Remember your own childhood. That complete certainty you had, looking at the grown-ups, that you would never be like that. It was a lonely feeling, but euphoric, too.
Jane Campion Quotes
A message I've been telling myself: the cinema is very conservative, and unless you have a story that satisfies you, that is within the unchallenging zone, but you love it, you can't do it as cinema. Otherwise, you better go do it for television, which is more daring now.
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| Birth: | 30th April, 1954 |
| Nationality: | New Zealander |
| Profession: | Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
About
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She is a New Zealander screenwriter, producer and director. She earned a BA degree in Anthropology from Victoria University of Wellington in 1975. She graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts from the Sydney College of the Arts from the University of Sydney in 1981. She directed several films include: Peel(Short Film, Won- Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival), A Girl's Own Story(Short Film), An Angel at My Table, The Piano, Holy Smoke!, In the Cut, and Bright Star. She has written several films include: Peel(Short Film), A Girl's Own Story(Short Film), The Piano(Won- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay), Holy Smoke!, In the Cut, and Bright Star. She produced several films include: Passionless Moments(Short Film), Soft Fruit, Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story(Documentary), and They. She was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2016 New Year Honours.
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