New Zealand's Jane Campion has won the Silver Lion prize for best director at the Venice Film Festival for The Power of The Dog. The win boosts the Kiwi director's chances at the Oscars, where in 1993 she was nominated for Best Director and Best Picture for The Piano. That movie also won Campion an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress for Holly Hunter and Best Supporting Actress for Anna Paquin. Jane Campion with her Silver Lion Award for Best Director. Photo: ODT filesHappening (L'+v+nement), a hard-hitting French drama about illegal abortion in the 1960s, won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice festival.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 12, 2021 00:11 UTC