Jane Pollard
Birth Name:
Jane Pollard
Birth Place:
Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- Earned her B․A․ in Fine Art and Art Theory and her M․A․ in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College
- Met future collaborator Iain Forsyth at Goldsmiths College, where they studied together, but originally thought he was strange
- Was with Iain Forsyth at a Primal Scream gig the night that Kurt Cobain died, and it was then that they decided to start working together
- Quote: "[on Iain Forsyth] "Sometimes we stay up talking․ It's that irresponsible sense of time management--where you just indulge yourself in the moment and where your ideas might go if you don't cut them short by going to bed․""
- Quote: "[on Iain Forsyth] "We've never had the desire to work separately and I can't imagine ever having it․ I feel like I'm better than two of me with him․""
- Developed an ongoing working relationship with Nick Cave, helping produce a 3D audiobook of his novel and featuring him in a number of short films, as well as her and Iain Forsyth's first feature film
- First gained notoriety for her and Iain Forsyth's recreations of highly-charged cultural moments, including "A Rock 'N' Roll Suicide" in which they did a live re-creation of David Bowie's last performance as Ziggy Stardust
- Has presented artist talks at galleries, museums, art school and universities around the world, including the Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Iain Forsyth gave her dozens of mixtapes when they first met, one of which included "The Ship Song" by Nick Cave, which became their song
- Was invited to join the Liverpool John Moore's University Broadcast and Media Group Advisory Panel to help guide the academic development and professional outlook of the group's media education programs
Awards
- 2014Black Pearl Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2014Golden Athena - Music & Film:Winner
- 2014Douglas Hickox AwardWinner
- 2014Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2014Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Documentary:Nominated
- 2014Directing Award - World Cinema - Documentary:Winner
- 2014Sydney Film Prize - Best Film:Nominated
- 2015BAFTA Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Eye Audience Choice PrizeNominated
- 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film:Nominated
- 2015Robert - Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film):Nominated
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2015ALFS Award - Breakthrough British Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2024Best Film - Official Competition:Nominated