Josu Petite

Josu Petite

Actor · Director · Writer

Bilbao, España
August 18, 2003

Biography

Josu Martín-Romero Petite (Bilbao, 2003) is a hispanic philologist, director and screenwriter. His work is shaped by an early interest in cinema and literature, with a focus on intimate narratives and everyday situations. He began his filmmaking path with the experimental animated short film 6W (2023), followed by El Papel (2023). In 2024, he directed Esperanza H., which received international minor awards and selections at small national and international festivals, and later Desconocida Leyendo En Un Autobús (2024). In 2025, he completed Mucho de Nada, a formally driven short centered on observation and atmosphere. To date, he has developed five film projects, moving between narrative, experimental and neo-classic approaches.

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Josu Petite 1
Josu Petite 2

Representative Works

Esperanza H.
Esperanza H.
8.0
/ Spanish
El Papel
El Papel
5.0
/ Spanish
6W
6W
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Elegy Apokalypto
Elegy Apokalypto
10.0
/ English
Travis
Travis
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Mucho de Nada
Mucho de Nada
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
The Human Interval
The Human Interval
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Esperanza H.
2024Winner

Best Performance

Esperanza H.

El Papel
2023Nominee

Best Director

El Papel

6W
2023Nominee

Best Performance

6W

Career Highlights

Elegy Apokalypto
2026Highlight

Best Performance

Elegy Apokalypto

Travis
2026Highlight

Best Performance

Travis