I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without them writing and being directors, the rest of us are not going to know the whole story.

London: Pocket Essentials 2000. W. Having left the Australian Film and Television School Jane Campion directed an episode for ABC's light entertainment series Dancing Daze (1986) which led to her first TV film Two Friends (1986) produced by Jan Chapman.

Jane Campion (born Elizabeth Jane Campion; 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand screenwriter producer and director based in Australia.