Aitor Arenas

Professional Experience

Degree in Audiovisual Communication from the UPV/EHU.

He began his career as a television director. Declared a "short militant", his passion for this format led him to create the Humor en Corto festival in 2000 together with other colleagues. In 2010 he founded the distributor BANATU FILMAK with his former partner Sonia Pacios, of which he is currently responsible. . To date they have produced 10 short films and have distributed more than 250 films internationally.

In recent years he has worked in programming and consulting tasks at festivals such as CSFF (Shenzhen, China) or Abycine, in Albacete. A regular at Festivals and Markets endorsed by the FIAPF, he has been a jury member at festivals such as ZINEBI (Bilbao) and Bogoshorts (Colombia) and has given talks on distribution at places such as the FICCI - Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (Colombia) and the CUC, Communication University of China, in Beijing. He is a member of the SFC (Short Film Conference), EPE/APV (Basque Producers Association) and vice president of the AIC (Short Film Industry Association).

He recently made his debut at the UPV/EHU as a professor, while preparing his doctoral thesis.