Short biography

Margarita Jimeno is an emerging director and writer, who brings her unique creative and visual style to all projects ranging from documentaries, short films, music videos to feature films.

Margarita's latest film is the music documentary "Gogol Bordello Non-Stop " about the New York city Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. After 7 years in the making. The film premiered in North America at the prestigious AFI Fest Los Angeles, and it continues touring International Film Festivals since 2008. The film has been awarded in August 2009 best film at Musixine:

"Margarita managed to not only portray a band but also the social aspects of being an immigrant and taking the possibility to play with identities. Also the film is fresh, enjoyable and punk." From the jury

Recent Press: New York Times, Village Voice, NY Post, Movie Scope magazine
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Jimeno has two fiction scripts right now in revision "Feminine Techinical Difficulties" a tragic comedy set in New York & "Guerrero" an epic drama set in 1980's Colombia.

Jimeno is founder of the production company Hoptza Films. In addition She is an accomplished videographer, photographer, editor, writer and creative director.

Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Jimeno moved to New York in 1997. Her work reflects her passion for music, and the peculiarities of life, which tend to be absurd, and surrealistic.

Jimeno has participated with her film, and video work at venues such as:

31st Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden
26th Filmfest München, Germnay
35th Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium
22nd AFI Fest, USA
5th CPH:DOX Copenhagen, Denmark
14th Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania
5th Ambulante, Mexico
7th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, USA
Musixine Competition, Oulu Finland
Raindance, London, England
Bergen International Film Festival, Bergen Norway


MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
Museum of Modern Art in Los Angeles
La Rebeca Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
Museo de arte moderno de Bogotá,Colombia
Thomas Erben Gallery, New York,USA
The Americas society Art Gallery,New York,USA
Whitebo, New York,USA
Sound Art at KunstRadio (ORF), Austria.

She has directed music videos for Neoangin, Dorit Chrysler, Jacinto Canek, Seasick, and Las Malas Amistades.

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