Jane Campion
Jane Campion is known for The Power of the Dog (2021), The Piano (1993), Bright Star (2009).
Biography
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 at My Table (1990), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), and Bright Star (2009). She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films The Piano (1993) and The Power of the Dog (2021), for which she has received two Academy Awards altogether. She also co-created the television series Top of the Lake (2013) and received numerous Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Palme d'Or (both feature and short), a Silver Lion award, a Directors Guild of America Award, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Campion was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) in the 2016 New Year Honours, for services to film.
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Questions about Jane Campion
How many Jane Campion films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 30 films with Jane Campion, from 1983 to 2025.
What is the best rated Jane Campion film?
The best rated Jane Campion film in the catalogue is The Piano (1993), rated 7.4.
What was the first Jane Campion film?
The first Jane Campion film in the catalogue is Peel, from 1983.
Who has Jane Campion worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Jane Campion shares the most credits with Veronika Jenet (5 films), Geneviève Lemon (4 films) and Alexandre de Franceschi (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Director (2022) · BAFTA Award for Best Direction (2022) · Golden Globe Award for Best Director (2021) · Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (2021) · Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2015) · Carrosse d'or (2013) · honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington (1999) · Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (1994) · Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1994) · Palme d'Or (1993) · Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1990) · Byron Kennedy Award
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Picture (2022) · Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (2022) · Academy Award for Best Director (1994) · Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1994)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- screenwriter · film director · film producer · director
- Studied at
- Victoria University of Wellington · Chelsea College of Art and Design · Australian Film Television and Radio School · University of Sydney · Sydney College of the Arts
- Position held
- President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
- Father
- Richard Campion
- Mother
- Edith Campion
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Full filmography
33 films — 30 in the catalogue
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Ritratti di cinema
2025 · Self
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6.0 Citizen B
2025 · Self
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4.7 Bad Behaviour
2023 · Doctor
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7.5 Jane Campion, The Cinema Woman
2022 · Herself
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6.1 Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)
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Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog
2022
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'The Piano': 25 Years On
2018 · Self
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6.0 Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
2016 · Self (archive footage)
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6.0 The Legend of the Palme d'Or
2015 · Self
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From the Bottom of the Lake
2013 · herself
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5.3 A Special Day
2012 · Self
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The Making of 'An Angel at My Table'
2002 · Self
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8.0 Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema
2000 · Self
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7.5 Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997 · Self
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Cinefile: Reel Women
1995 · Self
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Inside 'The Piano'
1993 · Self
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The Audition
1990 · Daughter
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Jane Campion: The Film School Years
1989 · Self
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6.7 The Power of the Dog
2021
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6.6 Bright Star
2009
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5.4 8
2008
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6.4 To Each His Own Cinema
2007
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5.1 In the Cut
2003
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5.7 Holy Smoke
1999
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5.9 The Portrait of a Lady
1996
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7.4 The Piano
1993
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7.0 An Angel at My Table
1990
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6.1 Sweetie
1989
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6.4 The Water Diary
2006
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6.3 Two Friends
1986
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5.3 A Girl's Own Story
1984
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6.3 Passionless Moments
1983
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5.8 Peel
1983
Series and TV shows
5 titles
7.1
7.7
7.0
People data: TMDb.
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