For the second year in a row aemi are delighted to partner with Dublin International Film Festival to present an in-conversation event with a leading voice in the industry to provide film artists with an understanding of festival selection processes and the wide range of possibilities for project development.


Through in-depth conversation with festival programmer & curator Annina Wettstein, this event led by aemi co-director Alice Butler, will break down the film festival process, referring to Annina’s wide-range of experience with high profile film festivals across Europe including her current role on the selection committee for Dok Leipzig, a renowned international festival for documentary and animated film. The event will also include discussion of key roles Annina has played in project development referring specifically to the work she has done recently with Beatrice Minger & Christoph Schaub’s E.1027, a documentary about Eileen Gray that screened at DIFF in 2025 as well as Yves Netzhammer’s prize-winning animated feature, Journey of Shadows.


Annina Wettstein
Annina Wettstein is based in Zurich Switzerland and Since 2018 has been on the selection committee for DOK Leipzig. She has worked with European festivals in various roles for almost 20 years. She was a programmer for Rotterdam, a San Sebastián delegate, and the main programmer for SCANORAMA (Lithuania). She regularly participates in juries and funding committees. She is head of program Distribution and Cinema at FOCAL Foundation for Professional Training in Cinema and Audiovisual Media, a Member of the Fantoche Animation FF executive board, and of both European and Swiss Film Academies.


aemi

Initially formed in 2016 by Co-Directors Alice Butler and Daniel Fitzpatrick, aemi’s core objective is to open up platforms and pathways for film artists. aemi is a resource organisation, offering a range of supports directly to artists. aemi regularly curate and screen work by film artists in a variety of capacities. A primary focus for aemi is the cinema event which brings with it opportunities for peer exchange through talks and masterclasses. In order to showcase the full scope of artist film practices aemi has fostered a series of key partnerships, this includes a series of ongoing and growing long term relationships with organisations like IFI, Dublin International Film Festival, Cork International Film Festival, LUX, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, GAZE and Docs Ireland. Through this aemi is able to continuously expand and develop audiences, along with critical engagement, for artist film. aemi is funded by the Arts Council and has also received funding from Culture Ireland, Dublin City Council, Screen Ireland and Dublin Port Company. For more information visit www.aemi.ie