Jane Campion

Also known as Elizabeth Jane Campion, Dame Jane Campion, Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion

New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954)

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Jane Campion is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and producer known for her work in cinema since the 1980s. She is significant in film history as one of the most prominent directors from New Zealand and has achieved international recognition for her distinctive storytelling approach.

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Wellington, New Zealand

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…

Known for

Citizen B — Self2025
Ritratti di cinema — Self2025
Bad Behaviour — Doctor2023
Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog2022
Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion — Self - Narrator (voice)2022
Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman — Herself2022
Mostra, Venise — Self2022
Directors on Directors — Self2021
'The Piano': 25 Years On — Self2018
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible — Self (archive footage)2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Elizabeth
Gender: female
Citizenship: New Zealand
Place of birth: Wellington
Child: Alice Englert
Occupation: director
Languages spoken: English language
Award: BAFTA Award for Best Direction
Participant in: 2017 Cannes Film Festival
Image: Jane Campion DNZM (cropped).jpg
Residence: Sydney

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start of work period: 1982-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Jane Campion
Commons category: Jane Campion
date of birth: 1954-04-30
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director
name in native language: J&B Jane Campion

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Encyclopedic overview

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 focused on women in leading roles who are outsiders in society, Campion is regarded as one of the prominent female filmmakers in women's cinema.

Campion's directorial debut was Sweetie. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films The Piano (1993) and The Power of the Dog (2021); her other films include An Angel at My Table (1990), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), and Bright Star (2009). She co-created the television series Top of the Lake (2013) and its sequel, China Girl (2017).

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