Directing

Jiajie Yu Yan

Born

1989-02-06 (37)

Place of birth

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Known for

Directing

Credits

15 titles

Jiajie Yu (1989) is a Taiwanese/Spanish director, screenwriter and producer from Barcelona. His short films have been selected in more than 100 national and international festivals. Nominated twice to the Goya Awards, the first time as director and screenwriter of the short film Xiao Xian (2020) and the second time as producer of the short film Chaval (2023). Several of his works have achieved the Vimeo Staff Pick seal and have been shared on platforms such as NOWNESS, Booooooom, Directors Notes.... He is currently developing his first feature film, San Dai Shi Guang (Three Ages), produced by Solita Films, Coming Soon Films and Zeta Studios and distributed by Elastica Films and FILMIN, and…

Known for

Behind the camera

Xiao Wei poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Xiao Wei

2024

Xiao Wei poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Xiao Wei

2024

No Voice poster
5.0

She now lives many miles away from her mother, who is waiting to hear from her. It is a bittersweet, restless, nostalgic moment, and she remembers those vanished years.

No Voice

2021

No Voice poster
5.0

She now lives many miles away from her mother, who is waiting to hear from her. It is a bittersweet, restless, nostalgic moment, and she remembers those vanished years.

No Voice

2021

No Voice poster
5.0

She now lives many miles away from her mother, who is waiting to hear from her. It is a bittersweet, restless, nostalgic moment, and she remembers those vanished years.

No Voice

2021

No artwork available
NR

Xiaowei, a 7-year-old Chinese boy, arrives at Barcelona in 1992 to reunite with his parents who emigrated to Spain when he was still a baby. Kaiwen, his mother, struggles to create a bond with him, but Xiaowei is unable to correspond. Their difficult relationship will extend throughout his adolescence and adulthood, facing various moments of crisis such as the divorce of his parents and the closure of the family business.

Three Ages

No artwork available
NR

Xiaowei, a 7-year-old Chinese boy, arrives at Barcelona in 1992 to reunite with his parents who emigrated to Spain when he was still a baby. Kaiwen, his mother, struggles to create a bond with him, but Xiaowei is unable to correspond. Their difficult relationship will extend throughout his adolescence and adulthood, facing various moments of crisis such as the divorce of his parents and the closure of the family business.

Three Ages

Blissful City poster
NR

An elderly man is traveling on a train to Buriram by a promise he has made many years ago with his best friend from childhood, who died a few days ago. A young backpacker, who just starts his own solo trip through Asia, sits next to him. They strike up a conversation and talk about life and friendship along the way.

Blissful City

2015

Aliens poster
6.0

A young woman arrives in a city for the first time. She observes the people around her and realizes that she does not belong to that world, everything is alien to her. Even so, she tries to pretend to be one of them, to fit into this strange place.

Aliens

2016

Aliens poster
6.0

A young woman arrives in a city for the first time. She observes the people around her and realizes that she does not belong to that world, everything is alien to her. Even so, she tries to pretend to be one of them, to fit into this strange place.

Aliens

2016

Crías poster
NR

After the death of their father, two sisters who have gone their separate ways meet again to settle the inheritance.

Crías

2024

Crías poster
NR

After the death of their father, two sisters who have gone their separate ways meet again to settle the inheritance.

Crías

2024

Tribute to cinema poster
NR

A simple tribute to Cinema since its beginning, its myths, classics, genres, actors, actresses and directors. A tribute to pictures turning alive, to all those who made this as the seventh art and those who keep it alive nowadays.

Tribute to cinema

Xiao Xian poster
6.0

Xiao Xian is in charge of finishing a dress. Her mother has decided that she is going to take care of it that night, and she obeys, as usual. Sheng Xia, her best friend, shows up at her house to convince her to go partying. Xiao Xian accepts, but she cannot imagine what will end up happening that night.

Xiao Xian

2019

Xiao Xian poster
6.0

Xiao Xian is in charge of finishing a dress. Her mother has decided that she is going to take care of it that night, and she obeys, as usual. Sheng Xia, her best friend, shows up at her house to convince her to go partying. Xiao Xian accepts, but she cannot imagine what will end up happening that night.

Xiao Xian

2019