Jane Campion

Film director

1954 –

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Who is Jane Campion?

Elizabeth Jane Campion is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director based in Australia. Campion is the second of four women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and is also the first female filmmaker in history to receive the Palme d'Or, which she received for directing the acclaimed film The Piano, for which she also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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Born
Apr 30, 1954
Wellington
Also known as
  • Elizabeth Jane Campion
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
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Nationality
  • New Zealand
Profession
Education
  • Master of Arts, Sydney College of the Arts
    Painting
    ( - 1979)
  • Bachelor of Science, Victoria University of Wellington
    Anthropology
    ( - 1975)
  • Australian Film Television and Radio School
Lived in
  • Sydney

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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