José Bautista is a composer, multimedia producer, sound artist and documentary filmmaker. He is also the founder of KanseiSounds , co-founder of Altamar.tv Films . He lives and works in Madrid, Spain.

He has collaborated with photographers and agencies across genres like reportage, documentary, and conceptual art. His sound installations have been exhibited in Spain, Japan, Moscow, France and England. He has also directed documentary works, including “Break In” in 2016, “The Sleeping Land” in 2017, “The Silence of War, Damascus” in 2019 and “Indestructibles” in 2021-2022.

He has won multiple international awards, including 4 World Press Photo Awards for multimedia productions.

His work blends innovative soundscapes with experimental storytelling.

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SELECTED AUDIOVISUAL AWARDS

– SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS (SIMA): Best Sound Short Documentary, for “Until He’s Back”, directed by Jacqueline Baylon. 2025. Sound Mixer & Sound Designer.
– ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES / OSCARS 2025: Shorlisted for Best Documentary Award «Until He’ s Back». Sound Mixer & Sound Designer.
– TERRAGOLLUT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022: First price documentary award for “Indestructibles”. Direction, Script, Film Editing, Original Music.
– PREMIOS GOYA 2020: Official Short Documentary Film Candidate for “NEETU”. Script, Film Editing & Original Music. 2020.
– ADRIATIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: First Prize Documentary Award for “The Silence of War: Damascus”. Direction, Film Editing, Original Music. 2019.
– DOK LEIPZIG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS 2018: Official Selection & Next Masters Competition for “The Sleeping Land”. Direction, Script, Film Editing & Original Music. 2018.
– FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CORTOS “EL HERALDO” 2017: Best Latin american short film for “Huicholes del Tabaco”, a project by César Rodriguez. Script, Film Editing & Original Music. 2017.
– EKOTOPFILM FESTIVAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FILMS 2017: First Prize Shortfilms for “Huicholes del Tabaco”, a project by César Rodriguez. Script, Film Editing & Original Music. 2017.
– PICTURES OF THE YEAR LATIN AMERICAN (POYLatam) 2017: First Prize Multimedia for “Huicholes del Tabaco”, a project by César Rodriguez. Script, Film Editing & Original Music. 2017.
– SOUND & IMAGE CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL FIML FESTIVAL 2016, MACAU Best documentary for “BREAK IN”, directed by Mikel Aristregi & José Bautista. 2016.
– FECISO FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE SOCIAL CASTILLA LA MANCHA 2016 Best documentary for “BREAK IN”, directed by Mikel Aristregi & José Bautista. 2016.
– FIFC PIÉLAGOS EN CORTO 2016 Best social short documentary for “BREAK IN”, directed by Mikel Aristregi & José Bautista. 2016.
– WORLD PRESS PHOTO MULTIMEDIA AWARDS 2016: 2nd Prize, Long Form category for “BREAK IN”, directed by Mikel Aristregi & José Bautista. 2016.
– PICTURES OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL (POYI): First Prize award in the Multimedia News category for “In the same board”, a story by Francesco Zizola. Multimedia Editor, Sound Design & Original Music. 2016.
– SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS (SIMA): First Prize for Cinematography Short Documentary for BREAK IN, directed by Mikel Aristregi & José Bautista. 2015.
– EVOLUTION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015: Best short documentary for “FORCED”. With Altamar Films. Film & Sound Editor and Original Music. 2015.
– PICTURES OF THE YEAR LATIN AMERICAN (POYLatam) 2015: 2nd Prize Multimedia for “Calcio Storico”, Music, Sound Design, Multimedia Editor and Postproduction. 2015.
– SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS (SIMA): Best Film Editor Award for “FORCED”. 2015.
– WORLD PRESS PHOTO MULTIMEDIA CONTEST 2015: Third Prize for “At the Gates of Europe”, Original Music. 2015.
– EVOLUTION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014: Best short documentary for “GirlZtalk”. With Altamar Films. Film editor and original music. 2014.
– PRIX BAYEUX CALVADOS 2014: First prize for “Grozny: 9 cities”. With Verso Images & Chewbahat. Music, Sound Design, Multimedia installation editor. 2014.
– BCN SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2014: Best Documentary for “Calcio Storico”. Music, Sound Design, Multimedia Editor and Postproduction. 2014.
– WORLD PRESS PHOTO MULTIMEDIA CONTEST 2014: Third Prize for “Calcio Storico”, Music, Sound Design, Multimedia Editor and Postproduction. 2014.
– AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS (APA): Best Editorial Feature for “Into the Shadows”. With Altamar films. Music, Sound Design, Multimedia Editor and Postproduction. 2013.
– WORLD PRESS PHOTO MULTIMEDIA CONTEST 2013: First Prize for “Into the Shadows”. With Altamar films. Music, Sound Design, Multimedia Editor and Postproduction. 2013.
– LENS CULTURE MULTIMEDIA AWARD: First Prize for “Grozny, 9 cities”. 2011. With Verso Images. Music, Sound and Multimedia production.
– VISA POUR L’IMAGE: First Prize Webdocumentary “La Zone”. By Guillaume Herbaut. Music and Sound. 2011.
– FRANCE 24-RFI: First Prize for “La Zone” web documentary. By Guillaume Herbaut. Music and Sound. 2011.
– MUT DOCUMENTARY SHORTFILM FESTIVAL: Jury price for “Haiti, the earth that died screaming” by Pep Bonet. Music & Audiovisual Production. 2011.
– PHOTOESPAÑA: Special mention for “Paloma al aire”. By Ricardo Cases. Music & Audiovisual Production. 2010.