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Jane Campion

Personal Profile

Jane Campion
  • Date of Birth:
    April 30, 1954
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    New Zealander
  • Education:
    Victoria University

Family

Jane Campion
  • Sister:
    Anna Campion
  • Spouse:
    Colin Englert - Divorced
  • Son:
    Jasper
  • Daughter:
    Edith Campion, Alice

Career

Jane Campion

Awards

Jane Campion

1994 : Oscar Award, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
for: The Piano (1993)

1994 : Silver Condor Award, Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Piano (1993)

1993 : AFI Award, Best Director for: The Piano (1993)

1989 : AFI Award, Best Screenplay, Original
for: Sweetie (1989)

 

Trivia

Jane Campion
  • Campion was an executive producer for the 2006 documentary Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • At the 66th Academy Awards, she was the second woman ever to be nominated best director.
    submitted by - Chotu Dhiman
  • She started making films in the early eighties at the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
    submitted by - Mandy John
  • She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the U.S. Campion is one of only three women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in their entire 80+ year history.
    submitted by - Amit Sana
  • Was part of the jury of the 2007 Venice Film Festival.
    submitted by - Rokit Sharma

Quotes

Jane Campion
  • Being a film-maker means developing a thick skin, my suspicion is that women aren’t used to that. I don’t think women grow up with the world of criticism that men grow up with. It is quite harsh when they experience the world of film-making for the first time and have to develop tough skins. But they must put on their coats of armour and get going because we need them.” - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • Every film school in the world has equal numbers of boys and girls but something happens. - Unknown
    submitted by - suresh kumar
  • “I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population and gave birth to the whole world. Without them the rest of the world are not getting to know the whole story. - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Kher

Biography

Jane Campion
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2009

jane campionJane Campion was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and now lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Having graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Victoria University of Wellington in 1975, and a BA, with a painting major, at Sydney College of the Arts in 1979, she began filmmaking in the early 1980s, attending the Australian School of Film and Television. Her first short film, Peel (1982) won the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1986. Her other short films include Passionless Moments (1983), A Girl's Own Story (1984), 0086858 and the telefeature _2 Friends (1986) (TV)_, all of which won Australian and international awards.

She co-wrote and directed her first feature film, Sweetie (1989), which won the Georges Sadoul prize in 1989 for Best Foreign Film, as well as the LA Film Critics' New Generation Award in 1990, the American Independant Spirit Award for Best Foreign Feature, and the Australian Critics' Award for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. She followed this with An Angel At My Table (1990), a dramatization based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame which won some seven prizes, including the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1990.

It was also awarded prizes at the Toronto and Berlin Film Festivals, again winning the American Independent Spirit Award, and was voted the most popular film at the 1990 Sydney Film Festival. The Piano (1993) won the Palme D'Or at Cannes, making her the first woman ever to win the prestigious award. She also captured an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 1993 Oscars, while also being nominated for Best Director.

Filmography

Jane Campion