Javier Yañez Sanz
Directing
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).
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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.
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- 2026Father's Love VFX Artist
- 2026Blood Covenant Director
- 2025Mile 666 Visual Effects
- 2025Amira Editor, Director, VFX Artist
- 2025Pálpito Visual Effects
- 2023Bookworm Director, Editor, Visual Effects, Graphic Designer
- 2022Alumbramiento VFX Artist
- 2019Equals Director, Editor, Post Production Supervisor, Production Director, Graphic Designer, Visual Effects
- 2018El jardín de Vero VFX Artist
- 2017