US EditionMaialen Beloki Named Director of the San Sebastián Festival
Beloki won an open competition managed by Batea after 14 years of Rebordinos leading the festival, officials said.
- On Monday, the Executive Board of the San Sebastián Film Festival appointed Maialen Beloki as the next director, succeeding longtime head José Luis Rebordinos when he steps down at year's end.
- Rebordinos, the festival's longest-serving director, announced his departure after 16 years, prompting an open competition launched on March 4 and managed by human resources consultancy Batea.
- Beloki has served as deputy director since 2016 and holds a PhD in Film Theory from the University of the Basque Country; she lectures at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola.
- The unanimous selection occurred during an extraordinary meeting on Monday of the Executive Board, comprising the San Sebastián City Council, Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, Basque Government, and Spanish Ministry of Culture.
- Beloki will assume her new leadership role in January 2027, building upon the festival's international prestige and stability achieved through initiatives like the Proyecta project showcase during Rebordinos's tenure.
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Maialen Beloki Named Director of the San Sebastián Festival
Maialen Beloki has been appointed director of Spain’s San Sebastián Film Festival. Beloki, who has served as one of the deputy directors of the San Sebastián Film Festival from 2016, will take over from José Luis Rebordinos in January following 2027. Rebordinos has made public his desire to step down as the San Sebastián director after this year’s edition, ending 16 years at its helm, making him San Sebastian’s longest serving director. Durin…
Maialen Beloki will be the director of the San Sebastián Festival from 2027. The Council of...
The so far deputy director of the contest will replace José Luis Rebordinos from January 2027
The Board of Directors of the Festival unanimously elected Beloki as successor to José Luis Rebordinos by public competition
The San Sebastián International Film Festival has announced that next year there will be an important change of chairs. Maialen Beloki will replace José Luis Rebordinos in the position of director from 2027, who leaves after 15 years at the head of the contest. Beloki, who since 2016 is deputy director, has been elected "unanimously at an extraordinary meeting of the Council" as a result of a public selection competition that began on 4 May. The…
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