Jane Campion

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-04-30 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Jane Campion

Biography

Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion DNZM (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films The Piano (1993) and The Power of the Dog (2021), for which she won the Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, respectively. She is the second of five women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director (and as of 2023 the only woman to be nominated twice in this category), and the first female filmmaker to receive the Palme d'Or. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Campion, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of co...

Production

1993

The Piano

as Director

1993

The Piano

as Screenplay

1990

2003

In the Cut

as Director

2003

In the Cut

as Screenplay

1999

Holy Smoke

as Director

1999

Holy Smoke

as Screenplay

2007

2009

Bright Star

as Director

2009

Bright Star

as Writer

1996

1989

Sweetie

as Director

1989

Sweetie

as Screenplay

2021

Short Cuts: The Piano

as Original Film Writer

2008

8

as Director

1984

1986

Two Friends

as Director

1980

Tissues

as Director

1985

After Hours

as Director

1983

Peel

as Director

1983

2021

2006

The Water Diary

as Director

1983

Peel

as Writer

1983

Peel

as Editor

2005

1984

1983

Passionless Moments

as Director of Photography

2018

They

as Executive Producer

1983

Passionless Moments

as Writers' Assistant

1983

Passionless Moments

as Camera Operator

2022

1999

Soft Fruit

as Executive Producer

2023

Typist Artist Pirate King

as Executive Producer

2011

1984

Getting Wet

as First Assistant Director

2008

8

as Writer

1989

Sweetie

as Original Story

1989

Sweetie

as Casting

2017

Family Happiness

as Executive Producer

2021

2006

1985

After Hours

as Screenplay

2020

1983

2007

The Lady Bug

as Director

1985

After Hours

as Camera Operator

2024

The Rooster

as Thanks

-

Lion Rock

as Executive Producer

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