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Biography

Biography. Born in Wellington April 30 1954  The daughter of Edith, an actress, and Richard Campion, a theatre and opera director Graduated Victoria University with a degree in anthropology  in 1975

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Biography

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  1. Biography • Born in Wellington April 30 1954  • The daughter of Edith, an actress, and Richard Campion, a theatre and opera director • Graduated Victoria University with a degree in anthropology  in 1975 • In 1976 she attended Chelsea Art School in London and travelled in Europe. She graduated with a painting major at the Sydney College of the Arts in Australia in 1979 • First short film, Tissues in 1981 • 1982 she began studying at the Australian Film and Television School where she made further short films

  2. Filmography • Director • A Girl’s Own Story (1984) • Sweetie (1989) • An Angel At My Table(1990) • The Piano (1993) • Portrait Of A Lady (1996) - based on the novel by Henry James • Holy Smoke!(1999) • In The Cut (2003) - based on the novel by Susanna Moore • The Water Diary- segment of the feature film 8 • Bright Star (2009) • Top of the Lake (2013) • Producer • Soft Fruit (2000) • Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2006)

  3. Current Projects • Top of the Lake , TV series in America • –A detective investigates the disappearance of a 12-year-old pregnant daughter of a local drug lord

  4. Impact On NZ Films • The early 1990s saw New Zealand film gain international recognition, most obviously with Jane Campion's The Piano (1993), which won three Academy Awards gaining international critical acclaim and high grosses in a number of countries. Increasing tendency for New Zealand films to be partially or completely overseas-funded, and also star non-New Zealand actors (Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel in The Piano ). This did not stop the migration of New Zealand talent to the United States, Canadian-born Piano star Anna Paquin are now primarily based in America.

  5. Awards • French Academy of Cinema The Piano Best Foreign Film, Cannes Film Festival The Piano Palme d'Or, New York Film Critics Circle The piano Best Director, Independent Spirit Awards The Piano Best Foreign Film, New York Film Critics Circle The Piano Best Screenplay, National Society of Film Critics The Piano Best Screenplay, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Piano Best Original Screenplay, National Society of Film Critics The Piano, British Academy of Film and Television Arts The Piano Best Original Screenplay, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Director, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Los Angeles Film Critics Association The Piano Best Director, Independent Spirit Awards An Angel at My Table Best Foreign Film, Independent Spirit Awards Sweetie Best Foreign Film, Venice International Film Festival An Angel at My Table Special Jury Prize

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