Juanjo Giménez Peña
Illustration — Giménez at the 14th Gaudí Awards in 2022 Juanjo Giménez Peña (born 18 April 1963) is a Spanish director and filmmaker. He is best known for his films Indirect Free Kick (1997), Rodilla (2009), "Nitbus" (2007), Maximum Penalty (2005) and Timecode that earned him Short Film Palme d'Or at 69th annual Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nomination at the 89th Academy Awards. He is also the founder of the production companies Nadir Films and Salto de Eje.
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- Full name
- Juan José Giménez Peña.
- Born
- 1963. · Barcelona.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, film producer and director.
- Fields
- short film, film direction and film production.
- Honours
- Short Film Palme d'Or and European Film Award for Best Short Film.
- Languages
- Catalan and Spanish.
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Illustration — Giménez at the 14th Gaudí Awards in 2022 Juanjo Giménez Peña (born 18 April 1963) is a Spanish director and filmmaker. He is best known for his films Indirect Free Kick (1997), Rodilla (2009), "Nitbus" (2007), Maximum Penalty (2005) and Timecode that earned him Short Film Palme d'Or at 69th annual Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nomination at the 89th Academy Awards. He is also the founder of the production companies Nadir Films and Salto de Eje.
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Filmography
• 2021 - Out of Sync • 2016 - Timecode (Short) • 2014 - El Arca de Noé (producer) • 2012 - Los increíbles (producer) • 2012 - Enxaneta (producer) • 2012 - Alfred(producer) • 2010 - Esquivar y pegar (Documentary) • 2009 - Rodilla: Cromos para ajustar cuentas con la infancia (Short) • 2007 - Nitbus (Short) (as Juan José Giménez i Peña) • 2005 - Máxima pena (Short) • 2001 - Tilt (as Juanjo Giménez) • 1997 - Indirect Free-Kick (Short) • 1995 - Ella está enfadada (Short) (as Juanjo Giménez) • 1995 - Especial (con luz)
Awards and nominations
• Nominated: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film • Won: Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film • Won: Short Film Palme d'Or
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- 1.Stephanie. Merry. Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; 'La La Land's' 14 ties record. The Washington Post. 24 January 2017. 25 janvier 2017.
- 2.Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards. Oscars.com. January 24, 2017.
- 3.Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List. Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017.
- 4.Dix courts-métrages sur le football de huit pays.
- 5.Crítica: Tres. 8 September 2021.
- 6.Juanjo Giménez Peña : Récompenses, sur lInternet Movie Database
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