Joan Sala has a degree in Humanities, in Audiovisual Communication and a Diploma in Advertising. Since 2008 he has been working on Filmin, currently as co-head of acquisitions, programmer and managing editor. Filmin also acquires all rights, work on cinema releases, produces its own contents and is also based in Portugal. In 2010 Filmin created its own festival, Atlántida Mallorca Film Fest, of which Joan is also deputy director and head of programming. Likewise, since 2020 he has been also working as programmer for the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival and since 2022 for the Catalonia International Social Film Festival. He also teaches in several universities and film schools and he has served on the jury at several international film festivals and development funds such as Doha Film Institute. Joan Sala is also member of European Film Academy since 2023.