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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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Juanjo Giménez Peña

Equip del film Tres, XIV Premis Gaudí (2022): Juanjo Giménez, Marta Nieto, Miki Esparbé i Pere Altimira

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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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