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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).
Writer: Shine. 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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Jan 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.
Oct 1, 2009 · The film Mao's Last Dancer is based based on the best-selling memoir of Li Cunxin. The book didn't dance onto the screen by itself, it was adapted for film by award winning writer Jan Sardi.
Film and television script-writer Jan Sardi was formerly a high-school teacher. He was educated at Melbourne State College, and completed a B.Ed. in 1978. He left teaching to become a professional script-writer in 1983.
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 Sardi is one of Australia’s eminent screenwriters. In 1997 he received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for Shine, as well as BAFTA, Writers Guild of America and Golden Globes nominations.
