Jane Scott (film producer)

Jane Scott (born Epsom, Surrey, UK)

From a background in magazine journalism in the UK, Jane Scott started out in the film industry at The British Film Institute Production Board working for three years as Production Co-ordinator.
In 1972 Jane began her association with Australian film-making with Bruce Beresford on "The Adventures of Barry McKenzie", setting up the production in London and completing the film in Australia. Jane returned to Australia in 1973 for Reg Grundy Enterprises to work on a number of productions and again in 1974/5 as Associate Producer on "Barry Mckenzie Holds His Own".
Over more than thirty years in the film industry Jane has worked on a large number of feature films, television productions and television commercials throughout the world. Titles of some of the films Jane has been involved with include "My Brilliant Career", "Crocodile Dundee", "Crocodile Dundee II", and "Strictly Ballroom". "Shine", which Jane produced in 1996, received world-wide acclaim and a large number of local and international awards and nominations including nine AFI Awards and seven nominations at the1996 Academy Awards with Geoffrey Rush winning the Best Actor Oscar. As well as being nominated herself for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA as the producer of "Shine", Jane was also nominated for the Darryl F. Zanuck Theatrical Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award (1996) by the Producers Guild of America.

Jane's next feature, the very confronting "Head On", directed by Ana Kokkinos, was officially selected for screening at the 30th Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), 1998 Cannes Film Festival and also received critical acclaim with its Australian and international release. More recently, "Love's Brother", an Italian love story, written and directed by Jan Sardi, won Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis.
Jane is currently developing two films adaptated from international best-selling, award-winning books – "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth, and "Mao's Last Dancer" by Li Cunxin, adapted by screenwriter Jan Sardi, due to commence shooting early 2008 with Bruce Beresford directing.

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