Joaquim Dos Santos
American director (born 1977)
Joaquim Aranha dos Santos is a Portuguese-American animator, storyboard artist, director, producer, and writer. He is best known for his directing work on the television series Justice League Unlimited , Avatar: The Last Airbender , G.I. Joe: Resolute , The Legend of Korra , and Voltron: Legendary Defender , the latter of which he was also a co-showrunner. He co-directed the films Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and its sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024).
Career
He was a storyboard artist for the animated series Justice League before being promoted in the show's renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of Justice League Unlimited alongside fellow DC Animated Universe director Dan Riba, including the final episode "Destroyer". He joined the staff of Avatar: The Last Airbender in the middle of the show's second season as a storyboard artist, and began directing episodes in the third season, including the last two parts of the four-part series finale . He would later go on to work on Avatar' s sequel series The Legend of Korra , as he co-directed all of the first season alongside Ki Hyun Ryu and served as co-executive producer for the entire series.[citation needed ]
He also served as supervising director on the mini-series G.I. Joe: Resolute . After that project, he moved back to Warner Bros. Animation , where he directed two DC Showcase short films: The Spectre (accompanying the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths direct-to-video movie) and Jonah Hex (on Batman: Under the Red Hood ). He also worked as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender with Lauren Montgomery .[ 3] He directed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse , alongside Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson .[ 4] [ 5]
Personal life
Dos Santos was born in Lisbon, Portugal and moved to the United States when he was four years old, though he spent his summers in Portugal.[ 2] He currently resides in Woodland Hills, California with his wife and son.[ 2]
Filmography
Year
Film
Role
2007
The Invincible Iron Man
additional storyboard artist
Superman: Doomsday
storyboard artist (as Joaquim Dos Santas)
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
storyboard artist
Batman: Gotham Knight
storyboard artist (segment Deadshot)
2010
The Spectre
director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer
Jonah Hex
director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer
Green Arrow
director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer
2011
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
storyboard artist
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
director
Year
TV-series
Role
2000-2001
Max Steel
storyboard artist, storyboard clean-up artist, 4 episodes
2001
Heavy Gear: The Animated Series
storyboard artist, 4 episodes
2001-2004
Justice League
storyboard artist, 22 episodes
2002
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
storyboards, 1 episode
2004
Justice League: Starcrossed
storyboard, TV movie
Teen Titans
storyboard artist, 4 episodes
2004-2006
Justice League Unlimited
director, storyboard artist, 20 episodes
2006
Legion of Super Heroes
storyboard artist, 1 episode
2006-2008
Avatar: The Last Airbender
director, storyboard artist, additional storyboard artist, background designer, character designer, 12 episodes
2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
storyboard artist, 2 episodes
2009
G.I. Joe: Resolute
supervising director, art director, character designer, 11 episodes
2012
Tron: Uprising
storyboard artist, 1 episode
2012-2014
The Legend of Korra
director, co-executive producer, art director, storyboard artist, main character designer, Mako's Fan (voice, uncredited), 52 episodes
2016-2018
Voltron: Legendary Defender
director, executive producer, writer, storyboard, 76 episodes
2021
Invincible
storyboard artist, 1 episode
2022
The Legend of Vox Machina
main title layout (uncredited), 11 episodes
References
^ "Exclusivo: Joaquim Aranha dos Santos é um dos realizadores da nova aventura animada do Homem-Aranha e é português" [Exclusive: Joaquim Aranha dos Santos is one of the directors of the new Spider-Man animated adventure and he's Portuguese]. CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023 .
^ a b c Sony Pictures Animation
^ "DreamWorks and Netflix reveal Voltron: Legendary Defender animated series showrunners" . Nerd Reactor . March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ Kit, Borys (November 27, 2018). " 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Sequel and All-Female Spinoff in the Works From Sony (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2022). " 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Heads To Summer 2023; Sony Dates 'Madame Web', 'Equalizer 3' Among Other Release Changes" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022 .
External links
Awards for Joaquim Dos Santos