Tania Trepanier(1971-2003)
- Director
- Editor
- Producer
Tania Trepanier is an award-winning writer, director and producer. She
directs both documentary and narrative film as well as music videos and
educational films. She presently works in the film industry in Los
Angeles and has several feature film projects in development, including
the screenplay Of Chameleons and Gods, a Sundance Writer's Lab finalist
co-written by Norman Anderson, a Sloan Grant recipient. Tania has an
MFA in Film Production from the University of Southern California's
School of Cinema-Television, where she received highly competitive
awards and grants for her student films. Her mentors have included
Pablo Frasconi, Jeremy Kagan, 'Randall Kleiser', Donald Petrie, and 'Mark Harris'. Tania got her
start in filmmaking through a series of grants from the Canadian
government to make independent films such as Sugar and Spice (2001) and Seven Days (1999). These
films have screened to critical acclaim at film festivals
internationally.
Over the years, Tania has taught film classes at USC, the Young Filmmaker's Academy and the Hawaii Filmmaker's Initiative in Maui. Before turning to filmmaking, Tania's creative work included seven years of experience exhibiting multi-media work at art galleries across Canada. She also has a BA in International Literature and an MA in Women's Studies. Born in Quebec City of a French-Canadian father and American mother - both teachers - Tania grew up in Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and India.
Over the years, Tania has taught film classes at USC, the Young Filmmaker's Academy and the Hawaii Filmmaker's Initiative in Maui. Before turning to filmmaking, Tania's creative work included seven years of experience exhibiting multi-media work at art galleries across Canada. She also has a BA in International Literature and an MA in Women's Studies. Born in Quebec City of a French-Canadian father and American mother - both teachers - Tania grew up in Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and India.