Javier Devitt is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He began his career in advertising, working across production and post-production before moving into directing.

In 2017, he received a grant from INCAA (Argentina’s National Film Institute) to direct his first narrative project, M, an episodic horror/thriller that premiered in the Independent TV Pilot competition at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. M went on to screen at over twenty international festivals and earned multiple awards.

His latest work, Eyestring, a horror/mystery short, premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Poster Design.

Honors / Awards:

2023

• SXSW – Official Selection
• SXSW – Grand Jury Award, Poster Design Competition
• Sitges – Official Fantastic In-Competition
• Beyond Fest – Official Selection
• SXSW Sydney – Official Selection
• SeriesFest – Best Drama Digital Short & Best Director (Hon. Mention)

2019

• SXSW – Official Selection
• SIFF (Seattle Int’l Film Festival) – Official Selection
• Nashville Film Festival – Official Selection
• Cinema Jove (Valencia) – Audience Award
• BA Web Fest – Best Directing
• Two-time Vimeo Staff Pick (2009/2010)