Heidi Baletic

Heidi Baletic is a London based scriptwriter and novelist. She studied Screenwriting at the Academy of Drama Arts, Belgrade and King's College & RADA, London, and is an alumni of Serial Eyes TV writing programme in Berlin. She wrote for Fox Kids, Radio Television of Serbia, Treci Kanal and co-operated with Sky Atlantic, Canal+, Warp films and BBC ( "Casualty" Shadow Scheme). Heidi was selected for Guiding Lights Filmmakers Scheme supported by UK Film Council where she was mentored by Nick Hornby. She wrote the script for a feature film "Take a Deep Breath" directed by Dragan Marinkovic (Best Foreign Language Film award at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2005). Her original play "Dead Man's Coat" was staged in London and Belgrade and was produced as a TV drama for Radio Television of Serbia. Heidi's adaptation of Danilo Kis's novels - "The Timetable of Andreas Sam" was staged at Yugoslav Drama Theatre. Her novel "Take Me to Another Place" was published to critical acclaim by Stubovi Kulture.