Jane Campion Champions Smaller Film Festivals as Jury President at Taormina, Reunites with Holly Hunter
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· 2 sourcesJane Campion, serving as jury president at the 62nd Taormina Film Festival, reunited with "The Piano" star Holly Hunter, Deadline reported. Campion expressed her preference for smaller film festivals, which she believes allow for deeper engagement with films. Variety reported that Campion also reflected on Harvey Weinstein's "brilliant" marketing campaign for "The Piano" and addressed the #MeToo movement.
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Jane Campion, the acclaimed New Zealand director and first woman to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes for 'The Piano' (1993), serves as jury president at the 62nd Taormina Film Festival. She expresses her love for smaller film festivals, which she believes allow for deeper engagement with films. The article also highlights her reunion with Holly Hunter, star of 'The Piano', at the festival.
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· 1 pulledI think I love these festivals because they really help you go deep into the films and think about them in a different way, and also to be part of
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