My Secret Garden, Tuchan, France
I can work via Skype 1 to1 － my contact name is JAN PAPS. In the winter and summer breaks I come back to the UK and France where I can work directly. My email is jeanne.pope@yahoo.ca
From 2019 I shall be spending more time in France, in my village, where I will begin to do film mentoring homestays. My house is ideal, in the Cathar village of Tuchan. It has 700 people, near the Spanish border.
Our Lady of the Garden
Homestays will give me more time to work intimately with creators. I want to make this into a really innovative space, as well as affordable. My home is very old, with a lovely healing garden, with all those lovely nuances so important to creativity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuchan
With student, brainstorming, BFAMCMC, China
Mentoring – my story
I have been mentoring and coaching film students and professional filmmakers for the past 10 years. It began in Montreal with immigrants who were either already filmmakers or were entering film school. It started on a voluntary basis. I gave suggestions and help with their work, and advice on how to access Concordia’s film school.
I loved passing on my knowledge and found I was good at it, investing a lot of time and passion. Coaching came quite naturally. As a holistic therapist, I fused my work in the therapy clinic with my work as a filmmaker, finding the balance of the two successful for keeping me grounded, guided and happy. I also believe my holistic work helped me have a different and more patient perspective, with an ability to listen and feel.
A turning point was with the late Magus Issacson, the Montreal filmmaker.
https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2012/08/03/magnus-isacsson.
He asked me to work my internship as a go-between for the homeless nation and his camera team, Simon Bould, on their wonderful film ATSA. Here I learnt real empathy and tolerance, and knew I wanted to mentor as much as to make films.
I thank Magnus for the chance he gave me to watch him in action.
I believe I have an innate feeling for a story, and no matter what language, can pick up nuances. Through word of mouth I started to work independently.
Since then I have successfully helped and guided independent filmmakers and students here in China and overseas.
In China I travel to different universities for workshops, film festivals and mentoring. Some students have won wonderful awards and I am grateful to have been a part of their journey, just as my two teachers, Mary Ellen Davies and Marielle Nitoslawska, both wonderful and generous teachers and mentors from Concordia’s film school, were part of my journey.
I am honored to have worked with so many wonderful and talented people who have let me grow in my own profession. I am especially proud of the work I did with Tao Gu and his incredible film Taming the Horse which is winning awards in some of the most prestigious world festivals.
I have been mentoring and coaching film students and professional filmmakers for the past 10 years. It began in Montreal with immigrants who were either already filmmakers or were entering film school. It started on a voluntary basis. I gave suggestions and help with their work, and advice on how to access Concordia’s film school.
I loved passing on my knowledge and found I was good at it, investing a lot of time and passion. Coaching came quite naturally. As a holistic therapist, I fused my work in the therapy clinic with my work as a filmmaker, finding the balance of the two successful for keeping me grounded, guided and happy. I also believe my holistic work helped me have a different and more patient perspective, with an ability to listen and feel.
A turning point was with the late Magus Issacson, the Montreal filmmaker.
https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2012/08/03/magnus-isacsson.
He asked me to work my internship as a go-between for the homeless nation and his camera team, Simon Bould, on their wonderful film ATSA. Here I learnt real empathy and tolerance, and knew I wanted to mentor as much as to make films.
I thank Magnus for the chance he gave me to watch him in action.
I believe I have an innate feeling for a story, and no matter what language, can pick up nuances. Through word of mouth I started to work independently.
Since then I have successfully helped and guided independent filmmakers and students here in China and overseas.
In China I travel to different universities for workshops, film festivals and mentoring. Some students have won wonderful awards and I am grateful to have been a part of their journey, just as my two teachers, Mary Ellen Davies and Marielle Nitoslawska, both wonderful and generous teachers and mentors from Concordia’s film school, were part of my journey.
I am honored to have worked with so many wonderful and talented people who have let me grow in my own profession. I am especially proud of the work I did with Tao Gu and his incredible film Taming the Horse which is winning awards in some of the most prestigious world festivals.