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2 9 New Zealand-born Academy Award winner Jane Campion has established herself as one of the world's most powerful storytellers. Her productions consistently reflect the highest quality of production design. Best known for her debut feature The Piano, Campion was the first female director to win the Palme D'Or and one of only seven women ever to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar. The film also received more than 30 international awards, along with nine Academy Award nominations and three wins, including for Best Screenplay. Most recently, Campion was awarded the Silver Lion for directing at the Venice International Film Festival for her film The Power of the Dog. Campion's other films include Sweetie, which premiered at Cannes; An Angel at My Table, which won seven prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including the Silver Lion; The Portrait of a Lady, which was nominated for two Academy Awards; Holy Smoke, which was nominated for the Golden Lion and won the Elvira Notari Prize at Venice; In the Cut, which premiered at Toronto; and Bright Star, which was nominated for the Golden Palm in Cannes. In television, Jane created, co-wrote, co- directed and executive-produced the two- season miniseries Top of the Lake. The series ultimately received eight Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress for Elisabeth Moss, who also won a Golden Globe for her performance. Jane was President of the International Jury of the 54th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (Venice Film Festival). In 1997, she was awarded the Carosse D'or Prize by Societe de Realisateurs de Film in recognition of "innovative qualities, courage and independent mindedness" presented on the opening of Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. She was the President of the Jury at the 67th Festival de Cannes and was awarded the Legion of Honour from the French Cultural Minister in 2014. In 2016, Jane was appointed A Dame Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit and in 2019, she joined the World Cinema Dramatic Jury at Sundance Film Festival. "When my father passed, I wanted nothing more than my mother's happiness. For what kind of man would I be if I did not help my mother. If I did not save her." –Peter Gordon, The Power of the Dog