Bendico Film

Our company

Bendico ltd. is a film production company founded in 2007 with the mission of developing new authors and narrative forms. In its first 10 years of activity, Bendico ltd. made for Medusa video the specials for numerous classic Italian films (including “Ludwig”, “I knew her well”, “Boccaccio ’70”) and produced many documentaries like “Suso – conversazioni con Margherita d’Amico” directed by Gioia Magrini and Roberto Meddi, co-produced by Istituto Luce Cinecittà with the contribution of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities.

With “Tormenti-film disegnato”, in 2012 Bendico started producing fiction films. The film is an experimental animation film directed by Filiberto Scarpelli and based on the drawings of the famous screenwriter Furio Scarpelli. It was selected as a Special Event at Rome Film Festival and welcomed with great enthusiasm by the public and critics. It was also a winner of a Ciak d’Oro.

WORKS

Films

  • 2022 – “Gli Anni Belli” directed by Lorenzo d’Amico De Carvalho, a co-production with RAI Cinema, Hora Mágica, Art & Popcorn e Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, supported by MEDIA, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Lazio Cinema International, Regione Lazio, Calabria Film Commission, Regione Siciliana. Opening event at the 29° European Film Festival Palić, in competition at 19° Magna Graecia Film Festival.
  • 2012 – “Tormenti – film disegnato” directed by Filiberto Scarpelli, written and illustrated by Furio Scarpelli, co-produced by RAI Cinema with the contribution of the Ministry for the Cultural Heritage and Activities and distributed by Lucky Red. It was presented as a Special Event at the 7th Rome International Film Festival and was the winner of a Ciak d’Oro.
  • 2016 – “La promesse de l’Aube” (executive producer) directed by Eric Barbier, produced by Jerico and Nexus Factory, distributed by Pathé.

Documentaries

  • 2021 “Rua do Prior 41” (executive producer) directed by Lorenzo d’Amico De Carvalho, produced by Hora Mágica, supported by Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual. Official selection 17° Biografilm Festival, in competition al 20° RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival.
  • 2007 – “Ritratto di Sconosciuto – Marcellus, Dominicus, Vincentius” directed by Gioia Magrini and Roberto Meddi.
  • 2007 – “Suso – conversazioni con Margherita d’Amico” directed by Luca Zingaretti, co-produced by RAI Cinema.
  • 2013 – “L’uomo che ride – Sergio Corbucci” directed by Gioia Magrini and Roberto Meddi, co-produced by Istituto Luce Cinecittà with the contribution of the Ministry for the Cultural Heritage and Activities.

Video

  • 2008-2012 – produces for Medusa Video the making-of and extras for DVDs of different classic Italian films such as: “Ludwig”, “Misunderstood”, “I knew her well”, “Indian summer”, “Family diary”, “The iron prefect”, “Boccaccio ’70”, “Last year at Marienbad”, “The future is woman”, “The story of Piera”, “The passionate thief”, “Metello”, “Seven beauties”.