Jan Chapman (born 28 March 1950) is an Australian film producer. Films produced by Chapman include ''

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'' (1992), '' The Piano'' (1993), '' Love Serenade'' (1996), '' Holy Smoke!'' (1999), and ''

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'' (2001). While studying English and Fine Arts at Sydney University in the late 1960s Chapman began working on small, independent films, as part of the nascent

Sydney Filmmakers Co-op Sydney Women's Film Group The Sydney Filmmakers Co-operative was a co-operative of independent filmmakers, set up to distribute and exhibit their films and the films of other independent filmmakers both Australian and overseas. The collection even ...

, which included her first husband, film director

Phillip Noyce Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian filmmaker. Since 1977, he has directed over 19 feature films in various genres, including historical drama ('' Newsfront'', '' Rabbit-Proof Fence'', '' The Quiet American''); thrillers ('' Dead ...

. After the Film Co-op moved into its premises in Darlinghurst, she was involved for a time with the

Sydney Women's Film Group The Sydney Women's Film Group (SWFG) was a collective group of women members of the Sydney Filmmakers Co-op, Sydney Filmmakers' Cooperative (SFMC) whose interest was in distributing and exhibiting films by, for and about women. From the beginnin ...

while working in the Education department of the

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(ABC). Subsequently as a producer at the ABC she was responsible for a number of TV series including '' Sweet and Sour'', and with Sandra Levy produced the much acclaimed'' Come in Spinner ''(ABC TV miniseries 1990).''

Awards and honours

Chapman was nominated for the Best Picture at the AFI Awards in 1992 for ''

''. In 1994, she was nominated for the

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for '' The Piano''. Chapman was made an

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in the 2004 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Australian film industry as a producer and as a contributor to organisations providing strategic direction to the industry".

89th Academy Awards

Chapman's photo was mistakenly displayed next to Janet Patterson's name during the ''In Memoriam'' segment at the 89th Academy Awards. Shortly after the flub, Chapman announced publicly that she is "alive and well," and was given an apology.

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* * * 1950 births Living people Australian film producers People from New South Wales Officers of the Order of Australia {{Australia-film-bio-stub