In the summer of 2017, Renate Ranzi and Birgit Oberkofler assumed joint leadership of IDM Film Fund & Commission. Following a restructuring of IDM Film Commission Südtirol in 2019, Birgit Oberkofler continued to lead the commission on her own. In May 2025, Renate Ranzi will take over as Head of the IDM Film Commission Südtirol.
Renate Ranzi has been with IDM since 2016. In 2017, she became Co-Head of IDM Film Fund & Commission alongside Birgit Oberkofler. Since 2019, she has served as Coordinator for Film Locations and the Creative Industry. Looking ahead to her return as Head of IDM Film Commission Südtirol in May, she shares her anticipation for her “old” new role: “I will miss the close collaboration with Birgit Oberkofler. Thanks to Birgit’s outstanding leadership and our exceptional team, IDM Film Commission Südtirol is in an excellent position today. IDM is one of the leading players in film funding in the Alpine region. We are committed to strengthening the regional film industry within our means and to building bridges between filmmakers from German-speaking areas and their Italian counterparts and vice versa.”
Birgit Oberkofler bids farewell with a look back and a view ahead: “After eight years at the helm of IDM Film Commission Südtirol, I’ve decided to fully dedicate myself to new cultural projects. I’m confident that IDM Film Commission will be in the best of hands with Renate Renzi, with whom I’ve worked closely for nearly a decade in a relationship built on trust and friendship, and with a team that will continue to position South Tyrol as a top-tier film location with utmost professionalism.”