Manchester Animation Festival

Amaia Serrulla González holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) and a Master’s degree in Teacher Training, specialising in Art Education, from the University of the Basque Country.

She has worked at the San Sebastian Festival since 2011, where she has developed her career across various departments and areas of the organisation. She has been Head of Documentation and Films since 2016 and Head of Thought and Discussion since 2020 and served on the Selection Committee from 2015 to 2021. She has also been involved in the programming of Nest in the 2024 and 2026 editions.

She has also served on the selection committee of Kimuak (2015 and 2016) and on the Advisory Committee for ICAA grants for the organisation of film festivals and competitions (2022 and 2023). She is the author of the chapter “Nest. Call It Cooperation, Call It Teamwork”, published in Zinemaldia 1953–2022. Singularities of the San Sebastian Film Festival, edited by Donostia Kultura and the Basque Film Archive in 2021. In addition, she has undertaken professional placements at the Instituto Cervantes in Leeds (Leeds, United Kingdom) and the Hay Festival of Literature & Arts (London, United Kingdom).