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ABOUT US

DISCORDIA is an independent, female-founded artist-driven studio & production
company that focuses on creating and supporting work by those who seek refuge in
images. Filmmakers and frequent collaborators Gia Rigoli, Emiliana Ammirata, Veronica Kompalic & Esteban Zuluaga founded DISCORDIA in 2019 out of an urge to foster talent and support work from underrepresented voices from the international community with a focus on Latin America. Collectively, and as partners, they have gained support from renowned organizations such as the Sundance Institute, La Biennale di Venezia, Berlinale Talents, Film Independent, the Student Academy Awards, the Producers Guild of America, HBO, and more. Their films have premiered and won awards at festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival, HBO Ibero-American awards at the Miami Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Manchester Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, Oaxaca Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, and more.

Emiliana Ammirata
Emi is a London-based film director & producer from Venezuela. Her vocation is to create impact based storytelling. Emi first started her career in Los Angeles, working at Participant Media in their Documentary division. She then produced numerous short films with Film Independent’s Project Involve Program as well as branded content with Gucci, VICE, and Garage Magazine. She later worked as a post-producer for WIRELESS, a 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+. Most notably, she worked as a Production Executive on their Apple TV+ series, ‘Disclaimer’, starring Cate Blanchett. In 2020 she co-founded JEVA, a non-profit for 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, amongst many others. Emi is also the co-founder of the film production house DISCORDIA, which she launched with her long-time collaborators. They have premiered feature films in festivals such as Locarno, Tribeca, FIDMarseille, and many more. 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.

Esteban Zuluaga
Esteban Zuluaga is a Colombian producer based in Miami whose work spans music videos, commercials, and feature films. He has produced for global artists such as Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Karol G, Katy Perry, and Miley Cyrus, as well as brands including Adidas, Nike, Under Armour, Fender, and Dove. In 2020 he co-founded Discordia, an independent company supporting underrepresented voices from Latin America, with films premiering at SXSW and Locarno and backed by Sundance, Berlinale, and Tribeca. Most recently, he produced Barrio Triste, the debut feature from STILLZ, premiering in 2025 in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival and also playing at TIFF and the New York Film Festival, executive produced by Harmony Korine’s EDGLRD collective. He also co-founded Bielo.io, a Colombia-based podcasting and production services company connecting international productions to Colombia’s landscapes, crews, and infrastructure. A graduate of Chapman University’s MFA in Film and TV Producing, Esteban combines rigorous training with hands-on expertise to deliver impactful stories across global markets.

Gia Rigoli
Gia Rigoli is a Los Angeles-based Mexican-American film producer. She made her feature producing debut at 20 years old with the feature film, Rock Steady Row. The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and won both the Narrative Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for Best Narrative Film. Gia holds a BFA in Creative Producing from Chapman University and was mentored by Michael Apted. Her senior thesis film was a Student Academy Award Finalist. Gia has been recognized for her talent by various film industry programs including Berlinale Talents, Tribeca, Project Involve Producing Fellowship, Sony Pictures Entertainment Fellowship, NALIP Producer’s Incubator Lab, PGA Create, and the Rotterdam Producing Lab Fellowship. She was an inaugural fellow of Film Independent's Imaginar Producer's Residency. She founded Discordia, a production company, in 2020 with her frequent collaborators. Their work has received support from Locarno, Film Independent, The Gotham, Tribeca, PGA, and SFFilm.

Veronica Kompalic
Vero Kompalic is a Venezuelan filmmaker and writer who’s work and scholarship focuses on postcolonial feminist discourse, with publications on the sexual transgression of Catherine Breillat’s work and the radical implications of the cinema of Mariana Rondon.
In 2020 Vero founded DISCORDIA alongside her longtime collaborators and producers. Since coming together, DISCORDIA’s work has been recognized by Locarno, Tribeca, Sundance, SXSW, SFILM, Film Independent, Berlinale, la Biennale, The Gotham/IFP, among other institutions and organizations. In 2023, Vero’s first film, PLÁSTICO premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where it received a special jury mention.