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Jimmy Olsson (Hässleholm, Suecia, 03/11/1980). Comenzó a trabajar en el cine en 2002 y ha estado en prácticamente todos los roles tras la cámara. Fue a la escuela de cine durante dos años en Estocolmo (2004), donde reside hoy día. Jimmy suele escribir comedia o drama de tintes oscuros con toques cómicos. Se siente cómodo tanto con el drama como con la comedia, por lo que combina ambos géneros para crear personajes e historias con más capas. Se inspira en los diálogos sólidos y en las actuaciones realistas de los actores. Cuando no rueda cortos o escribe guiones, también se dedica a la publicidad. «Last weekend with Jenny and John» es su decimoquinto cortometraje como director, después del largometraje «Fiktiv Granskning» (2022) y los cortos «Notes» (2021), «Världens Sämsta Karlsson» (2021), «Jag ska fucking bara» (2021), «Alive» (2020), «Whatever happened to Ms Longstocking» (2020), «2nd Class» (2018), «Palmegruppen tar långlunch» (2018), «Void» (2017), «Ceasar» (2014), «Bättre Ränta» (2012), «Förträngd» (2011), «Kontrollanten» (2008), «Linjer» (2007) y «Leva, leva, leva» (2005).

Jimmy Olsson (Hässleholm, Sweden, 11/03/1980). He started to work with film in 2002 and have worked in almost every position there is behind the camera. He went to film school for two years in 2004 in Stockholm, where he is currently based nowadays. Jimmy usually writes comedy or pretty dark drama, with a little bit of comedy in it. He is comfortable with both comedy and drama, so he combines both genres to get a more three dimensional story and characters. He is inspired by well written dialogues and strong realistic performances from actors. When he is not doing short films or writing scripts, he also directs commercials. “Last weekend with Jenny and John” is his fifteenth short film as a director, after the feature film “Fiktiv Granskning” (2022) and the shorts “Notes” (2021), “Världens Sämsta Karlsson” (2021), “Jag ska fucking bara” (2021), “Alive” (2020), “Whatever happened to Ms Longstocking” (2020), “2nd Class” (2018), “Palmegruppen tar långlunch” (2018), “Void” (2017), “Ceasar” (2014), “Bättre Ränta” (2012), “Förträngd” (2011), “Kontrollanten” (2008), “Linjer” (2007) and “Leva, leva, leva” (2005).

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Last weekend with Jenny and John (Sista helgen med Jenny och John)
25/11/20222023, coming-of-age, deporte, drama, drama, family, fiction, Film Catalog, relationship, short film, short film, Sweden, teen, woman, youth, Optional, Optional

Last weekend with Jenny and John (Sista helgen med Jenny och John)

It's the weekend when John and his daughter Jenny go to Motala for a basketball game that Jenny is going to play. It's the weekend when John gets replaced at his job. It's the weekend when Jenny wants to stop playing basketball and be...