Jan Sardi

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. Jan has numerous other credits, including The Notebook (2004) adapted from the novel by Nicholas Sparks; Love's Brother (2004), which he also directed; Mao's Last Dancer (2009); and the highly acclaimed mini-series The Secret River (2015). Jan is a member of the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA).