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José Luis Rebordinos Reflects On His Final Year At San Sebastián: “What Surprises Me The Most Is How Much The Festival Has Grown”

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As the San Sebastián International Film Festival kicks into gear this weekend, it will be a bittersweet moment for José Luis Rebordinos. The longtime festival director is stepping down after what will be his 17th edition this year with deputy director Maialen Beloki taking over in January 2027. “Maialen is a highly qualified professional with […]

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After fifteen years as director of the festival, he gives the witness to Maialen Beloki, his right hand the last few years.He analyzes the evolution of the contest and remembers the best and worst moments.More information: Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo: "'The black ball' is the farewell letter of a couple"

·Spain
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The director of the San Sebastián Film Festival values his career in which he will be his last year in the lead and talks about an edition that will count Brad Pitt or 'The Black Ball' as strong dishesFive key dishes by which 'The Black Ball' can make history for Spain in the Oscars José Luis Rebordinos stop him in the streets of San Sebastián. He is not only the director of the Film Festival, but one more. Rebor, as everyone who has crossed a w…

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Fifteen years at the head of the San Sebastián Festival leave a mark on the history of Spanish cinema, but also on the medical history of its director: "I arrived without ailments and now I have diabetes, I am hypertensive and I have triglycerides to the beast", says José Luis Rebordinos (Renteria, 1961). No one in the 74 editions of the contest has endured so much time in the engine room of an event that has not stopped growing and to which Reb…

·Madrid, Spain
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Some talk about ‘touch overflows’ to define his good looks, but he prefers to talk about teamwork and hard work. We talked to him in his senior year as director of the film festival.

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Deadline broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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