DCM Nabs Trump Pic ‘The Apprentice,’ Announces New Managing Director – MASHAHER

Zurich and Berlin-based distrib DCM has nabbed Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” ahead of its May 20 world premiere in Cannes, where its screening in competition.

Written by Gabriel Sherman, “The Apprentice” follows Donald Trump’s real estate career in New York during the 1970s and ’80s and his relationships with lawyer Roy Cohen (Jeremy Strong), wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova) and father Fred Trump (Martin Donovan).

DCM will release “The Apprentice” in cinemas in Germany and Switzerland.

DCM Fillm has also announced the appointment of former Studiocanal exec Alexandra Bauermeister as managing director effective July 1.

Bauermeister, who most recently served as executive vice president of business and legal affairs at Studiocanal and before that held a leadership role at Kinowelt, takes over from DCM founding partners Dario Suter, Christoph Daniel, Marc Schmidheiny and Joel Brandeis, who have overseen the company since its establishment in 2008.

The four founders will transition to overarching roles in DCM’s newly formed board following Bauermeister’s appointment.

“I am delighted to be taking on a role that seems tailor-made for me: working together with the four company founders and their dynamic team, who have courageously and creatively established their place in the film industry and are now ready for the next step in growth,” said Bauermeister. “It is a special moment in my career to take over the operational management of the film division and to continue my passion for film at DCM.”

Suter added: “For us four founders, appointing Alexandra Bauermeister is an important step into our company’s future. By entrusting the operational management to the best hands, we can focus on advancing DCM’s strategic vision. Alexandra Bauermeister brings a new level of experience and energy that perfectly complements our founding culture. We are proud to have such an experienced leader join our team.”