Jane Campion, Filmmaker

Jane 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.

2013 Top of the Lake (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)
- Episode #1.7 (2013) - Episode #1.6 (2013) - Episode #1.5 (2013) - Episode #1.4 (2013) - Episode #1.2 (2013) Show all 6 episodes  2009 Bright Star
 2008 8 (segment "The Water Diary")
 2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment "The Lady Bug")
 2006 The Water Diary (Short)
 2003 In the Cut
 1999 Holy Smoke
 1996 The Portrait of a Lady
 1993 The Piano
 1990 An Angel at My Table (TV Mini-Series)
 1990 An Angel at My Table
 1989 Sweetie
 1987 Two Friends (TV Movie)
 1986 Dancing Daze (TV Series)
 1984 Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest (Video short)
 1984 A Girl's Own Story (Short)
 1984 After Hours (Short)
 1983 Passionless Moments (Short)
 1982 An Exercise in Discipline - Peel (Short)