Performer Profile
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Gender:
Female
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Age Range:
28 - 37
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Physique:
Average
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Hair Color:
Black
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Eyes:
Brown
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Ethnicity:
Mixed
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Voice Type:
Alto
Jimena Puente-Trevino - Director & Producer
EDUCATION
2008- Master des Etudes Theatrales (Theatre Studies) - Research in process.
Universite Sorbonne Paris 3, France.
2001 Master OF Media Arts & Production (Cinema, Video & NEW MEDIA)
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
1999 Bachelor in Communication (Major in Production film & video)
University Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela.
1991-1993
Graphic Design studies, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
AUDIOVISUAL EXPERIENCE
2004
Lonely Planet Six Degrees Mexico City; (Documentary Series, Dir. Tony Jackson)
Research, Production Management, Accounting, Team and logistics management, Location permits, Institutional Relations.
2000
MOULIN ROUGE! (Feature, Dir. Baz Luhrmann)
Art Department Assistant (Under the tutelage of Brigitte Broch & Mardi Borrak)
Looking for X (Short Film, Dir. Maya Nielsen)
Assistant Camera
The Lost Poem (Short Film, Dir. Dina Kafiris)
1st Assistant Director
Static (Short Film, Dir.. Owen Trevor)
Unit Manager
1999
Miguelina (Short Film, Dir. Reyther Ortega)
Production Assistant
Yesterday Starts Tomorrow (Short Film, Dir. Jurgen Jencquel)
Casting Assistant
Cédula Ciudadano (ID Citizen) (Short Film, Dir. Diego Velasco)
3rd Assistant Director
PERSONAL FILMOGRAPHY & OTHER PROJECTS
2008
ANDANTE MA NON-TROPPO (Short Film – Co-Production Australia / France)
Writer, Executive Producer, Director.
Felix Robert Mendelssohn, a jewish cellist living in the German/Swiss border, attempts to escape Nazi Germany on a bicycle. With an invaluable Stradivarius cello hidden in a potato sack strapped to his back, he manages to fool the Gestapo officers, smuggling his cello right under their nose.
La Primera Taza de Cafe (Short Film - Co-Production France / Australia / Mexico)
Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Production Manager.
A young peasant woman called Greta is forced into marriage, to Tobias, only to confront a living hell in the hands of her husband, and an isolated life in Mexico City.
2007
Rickshaw (Mockumentary)
Director, Camera Work, Editing.
An impromptu comedy documentary portraying the temerity of rickshaw drivers in the State of Kerala, Southern India. Guaranteed adrenaline rush for only 20 Rupees...
2006
For the Record (Short Film, Fiction)
Co-writer, Co-Producer, Director, Editor.
Woy Woy native, Harold Jowles will do everything to break the record for static apnea, with somewhat counterproductive consequences...
2005
110cm Per Pair (Short Film, Fiction)
Co-writer, Director, Co-Editor.
Changing your laces can become quite an event...
2001
The Pill Box (Short Film, Fiction)
Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Director, Co-Editing.
Bill receives a birthday gift which will put a real twist to his life...
(Best Editing Award, Kaleidoscope Film Festival and Golden Eye Awards , Sydney, in 2001).
2000
Hang on to it, baby! (Short Film, experimental)
Writer, Director, Co-DOP
A young woman desperately waits for the phone call which will change her life...
1999
Las Aves, 1678, Looking After the Wrecks (Documentary)
Research, Writer, Producer, Director, Camera 1 (of 2), Post-production.
Las Aves Archipelago, Venezuela: Half of the Western Fleet of Louis XIV, commanded by Vice-admiral Jean d’Estress sinks on the reefs surrounding the islands. This documentary retells the historic context of the wreck, et the adventures during a modern day expedition trip to the site.
(Best Ecology Documentary, VIART International Video Festival of Caracas, 2000).
Bios, Surviving Extinction (Documentary)
Co-production, Director.
A documentary about the debate sustained against a Venezuelan ecologic institution’s efforts to preserve sea turtles.
20 Mts, Subway days in Mexico City (Documentary)
Writer, Producer, Director, Co-Editor.
Mexico City's everyday life in the world's largest Metro network.
(Best Documentary, VIART Video Festival of Caracas, 1996).
CULTURAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
2007
DOCSDF, International Documentary Festival of Mexico City (Guests Coordination).
1997 & 1998
VIART International Video Festival
International Promotion to Mexico.
Project Drafting and implementation, Sponsorship Seeking, Public Relations, Event Promotion.
THEATRE EXPERIENCE
2006
The Dark of The Matinee
(by Mark Isaacs, for the Short & Sweet International Theatre Festival, Sydney)
Production, Mise en Scene.
2004
Mexico City - 4 Comedies by Emilio Carballido
(Staged at the Downstairs Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney)
Production, Mise-en-scène, jeu performing,Text translation and adaptation, Logistics, Public Relations.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-2006
Creative Services Coordinator, UBI World TV (International, non-English language Pay TV Platform).
Graphic Design and Post-production (basic publicity editing and animations).
Software: MS Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, database, Internet and e-mail browsers), Adobe Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, basic Aftereffects, Flash and Go Live.
Post Production: Final Cut Pro & AVID Composer, image capturing and subtitling.
Other abilities: Project drafting, implementation and administration.
Languages: English, Spanish, French.
Film
| Andante ma non troppo |
Writer/Director/Executive Producer |
Jimena Puente-Trevino, COREXIAN Film & Theatre |
| Rickshaw (2007) |
Wirter/Director/Co-Producer |
COREXIAN Film & Theatre |
| For The Record (2006) |
Co-writer/Director&Executive Producer |
COREXIAN Film & Theatre |
| 110 cm per pair (2005) |
Co-writer/Director/Co-Editor |
COREXIAN Film & Theatre |
| Te Pill Box (2001) |
Writer/Director/Co-Editor/Co-Executive Producer |
COREXIAN Film & Theatre/thinking Fish Productions |
| Las Aves, 1678: Looking after the wrecks (1999) |
Writer, Researcher, Director, Executive Producer |
COREXIAN Film & Theatre |
| Bios, surviving extinction (1999) |
Director |
UCAB Caracas |
| 20 Mts, Subway days in Mexico City (1996) |
Writer, Director, Exec. Producer, co-Editor |
COREXIAN Film & Theatre |
Performer Skills
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Performance Skills:
Comedian, Dancing, Diving, Singing
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Athletic Skills:
Swimming, Diving (basic), Equestrian, Sailing
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Accents:
Spanish, Venezuelan, French, Australian, British, Argentinian, Mexican
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Spoken Languages:
Spanish, French
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Musical Instruments:
Cello, Piano, Cuatro (Venezuelan)
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Dance:
Ballroom, Salsa
Education
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Université Sorbonne Paris 3, M des Études Théâtrales, Paris - France., 2010
(Courses finished, Mémoire pending).
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University of Technology, Sydney, Master of Media Arts of Production (Film, Video, New Media), Sydney, Australia, 2001
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Universidad Iberoamericana / Andrés Bello University, Bachelor in Communications (Audiovisual Production), Mexico City Mexico)/ Caracas (Venezuela), 1999
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Universidad de Buenos Aires, Studied Graphic Design (no degree), Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 years (1990-1993).
Training
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Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Script writing, Guillermo Arriaga Jordán, 1994
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Ateneo de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela, Wcript writing workshop, Guillermo Arriaga, 2002
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Andres Bello University, Caracas, Venezuela, Script writing, Sonia Chocron (Venezuela), 1998
Awards
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Festival du Film de Strasbourg, Jury's Special Award to the Best Fiction Film (Andante Ma Non Troppo), 2010
Yearly "Without Borders" Programme.
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Granada Film Festival, Best Director (Andante Ma Non Troppo), 2010
Yearly "Without Borders" Programme.
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New York Short Film Festival, Best Screenplay (Andante Ma Non Troppo), 2010
Yearly "Without Borders" Programme.
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Goldengate Fiction & Documentary Festival, Best Actor Performance: Paul Desenne (Andante Ma Non Troppo), 2009
Yearly "Without Borders" Programme.
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Chicago Short Film Festival, Special Mention: Best Editing (Andante Ma Non Troppo), 2009
Yearly "Without Borders" Programme.
References
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Guillermo Arriaga Jordán, Mentor/Friend
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Jocelyn Little, Former boss (Executive Producer)
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Brigitte Broch, Friend / Former boss
Employment Details
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Work History:
Television, Film, Theater
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Job Categories:
Producing, Production, Casting, Acting, Directing
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Valid Passport:
Yes
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Prior Job Title 1:
Creative Services Director (UBI World TV, Sydney-Australia)
Biography
Born in Mexico City, Jimena is a Graduate of the BA of Communications (Andrés Bello Catholic U. -Caracas, Venezuela in 1999) and of the Master in Media Arts and Production (Film, Video & New Media UTS 2001*). Also interested in theatre directing, Jimena has already directed two plays in Australia, and is currently attending a Master in Theatre Studies at the Sorbonne University in Paris.
She has written, produced & directed her own works, several of which have received awards, both in Australia, and internationally : Her latest short film, « Andante ma non troppo », has already been awarded five times - Best Actor, Best Editing, Best script, Best Directing, and the Jury’s Special Award to the Best Film in the series of festivals from the yearly « without Frontiers » program  : Golden Gate (San Francisco), Chicago, New York, Granada and Strasbourg, respectively.
Jimena is a former student of Mexican script writer and director, Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grammes, Babel, The Burning Plane), who up to today is still her mentor and friend.
Her latest idea is a rather ambitious feature film, entitled « The Company », an adaptation written by her and her Australian associate and story-boarder, Mark Curnow. The project is based on Tasmania resident, UK writer Arabella Edge’s novel of the same name (option rights to be eventually re-negotiated) :
A tale where Hannibal Lector meets Lord of the Flies, The Company is a portrait of a descent into madness and cruelty; the terrible human cost of one man’s inability to see or accept the consequences of his actions.
Our story brings a new perspective on an iconic Australian story: On a night in October 1628 outcast apothecary Jeronmius Cornelisz flees Amsterdam aboard the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia, after he is discovered engaging in sadistic and heretical acts. On board Jeronimus encounters Lucretia Van den Mylen, a young woman traveling to join her future husband in the East Indies. She becomes an obsession for him; a woman willing to defy him.
The Batavia lost after a tempest, the boat founders at the Abrolhos Archipelago in Western Australia, up until then being terra incognita. After the Commandeur leaves them on a hopeless quest to find a rescue ship, Jeronimus and a pitiful group of greedy merchants and traders are trapped in the island.
In these circumstances, Jeronimus quietly assumes command : using the influence of the ship’s naive Predikant, Jeronimus works at first to organize the survivors, soon only to increase the chances of his own survival.’ : With Cornelisz in control, an extraordinary reign of terror begins, leaving those who survived wishing they had gone down with the ship...
Jimena is currently on the search for producers and collaborators for this incredible adventure, which, like « Andante ma non troppo », is based on a true story.
Contact
Jimena Puente-Trevino
COREXIAN Film & Theatre
47 Rue Gay Lussac
75005 Paris - France
corexian@unwired.com.au
+33(0)645001099
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