2017Nominee
Best Director
Barbeque
Jenny Jokela
Director
Biography
Jenny Jokela (1990) is a Finnish animation director and illustrator based in the UK. She graduated from Royal College of Art in 2017, where she studied MA Animation. Her graduation film Barbeque has won multiple awards including Cristal at Annecy 2018. Since 2018, Jenny directs and animates Finnish kids TV show Hoppsorna. In her colourful and expressive personal work Jenny explores visualising the invisible; feelings and emotions, often around the topics of sexuality and trauma.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Director
Dollhouse Elephant
2024Nominee
Best Director
Arne Alligator och djungelkompisarna
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Director
Coldplay: A Film for the Future
2023Highlight
Best Director
Sweet Like Lemons
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Coldplay: A Film for the Future