Individual sessions and packages for creatives who want focused, practitioner-led guidance on their career, craft, or next move. Defined scope, defined outcome — nothing open-ended.
Group programmes work well when the development need is shared — building a skill, creating a piece of work, understanding an industry process. One-to-one mentoring works better when the situation is specific: a career decision with real stakes, a submission package that needs to be ready for a particular deadline, a question about positioning that does not have a generic answer.
MTF mentoring sessions are not coaching conversations with no defined end point. Each engagement begins with a clear statement of what we are working on and what a successful outcome looks like. Sessions are structured, notes are kept, and follow-up materials are provided where relevant. You will not leave a session without knowing what the next step is.
"There is a difference between a mentor who listens and a mentor who knows. We are aiming to be the second kind — and the feedback reflects it."
Sessions are tailored to the individual, but most engagements fall into one or more of the following areas.
Where you are, where you want to be, and what the realistic path between those two points looks like. Includes how to position a multi-disciplinary practice, how to prioritise competing opportunities, and how to build traction in the right direction rather than just in any direction.
An audit of your current materials — showreel, CV, self-tape approach, digital presence — against the standard that the industry actually applies. Includes specific notes for improvement and, where necessary, a plan for what to create or recreate before submitting.
Focused sessions on a specific aspect of your practice — screen performance technique, directing for camera, short-form script development, self-tape methodology, or the technical demands of a particular genre or format. Grounded in what the work actually requires, not generalised technique.
A particular situation that needs thinking through: a production opportunity with unclear terms, a relationship with an agent or casting director that has stalled, a project that is ready to submit and needs a second pair of eyes, or a career moment — positive or negative — that requires a considered response.
What agents and managers are actually looking for, what your materials need to demonstrate before approaching them, how to identify the right targets for where you are now, and how to approach the relationship without undermining it before it starts.
Packages are priced clearly with no hidden continuation. You choose the level of engagement that matches what you are working on, and we agree the scope at the outset. All sessions are conducted by video call or in person where geographically feasible.
Single Session
One session
90 minutes — one focused area
Development Package
Four sessions
Monthly — career and submission focus
Programme Companion
Six sessions
Running alongside a production project
All packages are priced on enquiry, as the appropriate level depends on your situation and what we agree to work on together. We do not publish rates on the site because the scope varies — but we are transparent about cost from the first conversation, and there is no pressure to commit to more than you need.
MTF mentoring is led by Annarie Boor and Simon Boor. Sessions are allocated based on what you are working on — Annarie leads on performance, direction, script development, and creative positioning; Simon leads on cinematography, production, editorial work, and the technical aspects of screen craft. In practice, most development questions draw on both areas, and sessions reflect that.
Both mentors are currently producing work — not drawing on what they used to do. The advice they give is grounded in decisions they are still making and problems they are still solving inside the industry.
About Annarie and Simon →Tell us what you are working on and what you need from mentoring. We will come back to you with an honest assessment of whether and how we can help.
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