Chicago-based film critic Marya E. Gates will make a book tour stop for a 35mm screening of Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” on ...

Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images, FILE New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion became the second woman nominated for best director thanks to her 1993 film "The Piano" at the 66th Academy Awards.

“The Watermelon Woman” is the first feature-length film written and directed by a Black lesbian, Cheryl Dunye. The story ...

Immerse yourself in the passionate, poetic and trailblazing films of the Oscar-winning writer/director Jane Campion.

Jane Campion’s 1993 movie The Piano tells a hauntingly beautiful tale of passion, desire, and the complexities of human relationships set in the rugged landscape of 19th-century New Zealand.

Not until 1993—when Jane Campion’s The Piano, also a Cannes winner, surprised everyone with eight nominations, including Best Picture—did the Academy embrace a film in which sex, portrayed ...

Prior to Bigelow, just three women had been nominated for directing: Lina Wertmüller for 1975's "Seven Beauties," Jane Campion for 1993's "The Piano," and Sofia Coppola for 2003's "Lost in ...

Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images, FILE New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion became the second woman nominated for best director thanks to her 1993 film "The Piano" at the 66th Academy Awards. The ...

the only woman to receive more than one nomination in the category is Jane Campion. Her first nomination came in 1994 for "The Piano" and her second came in 2022 for "The Power of the Dog," which ...