Before becoming a filmmaker, he studied Sociology in Santiago, Heidelberg and London. He also dabbled in writing short stories. His film Family Life (2017), which was co-directed with Alicia Scherson, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Previously, he wrote and directed Voice Over (2014), which premiered at the Official Section of the San Sebastian International Film Festival; Bonsái (2011), released at Cannes, in the Un Certain Regard section, and Ilusiones ópticas (2009), premiered at the Horizontes Latinos section of the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He has also directed several short films, among which El Tesoro de los caracoles (2004) stands out. Jiménez was one of the directors of the award-winning television series El reemplazante (2012-2013) and participated as a screenwriter and director in the Chilean-Argentinian coproduction Bichos raros (2017). He has also directed music videos (among them, Origin of Love, for Mika) and short documentaries for the site mafi.tv. When he was a child, he dreamt of becoming a comedian.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
