Manon Ardisson

Background

About Manon Ardisson

Based out of the Paris office, Manon Ardisson is Head of Fiction at Cottonwood Media, reporting to co-founders David Michel, Cécile Laurenson, and Zoé Carrera Allaix. She covers all aspects of fiction: from development through to filming and post. And is also responsible for hiring the respective creative teams at each stage of the production process. With a solid track record as an indie producer, Manon has worked on a variety of fiction content such as the BFI backed BAFTA nominated, BIFA winning feature film God’s Own Country by Francis Lee (winner of various standout awards at film festivals - Sundance, Edinburgh, Chicago, Berlin, and more). She co-produced the acclaimed Venezuelan feature films La Soledad, and La Fortaleza, both by Jorge Thielen Armand. And produced the feature documentary Mo Scarpelli’s El Father Plays Himself to name a few. Over the years she has worked closely with multiple broadcasters and organizations such as Ffilm Cymru, BBC Film, BFI, and SKY, securing development funding for numerous fiction projects.