Emiliana Ammirata

Emi is a Venezuelan filmmaker based in London, UK.  Her work spans from independent film to commercials. 

She is the co-founder of production company DISCORDIA, based in LA and London. 

Emi also co-founded non-profit organisation, JEVA, focused on supporting Venezuelan women in the arts. 

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Emi is a filmmaker from Venezuela with a vocation to create impact based storytelling. 

Emi started her career in Los Angeles, working at Participant Media in their Documentary division. She later went on to produce Venezuelan feature La Causa (World Premiere, IDFA 2019 ). In 2019, she produced numerous short films with Film Independent’s Project Involve Program as well as branded content with Gucci, VICE, and Garage Magazine. She then went on to work as a post-production supervisor for WIRELESS, limited series, produced by Steven Soderbergh for Quibi, now on ROKU TV.

In 2020, Emi relocated to London to work with Esperanto Filmoj, Alfonso Cuarón’s production company, on the development of their multiple productions with Apple TV+ and Disney+. She worked in-house as an Executive and additionally performed as a Script Coordinator for their upcoming Apple TV+ series, ‘Disclaimer’, starring Cate Blanchett. 

In 2020 she co-founded JEVA, a non-profit educational organization made for and from Venezuelan womxn that work within the cinematic space. Spanning over 1,500 members, they provide educational workshops, grant support, small sponsorships, and mentorship. They’ve recently partnered with the Goethe Institute and Film Independent. 

Emi is also the co-founder of the film studio DISCORDIA, which she launched with her long-time collaborators. They have premiered features in Locarno, Tribeca, FIDMarseille, and many more festivals.

She is heavily influenced by her roots and a strong sense of community filmmaking. She hopes to make ground-breaking independent cinema that does not follow dogmatic storytelling.