School for documentary
ZeLIG runs a three-year vocational training course in documentary filmmaking funded by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano through the Council for Professional Training in Italian/German/ Ladin languages, with majors in camera/lighting, editing/post-production, and directing/project development. Courses are held in three languages: Italian, German and English.
Admissions open every three years. The next admission test, for the cycle of studies 2013-2016, is planned to be held in 2013.

ESoDoc - European Social Documentary is a EU's Media training initiative which focuses on a special genre of documentary production that is particularly suitable for the new multiplatform world: documentaries that draw attention to human rights, social justice and environmental protection, particularly in the developing world. ESoDoc wants to prepare professionals for the markets of tomorrow and make them part of the changing audiovisual world.  ESoDoc offers three 1-week sessions held over a 6-month period, during which participants, either individually or in groups, develop a documentary film project.

ESoDoc Internazional is addressed to African, Indian and European filmmakers, new media professionals and NGO representatives who want to develop social documentary projects suitable for the International Markets. Through online conferences, lectures and case studies, we provide an innovative didactic approach in different storytelling techniques and platforms (i.e. Participatory Video, New Media) and in pitching skills.

LINCT - Leveraging International Networks for Co-Productions and Training - is a project supported by the EU’s MEDIA International Preparatory Action with the specific aim of creating a dialogue for promoting documentary co-productions between India and Europe. LINCT foresees online-conferences and on residential workshop in New Delhi from 16th to 21st of November 2009.