Scythia Films

Scythia Films Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founders
  • Daniel Bekerman
HeadquartersToronto,
Canada
Key people
  • Daniel Bekermen (CEO)
ProductsMotion pictures
Services
Number of employees
11-50 (2020)
Websitescythiafilms.com

Scythia Films Inc. is a leading Canadian independent entertainment company founded by Daniel Bekerman in 2008, and based in Toronto.

Projects

Scythia Films jointly produced Robert Eggers' 2015 period horror The Witch with several other production companies.[1]

In 2017, it was announced that Scythia Films along with Stellar Citizens would launch a development fund to produce between five and seven film and television projects.[2] The first of these was reported to be an adaptation of Mark Vonnegut's The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity.

The company also jointly produced the 2018 political thriller Backstabbing for Beginners,[3] starring Theo James and Ben Kingsley.[4]

Scythia Films' produced the directorial debut of actor Viggo Mortensen, Falling, with five other companies. Falling had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. It was intended to screen at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival[5] until the festival was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[6] It was shown at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[7][8][9]

Since 2008, Scythia Films has been a Service Producer and Producer on over 40 feature films.

The Apprentice, produced by Scythia Films, premiered at The Cannes Film Festival in 2024, and screened at Telluride and TIFF later that year.

References

  1. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 10, 2019). "Altitude Launches '80s Homage Thriller 'Coming Soon' From 'The Witch' & 'Riot Girls' Producers — Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 11, 2017). "Scythia Films & Stellar Citizens Launch Fund To Coin Pics; 'The Eden Express' Up First". Deadline. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (October 26, 2015). "Ben Kingsley & Josh Hutcherson Book 'Backstabbing For Beginners' – AFM". Deadline. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (October 26, 2015). "Josh Hutcherson, Ben Kingsley Starring in Political Thriller 'Backstabbing for Beginners'". Variety. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Kay, Jeremy (June 22, 2020). "Cannes official selection 'Falling' scores UK, France, LatAm deals (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Pulver, Andrew (April 14, 2020). "Cannes film festival says 2020 edition cannot go ahead 'in original form'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Anderton, Ethan (July 30, 2020). "TIFF 2020 Line-Up Includes Films from Regina King, Viggo Mortensen, Halle Berry, Werner Herzog & More". Slashfilm. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Alter, Rebecca (July 31, 2020). "TIFF Announces 2020 Lineup: Regina King's Directorial Debut, Spike Lee, and More". Vulture. Vox Media. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Ziegler, Hannah (August 25, 2020). "TIFF Reveals Full 2020 Festival Lineup". Elle Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

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