Jennifer Kent
Jennifer Kent (* in Brisbane , Queensland ) is an Australian film director , screenwriter and former actress .
Life
Career as an actress
Kent, born and raised in Brisbane , began training at the National Institute of Dramatic Art which she graduated in 1991. As an actress, she played Dee Suzeraine in 31 episodes from 1997 to 2000 in the Australian crime series On Mord . She also had roles in the Australian series All Saints , Police Rescue and Above the Law . In 1998 she played a supporting role in the Australian-American film Piggy Babe in the Big City . Kent has taught at the Australian Film Television and Radio School since 2002 .
Career as a director
After Kent, influenced by Lars von Trier's work, wanted to turn to directing, she asked him to assist him. Trier agreed and so she was able to participate in Dogville in 2002 . In 2006 she directed an episode of the Australian television series Two Twisted and released the short film Monster in 2005 . Her first feature film followed in 2014, The Babadook , which received positive reviews worldwide. For this Kent received numerous awards, including two AACTA Awards for best director and best screenplay. In 2018 she was the only female director to participate in the Venice International Film Festival with her second film, the historical revenge thriller The Nightingale - Cry for Vengeance .
Filmography
actress
- 1996: Police Rescue - Dangerous Operations ( Police Rescue , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1997–1998: In the matter of murder ( Murder Call , TV series, 31 episodes)
- 1998: Babe: Pig in the City (Babe: Pig in the City)
- 2001–2003: All Saints (TV series, 3 episodes)
Director
- 2002: Dogville (assistant director)
- 2005: Monster (short film)
- 2014: The Babadook (The Babadook)
- 2018: The Nightingale (The Nightingale)
scriptwriter
- 2005: Monster (short film)
- 2014: The Babadook (The Babadook)
- 2018: The Nightingale (The Nightingale)
Awards (selection)
- 2014: New York Film Critics Circle Award - Best Debut Work
- 2014: Detroit Film Critics Society Award - Best Debut Work
- 2015: AACTA Award - Best Director
- 2015: AACTA Award - Best Screenplay
Web links
- Jennifer Kent in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short film "Monster" 2005
- How Jennifer Kent made The Babadook, SBS February 24, 2005, accessed May 20, 2015
- A Woman Directed the Scariest Horror Movie of the Year, Maybe of the Decade, New York Magazine December 5, 2014, accessed May 20, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ 75th Venice Film Festival comes to an end - "The cinema here was cinema". In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved September 7, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Kent, Jennifer |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actress, film director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brisbane , Queensland, Australia |