Jan Sardi

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Jan Sardi is an award-winning Australian screenwriter.

In 1997 he received an Academy Award Nomination for his screenplay for Shine, an account of the life of pianist David Helfgott, as well as a BAFTA nomination, a Writers’ Guild of America nomination and a Golden Globe nomination. Jan has won numerous awards for his work in Australia, including Best Screenplay for Shine (Australian Film Institute Awards and Australian Writers Guild Awards). In 2003 he wrote and directed Love's Brother, an Australian/UK co-production starring Giovanni Ribisi and Adam Garcia. Love's Brother won the Best Film Award at the 2004 Houston International Film Festival and the award for Best Director and Best Cinematography. It won the Grand Prize – Best Film - at the Heartland Film Festival Indianapolis, 2004. In addition, it was nominated for six Australian Film Institute Awards (2004) including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay. Jan Sardi also adapted The Notebook for New Line Cinema in the US. It stars Gena Rowlands, James Garner and Sam Shepard. Sardi lives and works in Australia.

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