Javier Yañez Sanz

Directing

Javier Yañez Sanz

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), a…

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Blood CovenantBlood Covenant · 2026
Blood Covenant
★ 5.52026
MovieHorror
A horror writer, drowning in debt and on the verge of collapse, desperately performs a ritual to summon a demon who promises to deliver the stories he can no longer write. The pact works, but at a terrible price.
Night WalkNight Walk
Night Walk
MovieHorrorThriller
Laura cannot sleep after a nightmare, so she goes for a walk with her dog.
Mile 666Mile 666 · 2025
Mile 666
★ 5.22025
MovieHorror
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.
La PerreraLa Perrera · 2017
La Perrera
2017
Movie
AmiraAmira · 2025
Amira
2025
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
In the XVIII Century there’s a music school where it’s always dark.
That Wasn't MeThat Wasn't Me · 2012
That Wasn't Me
★ 5.52012
MovieWarDrama
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.
EqualsEquals · 2019
Equals
★ 5.32019
MovieDramaThriller
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.
BookwormBookworm · 2023
Bookworm
★ 6.02023
MovieHorrorFantasy
Spain, 1979. Irene is an aspiring writer who is obsessed with the delicate ghost at the library she works at.

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That Wasn't MeThat Wasn't Me · 2012
That Wasn't Me
★ 5.52012
MovieWarDrama
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.

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