Elena Subirà i Roca has a degree in Humanities and Journalism and for 17 years she has been part of the team at DOCSBARCELONA, where she is currently head of Institutional and International Relations, and Fundraising. She was previously general manager for the project, head of communications and marketing, and supervisor of its expansion process in Latin America (Colombia and Chile).
She has been a member of the European Film Academy and the documentary pre-selection committee for the European Film Awards since 2018. She’s a member of the board of directors of the Association Catalunya Film Festivals, and coordinator and lecturer of the Promotion Module part of the Master in Audiovisual Executive Production at Ramon Llull - Blanquerna University.
She has been a member of the committee for Selective Support for Feature Films from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the committee for Festival Grants from the Institute of Balearic Studies, and the committee for the Evaluation of Non-Fiction Works from Laboral Cineteca in Asturias, as well as the ICEC’s committee for TV and Project Development Grants.
She has been a member of the Executive Committee of Barcelona City Council’s Culture council (2012 – 2015), and a juror at numerous national and international film festivals.
