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 TitleDirectorWriterProducerEditor Notes 1998 The Miracle of P. Tinto Also camera operator 2003 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure 2006 Cándida 2008Camino 2014 Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible Also animatics 2018 Champions Also titles designer 2020 Historias Lamentables 2023 Championext
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 TitleDirectorWriterEditor Notes 1994 Aquel Ritmillo 1995 El Secdleto de la Trompeta 2001 La Sorpresa 2003 Pancho y Pincho Así se hizo "Pancho y Pinchó" Mockumentary short 2004 Binta and the Great Idea Segment of El Mundo a Cada Rato 2005 La Cabina 2007 Los Pinkerton Vida de un Plano 2010 Depresion Última Voluntad 2012 El Regalo Co-directed with Ana Fesser 2013 Invictus: El Correo del Cesar Advertising short Unicos Segment of Al Final Todos MuerenAlso actor as "Astronauta" Dolor 2015 Bienvenidos 2016 De Frente Co-directed with Claudia Fesser Primeros Sintomas Servicio Tecnico 17 Años Juntos 2020 Tres Veces Also actor El Monstruo Invisible Documentary shortCo-directed with Guillermo Fesser 2021 Cancer 2022 Kellys
Bibliography Tres Días en el Valle: Mi (In)experiencia Benedictina (2005) Los Días de Colores (2011)
Awards Year Work Award Category Result1995Aquel ritmilloGoya AwardsBest Fictional Short Film 1999The Miracle of P. TintoGoya AwardsBest New Director 2005Binta and the Great IdeaAlcalá de Henares Film Festival Ciudad de Alcalá First Award 2007 Academy AwardsBest Live Action Short Film 2008CaminoSan Sebastián International Film FestivalGolden Shell2009Goya Awards Best Director Best Original Screenplay2015Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission ImplausibleForqué AwardsBest Animated FilmGaudí AwardsGoya AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayBest Animated Film CEC Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Platino Awards Best Animated FilmBienvenidosAlcalá de Henares Film Festival Public Award (Alcalá de Henares Youth Department of the Town Hall)201717 Años Juntos Fugaz Awards Best Screenplay2018Honorary Award2019ChampionsFeroz AwardsBest DirectorGoya Awards Best Director Best Original ScreenplayBest EditingPlatino AwardsBest DirectorBest ScreenplayCinema and Education in Values2021Unfortunate StoriesFeroz AwardsBest TrailerEl Monstruo InvisibleForqué Awards Best Short Film
See also List of Spanish Academy Award winners and nominees
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