Javier Yañez Sanz
Directing
Biography
Javier Yañez (born 1982, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish film director who has directed 8 short films and worked on numerous advertising campaigns, music videos, and personal inspirational pieces. He has gained international recognition for his manga adaptations, including "Mighty Boy," the first adaptation of a manga by Japanese author Naoki Urasawa in Spain, "Utopias" by Shun Umezawa (27 awards), and "Bookworm" by Amagappa Shoujogun (37 awards), which was published in the compilation volume "Blindside" presented by Junji Ito. Other notable works include "Amor Sacro," which premiered at Sitges in 2011, and "A través del ocaso" (2009). Yañez is the founder and CEO of Wewotion, a production company specialized in advertising for videogames such as Supercell, major brands such as Coca Cola, Disney+, and Planeta, and institutions including the Embassy of Japan. His latest project, "Amira," premiered at Sitges Film Festival in 2025 and is currently in distribution.
Known For
Fleeing her past, a troubled hiker and her dog traverse the Appalachian Trail, only to fall under the spell of a dangerous man. As obsession and visions mount, she's drawn toward Mile 666, where lust, death, and something ancient await.
Mile 666
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This is Not a Real Movie
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Amor sacro
Aquél no Era Yo [That Wasn't Me] is a 2012 Spanish short film directed by Esteban Crespo. It tells the story of Paul and Kaney. Two characters, an African child and a Spanish woman, who could have nothing in common, but will get to join their lives forever through a life-giving shot. Kaney is an African child soldier. He lives with many child soldiers and obeys the orders given by the man who has become like their father, the General of the Rebel Army. Paula is a Spanish aid worker who moved to Africa following her boyfriend, Juanjo, in order to bring help and to rescue the child soldiers who live there. In a border crossing point, Paula and Kaney meet each other and this will be the starting point of this dramatic story, full of fear, violence and redemption. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
That Wasn't Me
Álex and Ruth meet through a dating app, immediately become inseparable, move in together, and live as a happy couple, until Álex notices that Ruth is experimenting certain changes.
Equals
Jaime is a university student who left everything behind in order to get a job in a TV series that made his dream of becoming a hero come true.
Mighty Boy
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La Perrera
They jumped on the road and were crushed under the car wheels. When she was a little girl she could see them by the car's lights on the summer nights. Now, years later, a weird revenge sensation is in her nightmares. Paula tells a psychologist of her fear of locusts while protecting her unborn child from a faceless threat.
Alumbramiento
A tarot reader becomes obsessed with the feeling that a terrible misfortune is going to happen and will do anything to prevent it.
Pálpito
Spain, 1979. Irene is an aspiring writer who is obsessed with the delicate ghost at the library she works at.
Bookworm
In the XVIII Century there’s a music school where it’s always dark.
Amira
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