Benjamin Forkner

Prior to founding Pendleton Media Group, Ben spent fifteen years at Management 360 where he was the President of Motion Picture Production. He worked with clients and their respective studio deals and companies on all matters relating to intellectual property, development, financing, and production. Ben worked closely with clients including Channing Tatum, Reese Witherspoon, Margot Robbie, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jimmy Fallon, Anne Hathaway, Chadwick Boseman, David Benioff & Dan Weiss, as well as augmented reality companies like Magic Leap. Ben was chosen as one of Variety's New Leaders of Hollywood and the Hollywood Reporter's Next Generation. In 2019, Ben founded Pendleton Media Group with a first-look film, television, and new media production deal at Entertainment One. Ben graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, in 2001.