Juanjo Gimenez was born and lives in Barcelona. He has directed a few shorts, including RODILLA (2009), NITBUS (2007), MAXIMUM PENALTY (2005) and INDIRECT FREE KICK (1997), all of them awarded at national and international festivals. He's the director of the feature films TILT (2003), awarded in Rome, Las Palmas and Ourense, DODGE AND HIT (2010), co-directed with Adan Aliaga, best documentary in Alcances Film Festival Cadiz and Courmayeur Noir, and CONTACT PROOF (2014), also premiered in Alcances. He's also the founder of the production companies Nadir Films and Salto de Eje. Some of their productions are MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE (Adan Aliaga, 2005), Joris Ivens Award at IDFA, STIGMATA (also directed by Adan in 2009) Pilar Mire Award for Best First Film in Seminci-Valladolid, and ANAS, AN INDIAN FILM (Enric Miro, 2009) awarded at Documenta Madrid, Alcances and premiered at Karlovy Vary.
Filmography:
2016 TIMECODE, short 2014 CONTACT PROOF, documentary 2010 ESQUIVAR I PEGAR / DODGE AND HIT, documentary 2009 RODILLA, short 2007 NITBUS, short 2006 MÁXIMA PENA / MAXIMUM PENALTY, short 2003 NOS HACEMOS FALTA / TILT 1997 LIBRE INDIRECTO / INDIRECT FREE KICK, short 1996 ELLA ESTÁ ENFADADA / SHE’S ANGRY, short 1995 ESPECIAL (CON LUZ) / SPECIAL (WHEN LIT), experimental short 1994 HORA DE CERRAR / CLOSING TIME, short
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