© Cedida por la participantePilar Torre
Invitado de Honor
Torre holds a degree in Hispanic Philology, with many years of experience in cultural management and cultural relations, particularly involving books, film, and international cultural fields.
She is currently Head of the Support Unit at the Directorate-General for Books, Comics, and Reading at the Spanish Ministry of Culture. In previous years, she worked in the Ministry’s International Relations department, specializing in multilateral relations and Ibero-America.
From 2000 to 2009, she served as Deputy Director-General for Promotion and International Relations at the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) within the same ministry. She has been a jury member at various film festivals, and was a board advisor for the San Sebastián International Film Festival during this period. She was also a member of the Board of Directors of European Film Promotion (2004-2009), and she received the Latin ACE Award from the ACE (Association of Latin Entertainment Critics of New York) in 2008 "in well-deserved recognition of her work promoting Spanish cinema in the United States," among other honors.