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Marjorie Bendeck

Originally from Honduras, Bendeck holds a BA in communications and marketing, and an MA in organisational psychology, besides film production studies in Mexico and the EICTV in Cuba.

Based in Germany since 2003, where she headed the selection committee of Berlinale Talents until 2012, while also working for funds and training initiatives in Europe and Latin America. Her areas of expertise include evaluation of feature film projects as well as workshops for pitch, script and project development. Engaged as a regular consultant with organisations like the Mediterranean Film Institute, ACE Producers and the Berlinale World Cinema Fund. She is head of Connecting Cottbus, an East-West co-production market focused on the broader Eastern European region, and project manager for the Locarno Open Doors Co-Production Hub, currently focused on a part of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Expertise
Script and project development, co-production, festival strategies, pitching and presenting projects.

Territories
World

Marjorie Bendeck

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