Everyone has a story. My passion is taking a story, adding a twist of magic and making it come alive for others to see
Company
Scatterflix Documentaries
An avid traveler, I left England at 16 and hitch-hiked my way around the world. I published various short stories inspired by these world travels, helped by my father Marius, one which was adapted to film in Canada. This began my love affair with cinema.
A graduate of Montreal's Concordia University cinema program, I created the award-winning "Stanley Lewis Documentary Collection" on the life of my dear friend, the Montreal sculptor, Stanley Lewis. "Dust, A Sculptor's Journey," continues to play in and around Montreal. The aim is to have Stanly Lewis recognised and appreciated.
My second full-length Canadian feature, "Chez Lise", is co-directed with hometown buddy, James Galwey in 2013. It follows two lovers, Deanna and Gordon who suffer from severe mental illness. It won first prize in Liège ImagéSanté for mental health, and other festivals in Canada and internationally.
2019: The Sea Hut 海边的小屋 , is a Chinese-Canadian production. Winner of three prestigious prizes in China at the Beijing Film Academy Awards and Jinan TV awards
2021: Shang Xin Fang, co-directed with Wang Ying an ethnological documentary on a community in the Yi Provence of China is winner of various prizes including Golden Tree International in Paris.
2023-4: My latest documentary: THE GRAPE PICKERS - LE TEMPS DES VENDANGEURS, has won two awards and screened at the cinem'aude, Tuchan, France
From 2015 - 2020 I lived in China, teaching documentary film production at the Beijing Film Academy, Qingdao Campus.
Since the pandemic I relocated back to Europe moving between France and the UK, where I teach documentary, digital storytelling and scrapbooking at KCC Adult Ed. I create free production Blogs on my website, give film production workshops and write a monthly Substack article about amazing people and places I meet and how they influence me.
You can see my full profile at my website: www.scatterflix.com
Quarter-Finalist
The Grapepickers - Le Temps des Vendangeurs
2024 - Reel Harmony Film and Script Festival
London
2024
Finalist
The Grapepickers - Le Temps des Vendangeurs
2024 - Star International Film Festival - Finalist
Firenze
2024
In cinema
The Grapepickers - Le Temps des Vendangeurs
2023 - Cinem'aude - Tuchan 11350
Tuchan
2023
BEST SCRIPT
The Grapepickers - Le Temps des Vendangeurs
2023 - Black Cat International Awards Bolivia 2023
La Paz‎‏
2023
Quater Finalist
The Grapepickers - Le Temps des Vendangeurs
2023 - Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)
Kishinev 2023
2023
Finalist
The Grapepickers - Le Temps des Vendangeurs
2023- PARIS WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL
PARIS
2023
Best Innovation for documentary
THE SEA HUT - 海边小屋
Beijing Academy Awards. Dec 2019. Best Innovation for documentary
Beijing
2020
Best Sound Design
THE SEA HUT - 海边小屋
Beijing Academy Awards. Dec 2019. Best sound Design
Beijing
2020
Official Selection
THE SEA HUT - 海边小屋
TheLiftOffSessions
London
2019
First prize - Best Documentary
THE SEA HUT - 海边小屋
CVVA - Transnational academic festival for Film and TV
JInan
2019
Award winner
The Grapepickers - Le Temps des Vendangeurs
DAVID FILM FESTIVAL
College
Concordia Film School. Montreal. Canada
BFA with honors - Concordia Film School. Montreal. Canada
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Birth Date
April 28, 1966
Nickname
Jeanne
Birth City
London
Current City
Qingdao. China
Hometown
Tuchan - France. Tunbridge-Wells. UK.
Height
1.77
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Euroasian
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Married To
Maurice Valentin
Children
One child - Alyosha and granddaughter who is cheeky, Violette
I love walking out to places I don't know, or taking random bus/ train trips to get lost among the crowds, and meeting people to hear their story. I want to make a hundred documentaries a week!
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"Wherever you go, go with all your heart"
Confucius
Everyone has a story. My passion is taking a story, adding a twist of magic and making it come alive for others to see
Company
Scatterflix Documentaries
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