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Joaquim Dos Santos
Lisbon, Portugal
Joaquim Dos Santos is a Portuguese-American television director of animated cartoons, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender and…
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Joaquim Dos Santos is a Portuguese-American television director of animated cartoons, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. He was a storyboard artist for Justice League before being promoted in the show's renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of JLU alongside fellow DCAU 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 season finale. He also directed 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 is now working as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender with Lauren Montgomery. Some fans have nicknamed him "Dr. Fight" because of his skill at choreographing fight sequences and action set pieces.
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2027
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Movie Executive Producer
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2026
Project Hail Mary
Movie Storyboard Artist
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
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2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Movie Director
- 2023
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2018
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards
TV show Self - Presenter
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2016
Voltron: Legendary Defender
TV show Director
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2013
Gravity
Movie Rotoscoping Artist
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2012
The Legend of Korra
TV show Director
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2011
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2010
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Movie Director
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2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Movie Producer
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2010
DC Showcase: Green Arrow
Movie Director
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2010
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Movie Director
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2010
Avatar Spirits
Movie Self
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2010
DC Showcase: The Spectre
Movie Director
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2009
G.I. Joe: Resolute
Movie Director
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2009
G.I. Joe: Resolute
TV show Director
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2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV show Director
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2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Movie Director
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2004
Justice League Unlimited
TV show Director
