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Currently in charge of developing the cultural
programming at the OAS under the umbrella of the Art Museum of the Americas,
Bendersky previously served as Cultural Attachée of Chile to the United
States (January 2004 to June 2006). Since her appointment at the OAS in
November 2006, she has been responsible for numerous projects geared toward
raising the visibility, scope, branding, programming and building new
audiences of the Art Museum of the Americas.
A journalist by training (B.A., School of Journalism, Catholic University of
Chile, 1980), and a Hubert H. Humphrey Fulbright Fellow (School of
Journalism, University of Maryland, 1995-96), Bendersky has developed a
substantial part of her career in Television, as a producer and
correspondent; and, in the last few years, she’s been heavily involved in
the promotion of the arts and culture.
In over 20 countries on five continents and spanning nearly 15 years, Lydia
Bendersky produced, directed and wrote hundreds of feature stories for
prime-time television in Chile. First in “Temas” at Televisión Nacional de
Chile (TVN), and later with Canal 13’s “Contacto”, her stories always got
the highest ratings on national TV, and, to this day, are being broadcast on
international cable networks throughout Latin America. Ms. Bendersky was
also the Consultant Producer on a documentary film idea she brought to
Discovery Channel which resulted in a co-production with the BBC. The
hour-long documentary (“Does Prayer Heal?” Discovery version, and “Does
Prayer Work?” BBC version) premiered worldwide in October 2003.
During 2002-2003, Bendersky wrote, directed and produced, in 2 languages,
“The Accidental Diva” (and its Spanish version “Diva por Accidente”), a
documentary film about the life and rise to international stardom of Chilean
world-class soprano Verónica Villarroel. The film –a TVN/Open Sky
co-production-- has won numerous international awards since its premiere in
December of 2003, such as: Golden Camera Award for Best Documentary, U.S.
International Film and Video Festival 2004; CINE Golden Eagle Award for Best
Documentary 2004; Documentary of the Year, Premio INTE 2004; Special Jury
Award, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2004; Best Documentary,
DC International Independent Film Festival 2005; and Official Selection of,
LALIFF (VII Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival), Boston Latino
International Film Festival, and Chicago Latino Film Festival, to name a
few.
Lydia Bendersky has lived in Washington, DC, since 1995.
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