Jimena works as a production designer for Film and TV productions,
as costume designer and stage designer in theatre.
The range of work Jimena has done as production designer includes television, feature films, narrative short films,
commercials, image films and videoclips.
Jimena studied architecture at ETH Zurich and holds a ZHDK master degree as an art director.
The early years as an architect led her on to several film sets
working as a set constructor in Barcelona and Zurich,
and as a stage design assistant at Volksbühne Berlin.
Jimena pursued a year of assistance at Bern city theatre, before entering the theatre class
at Zurich university of the arts (ZHdK) in 2014 for a master degree in art direction.
Selection of work:
Film&TV
2024 «Heldin» AT feature film by Petra Volpe, Zodiac Pictures, Prop Master
2024 «E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea» docufiction by Beatrice Minger, Soap Factory, Production Design Assistant
2023 «Der Fleck» feature film by Willy Hans, 8horses + fünferfilm, Production Design + Location Scout
2023 «Füür Brännt» feature film by Michael Karrer, Sabotage Filmkollektiv, Production Design
2023 «Davos 1917» Series by Contrast film + Letterbox Filmproduktion, Set Decoration
2022 «BST» feature film by Peter Luisi, Spotlight Media Productions, Production Design Assistant
2022 «Electric Child» feature film directed by Simon Jaquemet, 8Horses + PerronX, Set Decoration
2022 «Die Mittagsfrau» feature film directed by Barbara Albert, C-Films + Lucky Bird Pictures, Art Buyer
2022 «Body Odyssey» feature film directed by Grazia Tricarico,
Amka Films(ch) + Revok Film(ita) + Fenix entertainment, location scout (ch) + local production design (ch)
2021 «Uhrueh» feature Film directed by Cyril Schäublin, Seeland Filmproduktion, Set Props
2020-2021 «Wilder» Season 4 Series by C-Films + Panimage + SRF, production design assistant
2020 «Wilder» Season 3 Series by C-Films + SRF, production design assistant
2019 «Wir Eltern» Film by Ruth Schweikert + Eric Bergkraut, p.s 72 productions, production design + costumes
Commercial&Clips
2022 video clips for Palma Ada by Palma Ada, set design
2021 «chris watts» video clip for Skynd by Paul Brown, production design
2021 Distalmotion content introduction new product line, by Nordhang, Production Design
2021 «Neverland» Natascha Polke videoclip directed by Anique Wild, DoP Nino Michel, Production Design
2021 album «300km/h» ZID snippet-clip series directed by Anique Wild, DoP Nino Michel, Production Design
2020 GLKB commercial for Zense GmbH, directed by Andri Hinnen, DoP Jan Mettler, local production design
2020 «Nothing is quite as it may seem» Fashion Film by Anique Wild, production design
2018 PMI Image film for Craft Worldwide by Takuro Takeuchi, production design
2018 UKB Image film for Blatthirsch agency by Chanelle Eidenbenz, production design + costumes
2013 «call the police» animated videoclip by Adrian Aeschbacher, set design + props
Shorts
2022 «Mamagei» Short by Julie Olympia Cahannes, ZHdK, costume design
2020 «Deaf Samurai Apocalyse Ultra» Short by Kenneth Gilomen, ZHdK, production design
2020 «MNESIS» Short by Alan Sahin, ZHdK, production design
2020 «Mutter» Short by Daniel Grabherr + Nino Michel, ZHdK, production design
2020 «Oh mia Bambina cara» Short by Seraina Scherini, ZHdK, production design
2019 «Line 34, 22:47» Short by Michael Karrer, ZHdK production, production design
2019 «Happy Birthday» Short by Lisa Gertsch, ZHdK production, production design
2019 «Ein Hund wie Du und Ich» Short by Carlo Beer, ZHdK production, production design
2019 «Dead Animals» Short by David Oesch + Remo Rickenbacher, das alte Lager production, costumes
2019 «Grimbart» Short by Daniel Grabherr, ZHdK production, production design
2018 «Therese» Short by Fabiana Serpa, production Paranoid BR, production design + costumes
2017 «Simelibaerg» Short by Seraina Scherini, ZHdK production, production design + costumes
2016 «Zwischenstopp» Short by Cosima Frei, ZHdK produktion, production design
2014 «Sparrows and Snorkels» Short by Elena Brotschi, ZHdK production, set design
2011 «Hibernation» Short by Jon M. Caballero, Ainur Films, production design assistant + set constructor
Theatre
2022 «flüchtiges eis» nachrichten von morgen, eine revue by Sabine Harbeke, costume design
2020 «Quaderno di Strada» music theatre directed by Mathias Rebstock, HKB music department
2019 «Am Horizont» theatre piece with Theater Kanton Bern directed by Antonia Brix, stage design + costumes
2019 «Niculina» theatre piece with Tabula Rasa directed Renate Adam, stage design + costumes
2018 «Wolfskind» dance piece by Kollektiv F, stage design + costumes in collaboration with Barbara Pfyffer
2018 «Geister sind auch nur Menschen» directed by Doris Strütt, Kellertheater Winterthur, stage design
2017/18 «Tintagiles Tod» with Digitalbühne Zurich(400asa), Fabriktheater + Kaserne Basel, stage design + light design
2017 «STRM» weather performance with Annie Rüfenacht, Cabaret Voltaire Zurich
2016 «Antigone» directed by Sabine Auf der Heyde, ZHdK production
2016 «White Rabbit Club» narrative installation, ZHdK production, concept + art direction
2015 «Peer Gynt» with Junges Theater Biel, directed by Denis Scheurmann, stage design + costumes
2015 «Freedom Club or Ted Kaczynski was a friend of mine» immersive installation with Freedom Club, art direction
2014 «CUT» short dance pieces by members of the dance company Konzert Theater Bern, stage design
2014 «Deep in the dark Woods» piece directed by Mario Matthias, Konzert Theater Bern, stage design
2014/15 stage design assistant at Bühnen Bern
2013 «Mountain Glory» piece by Markus Gerber, Gessnerallee Zurich + Theater Chur, stage design assistant
2012/13 «Club Inferno» Performance by SIGNA, Volksbühne Berlin, stage design assistant