Daniel Bekerman
Founder & President
Scythia Films is a production company with operations in Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Los Angeles led by Daniel Bekerman. Scythia develops original works, international co-productions, and is also one of the premiere service production companies in Canada. Scythia is dedicated to balancing high artistic ambition with the imperative to connect with audiences.
Upcoming projects include THE APPRENTICE starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, and Maria Bakalova, directed by Cannes winner Ali Abassi, and I, OBJECT directed by Oscar nominee Andrew Niccol, starring Anna Faris and Karl Urban.
Recent credits include COLD COPY starring Bel Powley and Tracee Ellis Ross, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, and SLASHBACK which had its premiere in March 2022 at SXSW. Scythia also produced THE FRIENDSHIP GAME, starring Peyton List from Netflix’s COBRA KAI. Additional credits include FALLING, Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut, a UK/Canada Treaty Co-Production, which celebrated its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 and was an Official Selection at the 73rd Edition of the Cannes Film Festival as well as TIFF; the A24 hit THE WITCH, winner of the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as two Independent Spirit Awards; REMEMORY, directed by Mark Palansky, which also premiered at Sundance; COME TO DADDY, a New Zealand/Ireland/Canada Treaty Co-Production starring Elijah Wood released by Saban; YOUTH UNSTOPPABLE, a climate change documentary released during the UN’s conference in 2021 in Glasgow, as well as thousands of school groups around the world; and PERCY VS GOLIATH, starring Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci and Zach Braff, which is based on events from a 1998 lawsuit.
Dan served as the executive producer for three films that made the official selection of Sundance Film Festival 2024; including LOVE ME, starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun (Rhea Films), MY OLD ASS, written by the award winning- Megan Park and starring Aubrey Plaza and WINNER featuring Zach Galifianakis and Kathryn Newton.
Service Productions include THE DEAD DON’T HURT, directed by and starring Viggo Mortensen, and PRISCILLA, an official selection of the Venice Film Festival 2023 and directed by Sofia Coppola. Other projects include THE CRAFT; LEGACY (Sony/Blumhouse), directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, READY OR NOT (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Vinson Films) directed by ‘Radio Silence,’ which premiered as well as HOW IT ENDS (Forest Whitaker) and ANON (Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried) for Netflix, and FIRESTARTER, with Zach Efron (Blumhouse and Universal).
Jordan Hart
Producer & VP Development
Jordan Hart is a producer and executive in Los Angeles where she shepherds a diverse slate of features and series through development and production. Next up is I OBJECT, directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Anna Faris and Karl Urban.
Prior to joining the team, she served as Director of Development for the Oscar-, Emmy-, and BAFTA-winning Little Monster Films. While there, she developed ANGEL CITY for HBO, RETURN TO SPACE for Netflix, PHOTOGRAPHER and EDGE OF THE UNKNOWN WITH JIMMY CHIN for NatGeo and served as an Associate Producer on the film WILD LIFE, which premiered at Telluride and can be found streaming on Disney+.
At Baltimore Pictures, led by Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson, Jordan worked on features including PATERNO for HBO and THE SURVIVOR, which premiered at TIFF in 2021 and was released by HBO. She began her career supporting hit showrunner DJ Nash on the comedy series GROWING UP FISHER and TRUTH BE TOLD, both on NBC.
Jordan received her Bachelor's from The University of Virginia and her Master's from Boston University. She is a former Film Independent fellow and the recipient of a 2023 NAACP Image Award.
Christina Wood
Producer
Christina is a Canadian-South African producer based in Los Angeles & London. She works across development, legal & business affairs at Scythia Films & Good Question Media.
Christina worked on several features as Associate Producer that saw 2023 festival premieres including; The Dead Don’t Hurt [TIFF 2023] (dir. Viggo Mortensen, starring Vicky Krieps), Close to You [TIFF 2023](dir. Dominic Savage, starring Elliot Page) as well as upcoming Longing (dir. Savi Gabizon, starring Richard Gere and Diane Kruger).
She also served as a Business Affairs Associate on Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla [Venice 2023] , Susanna Fogel’s Winner [Sundace 2024] and Megan Park’s My Old Ass [Sundance 2024].
Prior to her move to Los Angeles in 2022, Christina worked in Toronto, New York City and London. She began her career in distribution working for Entertainment One UK on release campaigns for Academy Award and BAFTA-winning titles including Spotlight and I, Daniel Blake.
Christina holds a BA from McGill University and an MFA from Columbia University and is a BAFTA Connect Member. She is passionate about enabling international voices in film & TV.
Neil Mathieson
Executive Producer - Finance & Business Affairs
Neil Mathieson completes Scythia’s full service capabilities. He heads up financial structuring, tax credit processing, and business affairs oversight of both service productions and original projects.
Prior to partnering with Scythia, Neil was a Senior Analyst for Global Incentives in Toronto, overseeing tax credit financing for both producers and lenders. Neil administered over $250M in tax credits on over 50 Films and TV shows. Projects include The Revenant (New Regency), American Hustle (Annapurna), Sicario (Black Label), Hannibal TV Series (Gaumont).
Neil was also the Manager of International Sales and Business Affairs at Mongrel Media, where he oversaw international sales and worked on such award-winning titles as Menashe (A24), The Tale (HBO), and Maudie (Sony Pictures Classics). From this role Neil became an Associate Producer on Mongrel Media’s first production, Deepa Mehta’s feature film Funny Boy, (also produced by Hamilton Mehta Productions) that filmed in the fall of 2019 on location in Sri Lanka.
Neil graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 2012 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a second major in Film/TV. He is an American and Canadian citizen.