production companies with operations in Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Los Angeles and London. Scythia Films’ other executives include LA-based producer Jordan Hart and London-based producer Christina Wood – they work across development, production and business affairs.