Javier Dampierre is an editor, director and screenwriter for film and television. He is the winner of the prestigious XVII SGAE Julio Alejandro Screenwriting Award for his animated feature film The Secret of the Magi. The project is currently in development and financing stages with Arcadia Motion Pictures (Robot Dreams, The Beasts). He also sold his feature screenplay The Silence of Marcos Tremmer, available on Amazon Prime, featuring renowned actors such as Benjamín Vicuña, Adriana Ugarte, and Félix Gómez. Dampierre has excelled in short filmmaking with works like 7 Days, award-winner at international festivals; his critically acclaimed dark comedy Crocodile Nile (El cocodrilo Nilo), which garnered over 80 official selections worldwide and was an official candidate for the Spanish Academy Awards; the documentary The Dance of the Infants, honored at the Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival; and the psychological thriller Fifty, which won 20 international awards, starring Sasha Golberg and Dey Young (Pretty Woman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, CSI, This Is Us). In television, he directed the feature-length documentary The Impossible of the Impossible, which explored the making of J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible, starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. The documentary achieved a remarkable 39.2% audience share on Telecinco, one of the biggest TV channels in Spain. During his four years in Los Angeles, Dampierre worked as an editor for trailers, films, and documentaries on platforms such as NBC, FOX, Amazon, ESPN, and Netflix. His credits include The People’s Fighters, produced by Mandalay Sports Media and Frank Marshall; the feature film Prescience, starring Linda Gray and Eric Roberts, distributed by Indican Pictures and Lionsgate; and the documentary series 40 Days: Canelo vs. Kovalev (Honorable Mention for Best Editing at the Webby Awards) for DAZN and NBC, as well as The Harder Way for ESPN, both produced by Uninterrupted and LeBron James. Upon returning to Spain, he completed a master’s program in “The Creation and Production of Fiction Series: The Showrunner” at the EFTI school. Among other productions, he has been lead editor at the documentary series Raphaelismo for Movistar+, Real Madrid: Until the End for Apple TV+, the series El Camino for Movistar+, The 43 of Ayotzinapa: A State Crime for HBO Max, the true-crime Maje for Netflix and Atresmedia, the documentary series “La última llamada” for Movistar +, or the doc series “Los asesinos de Colosio”, and HBO original to be premiered soon.

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Javier Dampierre is an editor, director and screenwriter for film and television. He is the winner of the prestigious XVII SGAE Julio Alejandro Screenwriting Award for his animated feature film The Secret of the Magi. The project is currently in development and financing stages with Arcadia Motion Pictures (Robot Dreams, The Beasts). He also sold his feature screenplay The Silence of Marcos Tremmer, available on Amazon Prime, featuring renowned actors such as Benjamín Vicuña, Adriana Ugarte, and Félix Gómez. Dampierre has excelled in short filmmaking with works like 7 Days, award-winner at international festivals; his critically acclaimed dark comedy Crocodile Nile (El cocodrilo Nilo), which garnered over 80 official selections worldwide and was an official candidate for the Spanish Academy Awards; the documentary The Dance of the Infants, honored at the Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival; and the psychological thriller Fifty, which won 20 international awards, starring Sasha Golberg and Dey Young (Pretty Woman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, CSI, This Is Us). In television, he directed the feature-length documentary The Impossible of the Impossible, which explored the making of J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible, starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. The documentary achieved a remarkable 39.2% audience share on Telecinco, one of the biggest TV channels in Spain. During his four years in Los Angeles, Dampierre worked as an editor for trailers, films, and documentaries on platforms such as NBC, FOX, Amazon, ESPN, and Netflix. His credits include The People’s Fighters, produced by Mandalay Sports Media and Frank Marshall; the feature film Prescience, starring Linda Gray and Eric Roberts, distributed by Indican Pictures and Lionsgate; and the documentary series 40 Days: Canelo vs. Kovalev (Honorable Mention for Best Editing at the Webby Awards) for DAZN and NBC, as well as The Harder Way for ESPN, both produced by Uninterrupted and LeBron James. Upon returning to Spain, he completed a master’s program in “The Creation and Production of Fiction Series: The Showrunner” at the EFTI school. Among other productions, he has been lead editor at the documentary series Raphaelismo for Movistar+, Real Madrid: Until the End for Apple TV+, the series El Camino for Movistar+, The 43 of Ayotzinapa: A State Crime for HBO Max, the true-crime Maje for Netflix and Atresmedia, the documentary series “La última llamada” for Movistar +, or the doc series “Los asesinos de Colosio”, and HBO original to be premiered soon.

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Javier Dampierre is an editor, director and screenwriter for film and television. He is the winner of the prestigious XVII SGAE Julio Alejandro Screenwriting Award for his animated feature film The Secret of the Magi. The project is currently in development and financing stages with Arcadia Motion Pictures (Robot Dreams, The Beasts). He also sold his feature screenplay The Silence of Marcos Tremmer, available on Amazon Prime, featuring renowned actors such as Benjamín Vicuña, Adriana Ugarte, and Félix Gómez.

Dampierre has excelled in short filmmaking with works like 7 Days, award-winner at international festivals; his critically acclaimed dark comedy Crocodile Nile (El cocodrilo Nilo), which garnered over 80 official selections worldwide and was an official candidate for the Spanish Academy Awards; the documentary The Dance of the Infants, honored at the Oscar-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival; and the psychological thriller Fifty, which won 20 international awards, starring Sasha Golberg and Dey Young (Pretty Woman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, CSI, This Is Us).

In television, he directed the feature-length documentary The Impossible of the Impossible, which explored the making of J.A. Bayona’s The Impossible, starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. The documentary achieved a remarkable 39.2% audience share on Telecinco, one of the biggest TV channels in Spain.

During his four years in Los Angeles, Dampierre worked as an editor for trailers, films, and documentaries on platforms such as NBC, FOX, Amazon, ESPN, and Netflix. His credits include The People’s Fighters, produced by Mandalay Sports Media and Frank Marshall; the feature film Prescience, starring Linda Gray and Eric Roberts, distributed by Indican Pictures and Lionsgate; and the documentary series 40 Days: Canelo vs. Kovalev (Honorable Mention for Best Editing at the Webby Awards) for DAZN and NBC, as well as The Harder Way for ESPN, both produced by Uninterrupted and LeBron James.

Upon returning to Spain, he completed a master’s program in “The Creation and Production of Fiction Series: The Showrunner” at the EFTI school. Among other productions, he has been lead editor at the documentary series Raphaelismo for Movistar+, Real Madrid: Until the End for Apple TV+, the series El Camino for Movistar+, The 43 of Ayotzinapa: A State Crime for HBO Max, the true-crime Maje for Netflix and Atresmedia, the documentary series “La última llamada” for Movistar +, or the doc series “Los asesinos de Colosio”, and HBO original to be premiered soon.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Screenwriter/Director at FeelGood Media
September 1, 2025 - Present
Fiction feature The Third Act; currently in financing.
Screenwriter/Director at Arcadia
January 1, 2024 - Present
Animated feature The Secret of the Magi; currently in financing. Development grants received: Creative Europe MEDIA, Comunidad de Madrid, ICEC.
Editor at Unidad Editorial / NETFLIX / Atresmedia
July 1, 2024 - August 30, 2024
True Crime - Maje https://www.netflix.com/title/82058673
Lead Editor at Par Producciones / HBO Max
November 13, 2023 - May 10, 2024
Documentary Series - The Ayotzinapa 43: State Crime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYmwDqyk6Oc
Lead Editor at Kowalski Films / Movistar+
April 1, 2025 - September 19, 2025
Documentary Series 'La última llamada' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvfyr2snlpM
Screenwriter at Los Angeles
January 11, 2021 - June 30, 2021
FICTION FEATURE FILM - El Silencio de Marcos Tremmer https://www.primevideo.com/-/es/detail/El-Silencio-de-Marcos-Tremmer/0QHN37HNXJUCTNRDGH6KI63U6A
Lead Editor at Movistar+ / Ramen Producciones
April 28, 2023 - June 29, 2023
Documentary Series - El Camino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZN7nQxxoIs
Editor at Boomerang TV
January 25, 2023 - April 10, 2026
Documentary Feature Film - A Journey Without Limits.
Director at You Ask We Fix S.L.U
January 10, 2022 - February 28, 2022
Feature Documentary - Closing the Circle. https://youtu.be/GPdqSQrWJLc
Lead Editor at Apple TV+ / WAKAI Group
August 24, 2022 - December 23, 2022
Documentary Series - Real Madrid: Until the End. https://tv.apple.com/us/show/real-madrid-until-the-end/umc.cmc.39sq1w84s2idx8xyyrpxrl89a
Lead Editor at Movistar+ / Dada Films & Entertainment
April 21, 2021 - October 15, 2021
Documentary Series - Raphaelismo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHDVw1oQNAs
News Editor at Amazon Prime Video / Kult Culture
September 18, 2020 - January 8, 2021
Promotional content and promos for Prime Video and related projects.
Lead Editor at ESPN / Uninterrupted / Somatic TV / LeBron James
December 30, 2019 - April 3, 2020
Lead Editor for The Harder Way (documentary series) https://vimeo.com/388395051
Editor at Filmed Imagination / 4brothers Films
June 2, 2019 - June 28, 2019
Nagual: The Sin Eater (short film) editor. https://vimeo.com/657058434
Lead Editor at DAZN / Uninterrupted / Somatic TV / LeBron James
September 2, 2019 - December 6, 2019
Lead Editor for 40 Days: Canelo VS Kovalev. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2el1eXK3Mo
Editor at Fox Digital Studio
April 2, 2018 - July 27, 2018
Phenoms: editor of trailers and promos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Ml5oGCX8E
Editor at NBC / Mandalay Sports Media / Frank Marshall
September 2, 2018 - April 26, 2019
The People’s Fighters (documentary feature) editor. https://www.olympics.com/es/video/the-people-s-fighters-five-rings-films
Producer/Director/Editor at Independent
January 1, 2020 - Present
Fifty (short film) – producer, director and editor; multiple awards at festivals.
Editor at Indican Pictures / Lionsgate
January 1, 2020 - Present
Prescience: editor and post-production supervisor for feature.
Editor (Trailers/Teasers) at The Bay / Amazon Prime Video / LANY Entertainment
January 1, 2020 - Present
Trailer/editor for Daytime Emmy Award-winning series.
Trailer Editor at Netflix / Kult Culture
January 1, 2020 - Present
Cable Girls trailer editor (Netflix).
Co-director/Editor at Independent
January 1, 2020 - Present
The Dance of the Infants (documentary short) co-director and editor.
Director at Telecinco / Mandarina Producciones
January 1, 2020 - Present
Lo imposible de lo imposible (feature documentary) director.
Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Editor at Independent
January 1, 2020 - Present
Crocodile Nile (short film) – director/producer/screenwriter/editor; official selections in 90+ festivals.
Lead Editor at Par Producciones / HBO Max
October 20, 2025 - January 30, 2026
Documentary Series "Los Asesinos de Colosio"

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Sound and Image Engineering at UPM Higher Technical School of Telecommunications
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Bachelor’s Degree in Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition at Joaquin Turina and Amaniel Conservatory of Music
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Degree in Filmmaking at New York Film Academy
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Training: Creation and production of Fiction Series: the Showrunner at EFTI Film School
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Executive Production of Animation Series and Features at Media Training and Consulting
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Showrunner Training: Creation and Production of Fiction Series at EFTI Film School, Madrid
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Executive Production of Animation Series and Features at Media Training and Consulting, Madrid
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Bachelor’s Degree in Sound and Image Engineering at UPM Higher Technical School of Telecommunications, Madrid
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Bachelor’s Degree in Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition at Joaquin Turina and Amaniel Conservatory of Music, Madrid
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Degree in Filmmaking at New York Film Academy, New York
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Sound and Image Engineering
September 2, 1996 - June 28, 2002
UPM Higher Technical School of Telecommunications. Madrid
Degree in Filmmaking
June 1, 2004 - March 18, 2005
New York Film Academy
Bachelor’s Degree in Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition
September 2, 1996 - June 27, 2003
Joaquin Turina and Amaniel Conservatory of Music. Madrid
Creation and production of Fiction Series: the Showrunner
March 8, 2021 - June 30, 2021
EFTI Film School. Madrid
Editing in Avid
February 10, 2009 - April 10, 2009
SGAE

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Telecommunications, Other
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