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Lia Beltrami

Traveller
of hope

Filmmaker, author, producer, speaker. I deal with cinema, travel, human rights, inner paths.

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A few highlights

In 1997 I founded the Religion Today Film Festival.

From 2008 to 2013 I served as Councillor for Solidarity and Coexistence of the Autonomous Province of Trento.

I curated the exhibitions of the Holy See Pavilion at EXPO Milan 2015 and in 2017 the artistic direction of the photographic exhibition at EXPO Astana 2017.

I represented Religions for Peace at FAO for 6 years and launched the Women of Faith for Peace  initiative of Aurora Vision production company.

As art director of Emotions to Generate Change, we have created 4 photographic exhibitions in St. Peter’s Square and experiential events for positive transformation in New York, Davos, Rome, Venice, London.

I was born in the mountains, in the Dolomites. I was 7 years old when I crossed the Sahara for the first time with my family in an orange Volkswagen T2. Since then, I've kept the desire to know people from all over the world, to create new connections and develop projects together with those in fragility. A degree in languages was a natural step, then I found my way to cinema and social storytelling, using art as an engine for transformation. I've directed 50 documentaries around the world, and our films have received 175 awards. The soundtrack of every film is by Alberto Beltrami, DJ, singer and composer, my climbing partner and husband since 1988. With my daughter Marianna, we are art directors of photographic exhibitions with Emotions to Generate Change. The time has come to open horizons and walk the world two by two, with an international breath. This is how DUE • DUE - Art for Social Change was born, from the Dolomites to the world: a journey that unfolds in four areas: Films, Music & Media; Exhibitions (Emotions to Generate Change); Events (Open Doors); and Consultancy for humanitarian projects.
Lia Beltrami

What I do today, in Italy and in the world

I create documentary films with integrated communication projects through the  2•2  company. I follow the entire journey from conception to final layout. I submit films to international festivals (in the last 5 years, 510 selections) and accompany them to theaters.

I organize international peace building events and experiential events to activate positive transformation, conferences and debates.

I follow the artistic direction of photographic exhibitions by emerging artists, discovering them in countries with fewer prospects.

I hold training sessions and coaching for individuals and groups on sustainable lifestyle, cinema, dialogue and spiritual journey, women’s empowerment and human rights.

My passions, at a glance

I deal with:

  • Cinema and art14
  • Film Festivals7
  • Human rights17
  • Inner paths29
  • Our films23
  • Picnic11
  • Sport & Outdoor15
  • Travel23
  • Women of Faith for Peace8