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Jane Campion
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Person

Jane Campion

b. 1954

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

Born
30 Apr 1954 · Wellington
Part ofNew Zealand1807 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 83 years
  1. 30 Apr 1954BornBorn in Wellington
  2. 1990AwardSilver Bear Grand Jury Prize
  3. 1993AwardPalme d'Or
  4. 1994AwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
  5. 1994AwardWriters Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
  6. 1999AwardHonorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington
  7. 2013AwardCarrosse d'or
  8. 2014RolePresident of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
  9. 2015AwardDame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎
  10. 2021AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
  11. 2021AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Director
  12. 2022AwardBAFTA Award for Best Direction
  13. 2022AwardAcademy Award for Best Director

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1954 – today).

  1. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  3. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  4. 1956Suez Crisis
  5. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  7. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  9. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  11. 1968Prague Spring
  12. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  13. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  14. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  15. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  17. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  18. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  19. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  20. 1985Schengen Agreement
  21. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  22. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  23. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  25. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  26. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  27. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  29. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  30. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  31. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  32. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  33. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  34. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  35. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  36. 20112011 Norway attacks
  37. 2011Libyan civil war
  38. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  39. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  40. 20142014 FIFA World Cup

Biography

Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker whose accolades include two Academy Awards and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Recurring themes in her films include feminism, sexuality, and the tension between independence and submission.

Campion's directorial debut was the television film Two Friends. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films The Piano (1993), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and The Power of the Dog (2021), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Director. 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).

Campion was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) in the 2016 New Year Honours, for her services to film.

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