Aitor Arenas

Aitor Arenas holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from UPV/EHU. He began his career as a television director. A self-declared "short film activist", his passion for this format led him to co-create the Humor en Corto festival in 2000. In 2010, he founded the distribution company BANATU FILMAK together with his former partner Sonia Pacios, where he currently serves as head. To date, they have produced 10 short films and distributed more than 250 films internationally. In recent years, he has worked in programming and consultancy roles at festivals such as CSFF (Shenzhen, China) and Abycine in Albacete. A regular at FIAPF-accredited festivals and markets, he has served as a jury member at festivals such as ZINEBI (Bilbao) and Bogoshorts (Colombia), and has given talks on distribution at events such as FICCI - Cartagena International Film Festival (Colombia) and the Communication University of China (CUC) 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 has recently started teaching at UPV/EHU while preparing his doctoral thesis.