Heidi Gronauer is passionate about film, theatre, dance, and music, and believes in the power of the arts to foster dialogue and inspire change.
She led ZeLIG Film School in Bolzano for more than 35 years, shaping it into an internationally recognised centre for documentary education. She founded and directed the European training programme ESoDoc – European Social Documentary (2004–2025) and was responsible for the Media-Mundus and international projects realised by ZeLIG in India and Africa (LINCT; ESoDoc INDIA; ESoDoc International).

In her early years, she was active in Berlin’s cultural scene, contributing to artistic initiatives and cross-city partnerships. She has worked in Italy since the mid-1980s, collaborating with Trento Cinema – International Encounters with Music for Cinema, and creating theatre series and cultural exchange projects between Germany and Italy, including Adventure in Europe – City of Berlin, Pirati Teatrali, and Teatrando… in lingua straniera.
She is co-founder of the Italian documentary association Doc/it and has co-directed the Italian Doc Screenings since 2014. She has served on numerous film juries and funding bodies, collaborates with the Trento Film Festival and many other festivals and networks worldwide, and is a member of the European Film Academy (EFA).

Trento/Berlin October 2025

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