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Jan Vittorio Sardi AO (born 1953) is an Australian screenwriter. In 1997, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay), for Shine. He wrote and directed the 2004 film Love's Brother. He adapted the novel by Nicholas Sparks for The Notebook (2004).
Jan Sardi is an award winning screenwriter. In 1997 he received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for Shine (1996), as well as BAFTA, Writers Guild of America and Golden Globes nominations.
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Jun 8, 2020 · Jan Sardi, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Shine, Mao’s Last Dancer and The Secret River (with Mac Gudgeon), could be forgiven for feeling a little like a hamster on a treadmill.
Jan 22, 1996 · In “Shine,” director Scott Hicks and writer Jan Sardi unfold an unconventional biopic about how a brilliant young pianist is driven to the edge of madness by his monstrously protective father...
Jan Sardi. Highest Rated: 91% Shine (1996) Lowest Rated: 54% The Notebook (2004) Birthday: Not Available. Birthplace: Australia. This Italian-born, Australian-raised screenwriter and novelist won...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score Yet90%Screenwriter56%76%Screenwriter54%85%WriterNo Score Yet66%Director, WriterJan Sardi is one of Australia’s eminent screenwriters, having received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for Shine, as well as BAFTA, Writers Guild of America and Golden Globes nominations. He has won numerous other awards for his work in film and television.
In this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, Italo-Australian Oscar nominee Jan Sardi was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the film and television industries as a screenwriter and director, and to professional guilds.