Jonas Odell (born 10 November 1962 in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

) is a

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and

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and founder of FilmTecknarna. Odell, who specializes in a mix of

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

and

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, has directed a number of

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s and

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. His short film '' Never Like the First Time!'' (''Aldrig som första gången!'') was awarded the

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for best short film in the

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2006. He has won two Swedish

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for Best Short Film, for ''Never Like the First Time!'' (2006) and '' Lies'' (''Lögner'') (2008). ''Lies'' also received the Jury Prize for International Short Filmmaking at the 2009

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Videos

* "Groovies" (1998) shorts for

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* " Come Up and See Me" (2003) video for

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* "

Strict Machine "Strict Machine" is an electronic dance song written by British electronic music duo Goldfrapp and Nick Batt for Goldfrapp's second studio album, ''Black Cherry'' (2003). It was produced by Goldfrapp and describes laboratory rats in neuroscience ...

" (2003) video for

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* "

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" (2004) video for

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* "Smile" (2004) video for Mad Action * "

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" (2004) video for El Presidente * "Changes" (2004) video for

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* "

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" (2005) video for Feeder * " Shot You Down" (2005) video for Audiobullys * "Smile" (2006) video for The Cobbs * " Window in the Skies" (2006) video for U2 * "Ali in the Jungle" (2007) video for The Hours * "Paper Planes" (2008) video for I'm From Barcelona * " I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" (2009) video for

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* " Plundered My Soul" (2010) video for

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* " Right Action" (2013) video for

* " Heart and Soul" (2014) video for

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Selected films

* ''Exit'' (1990) codirected with Stig Bergkvist, Marti Ekstrand & Lars Olsson * ''Revolver'' (1993) codirected with Stig Bergkvist, Marti Ekstrand & Lars Olsson * ''Body Parts'' (1994) * ''Otto'' (1996) * ''Family & Friends'' (2002) * ''Never Like the First Time!'' (2006) * '' Lies'' (2008) * ''Tussilago'' (2010)

Compilations

* "Alla talar svenska!" (DVD 2007) codirected with Stig Bergkvist, Marti Ekstrand & Lars Olsson

External links

* *
Small biography at FilmTecknarna

"Ali in the Jungle" (2007) video

Jonas Odell on Twitter
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