Javier Fesser
Spanish film director, screenwriter and film editor
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Javier Fesser Pérez de Petinto (Madrid, born 15 February 1964) is a Spanish film director and publicist. He is a multiple Goya Award winner for his films Camino and Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo, and an Academy Award nominee for his film Binta and the Great Idea.
Fesser earned his degree in Communication studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He was the founder of Línea Films in 1986.
His brother Guillermo Fesser is a famous journalist.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Miracle of P. Tinto | Yes | Yes | No | No | Also camera operator |
| 2003 | Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2006 | Cándida | No | Yes | Executive | No | |
| 2008 | Camino | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2014 | Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Also animatics |
| 2018 | Champions | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Also titles designer |
| 2020 | Historias Lamentables | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Championext | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Miracle of P. Tinto | Narrador NU-DO | Voice role |
| 2003 | Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure | Periodicos | |
| 2014 | Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible | Instalador de la caja fuerte/ Voz sobre el periódico | |
| 2018 | Champions | Periodista | |
| 2020 | Historias Lamentables | Comensal restaurante | |
Documentaries
Producer
- Ni distintos ni diferentes: Campeones (2018)
- La vida de Brianeitor (2023)
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Aquel Ritmillo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1995 | El Secdleto de la Trompeta | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2001 | La Sorpresa | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2003 | Pancho y Pincho | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Así se hizo "Pancho y Pinchó" | Yes | Yes | No | Mockumentary short | |
| 2004 | Binta and the Great Idea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Segment of El Mundo a Cada Rato |
| 2005 | La Cabina | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Los Pinkerton | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vida de un Plano | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2010 | Depresion | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Última Voluntad | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2012 | El Regalo | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Ana Fesser |
| 2013 | Invictus: El Correo del Cesar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Advertising short |
| Unicos | Yes | Yes | No | Segment of Al Final Todos Mueren Also actor as "Astronauta" | |
| Dolor | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Bienvenidos | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | De Frente | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Claudia Fesser |
| Primeros Sintomas | Yes | Story | Yes | ||
| Servicio Tecnico | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 Años Juntos | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Tres Veces | Yes | Yes | No | Also actor |
| El Monstruo Invisible | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary short Co-directed with Guillermo Fesser | |
| 2021 | Cancer | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Kellys | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bibliography
- Tres Días en el Valle: Mi (In)experiencia Benedictina (2005)
- Los Días de Colores (2011)