Workshops, professional development & training programmes

aemi has a number of ongoing and one-off training programmes and workshops

To avail of any of these workshops and training programmes you can sign up to become an aemi affiliate artist at info@aemi.ie

Past workshops

aemi Online Event | Building a Practice in Artist Film: info session for graduating students
A free event designed for graduating students and recent graduates interested in working with artist film. Sessions will be led by The Arts Council Film department, film artists Myrid Carten & Frank Sweeney, and aemi Co-Directors, covering topics such as applying for funding for the first time, and what supports are available after graduating.
Wednesday 27 April 2022, 10am – 1pm
More info here

aemi Online Event | Opportunities for Film Artists: Funding and Access
Two distinct sessions for artists working with the moving image: Arts Council Film Funding Clinic, and a discussion with writer, researcher and programmer Sarah Hayden on access and the moving image
Friday 21 January 2022, 10am – 12:30pm
More info here

aemi @ CIFF: Workshop with Lynne Sachs
Day Residue: A Film-Making Workshop on the Every Day
11am – 4pm Tuesday 9 November 2021, Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork
More info here

aemi Online Event | Funding Opportunities for Film Artists 
A day-long information clinic looking at funding opportunities, and approaches to funding, for film artists
Friday 16 April 2021
More info here



Lynne Sachs, 'Day Residue: A Film-Making Workshop on the Every Day'

Lynne Sachs with and for Barbara Hammer, A Month of Single Frames, 2019, 14 min, 'Day Residue: A Film-Making Workshop on the Every Day'

A black and white headshot of Myrid Carten, one of the film artists who will speak at aemi's upcoming event 'Building a Practice in Artist Film', she is a light skinned person, has wavy shoulder-length blonde hair, and is smiling

Myrid Carten, Film Artist

A colour headshot of Frank Sweeney, one of the film artists who will speak at aemi's upcoming online event 'Building a Practice in Artist Film'. Frank is a white man with short curly brown hair, wearing a black jumper. He is smiling and is sitting in front of a blank grey wall, light shines in from one side. The photograph is a polaroid and a white border frames the image.

Frank Sweeney, Film Artist

Supporting and Exhibiting Artists' and Experimental Moving Image in association with LUX, the Irish Film Institute and Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. Supported by the Arts Council.

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