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JANE AINSCOUGH

WRITER

Jane Ainscough is a native of Manchester. In a former life, studies in Fine Art led her to a career in Product, Graphic and Interior design, before returning to study screenwriting at New York University. She writes predominantly feature films with characteristic British-German eye and humor. She has created numerous comedies and tragicomedies, such as “Miss Sixty,” “Alles ist Liebe,” “Gut gegen Nordwind,” and “Ich bin dann mal weg.”

She has worked with directors such as Marco Kreuzpaintner, Marcus Goller, Robert Thalheim, Julia von Heinz, British artist Douglas Gordon, and many more.

Her work outside of cinema includes “Liebe.Jetzt,” a series for ZDF neo, for which she wrote the opening episode, and “Faraway,” her first project with Netflix.

She was a jury member for the German Screenplay Award of the BKM (Federal Government for Culture and Media) for three years.

Jane Ainscough is a member of the German Film Academy.

Jane Ainscough is represented by Katrin Näher.

ELTERN

COMING UP

 

UNTITLED Netflix-Comedy

The dog comedy directed by Marco Petry is currently in production.
Olga Film is producing for Netflix, the release date is not yet known.

 

VARIA

KES (1)

"I challenge the idea that films about rich people are escapism and films about working class people are dour and sad. I find the opposite's the case."

Ken Loach

KES (2)

"C'mon Kes. C'mon Lass."  
Decades later, it's still in my ear.

Jane Ainscough