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Maialen Beloki (San Sebastián, 1983) will take the helm of the San Sebastián Film Festival in January 2027, having been appointed to the post by the organization's Executive Board, made up of San Sebastián City Council, the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, the Basque Government and the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
The decision, taken unanimously this afternoon at an extraordinary meeting of the Board held in San Sebastián, follows the open competition launched on 4 March to appoint a successor to José Luis Rebordinos, who has held the post of Festival director since 2011 and will step down from the role on 31 December 2026. Beloki is one of the Deputy Directors of the Festival since 2016.
The process has been managed by Batea, a human resources consultancy specializing in recruitment and headhunting.
Deputy Director of the San Sebastián International Film Festival since 2016, she has been a key figure in the festival’s recent evolution, contributing both to its international positioning and to the expansion of its activity throughout the year. In this context, she has promoted the Z365/All-year-round Festival model, a strategic initiative focused on the development of new talent, film education and the generation of knowledge and critical thinking around cinema.
She holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Navarra and a PhD (Cum Laude) in Film Theory, Analysis and Documentation from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Her career combines cultural management, teaching and research. She is part of the Academic Board of Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, where she also lectures, and has collaborated as a professor at Mondragon Unibertsitatea.
Throughout her career, she has participated in strategic projects such as Donostia/San Sebastián European Capital of Culture 2016 and has developed an active role as a speaker and author in the field of cinema. She has also contributed to several programmes and initiatives supporting the audiovisual sector, collaborating with institutions such as the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA). Her appointment strengthens the commitment to a profile combining strategic vision, sector expertise and cultural engagement.
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