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Jane Campion

Jane Campion

Director · Born April 30, 1954 · Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion DNZM (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. Best known for her feature films with themes of rebellion and often featuring women in leading roles who are outsiders in society, Campion is regarded as one of the prominent female filmmakers in women's cinema. Campion made her film debut in Sweetie (1989) and continues to direct feminist films, including An Angel at My Table (1990), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), and Bright Star (2009). 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 has received two Academy Awards altogether. She also co-created the television series Top of the Lake (2013) and received numerous Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Palme d'Or (both feature and short), a Silver Lion award, a Directors Guild of America Award, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Campion was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) in the 2016 New Year Honours, for services to film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Campion, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 22

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2008

    8

    Director

  3. 2007
  4. The Lady Bug

    Director

  5. 2006

    The Water Diary

    Director

  6. 2005

    Le court des grands

    Director

  7. 2003

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1986

    Two Friends

    Director

  3. 1985

    After Hours

    Director

  4. 1984

    A Girl's Own Story

    Director

  5. Getting Wet

    First Assistant Director

  6. Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest

    Director

  7. 1983

    Passionless Moments

    Director

  8. Peel

    Director

  9. 1980

    Tissues

    Director

Wrote 15

2020s

  1. 2021
  2. Short Cuts: The Piano

    Original Film Writer

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2008

    8

    Writer

  3. 2006

    The Water Diary

    Writer

  4. 2003

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1985

    After Hours

    Screenplay

  3. 1984

    A Girl's Own Story

    Writer

  4. Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest

    Writer

  5. 1983

    Passionless Moments

    Writers' Assistant

  6. Peel

    Writer

Produced 15

2020s

  1. 2026

    Big Girls Don't Cry

    Executive Producer

  2. The Natural State

    Executive Producer

  3. In Conversation with Jack Maurer

    Executive Producer

  4. 2025

    Lion Rock

    Executive Producer

  5. The Brightness

    Executive Producer

  6. 2023
  7. 2022
  8. 2021

2010s

  1. 2018

    They

    Executive Producer

  2. 2017

    Family Happiness

    Executive Producer

  3. 2013

2000s

  1. 2006

    Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Soft Fruit

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1983

    Passionless Moments

    Producer

Acted in 3

2020s

  1. 2023
  2. 2022

    Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1990

    The Audition

    Daughter

Camera 2

1980s

  1. 1985

    After Hours

    Camera Operator

  2. 1983

    Passionless Moments

    Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Edited 1

1980s

  1. 1983

    Peel

    Editor

Created 1

Appearances19

2020s

  1. 2025
  2. Citizen B

    Self

  3. 2022

    Mostra, Venise

    Self · 1 episode

  4. Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman

    Herself

  5. 2021

2010s

  1. 2018

    'The Piano': 25 Years On

    Self

  2. 2016

    Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2015

    The Legend of the Palme d'Or

    Self

  4. 2012

    A Special Day

    Self

  5. 2011

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    Self · 1 episode

2000s

  1. 2002

    The Making of 'An Angel at My Table'

    Self

  2. 2000

    Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

    Self

1990s

  1. 1997

    Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

    Self

  2. 1995

    Cinefile: Reel Women

    Self

  3. 1993

    Inside 'The Piano'

    Self

1980s

  1. 1989

    Jane Campion: The Film School Years

    Self

Thanked in the credits4

2020s

  1. 2024
  2. 2020

    Esther's Choice

    Thanks

2010s

  1. 2014

    Florence Has Left the Building

    Thanks

  2. 2011