ABOUT US

MANON ARDISSON

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Manon produced the BFI-backed, BAFTA-nominated and BIFA-winning hit "God’s Own Country" by Francis Lee. It won awards in Sundance, Berlin, Edinburgh and many other festivals, was sold internationally by Protagonist, and released in the UK by Picturehouse.

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Manon co-produced Venezuelan director Jorge Thielen Armand's acclaimed feature films "La Soledad" (Venice Biennale College 2016) and "La Fortaleza" (Rotterdam Tiger Competition 2020). “La Fortaleza” is sold by Reel Suspects and was financed by Breaker, the World Cinema Fund, Colombia's FDC, and Nouvelle Aquitaine’s Film fund.

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Manon also produced Mo Scarpelli's feature documentary "El Father Plays Himself", which is supported by the Torino Film Lab Audience Design Fund; the SKY-backed pilot "Heart to Heart" written by IR Bell-Webb; and Samuel de Ceccatty's short film "The Energy Within" released in partnership with the Paralympics Games.

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Manon has been selected for a number of talent schemes, such as Creative England’s iFeatures, Film London’s Microwave, and Venice’s Biennale College Cinema, among others. Manon comes from a production background, and also worked as Creative Assistant at Paul Webster’s Shoebox Films.

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Chiara Ventura

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After graduating from the NFTS Producing MA, Chiara worked in development, sales and distribution for companies such as Wildgaze Films and The Works Film Group, and physical production, with credits including David Evans’ documentary "My Nazi Legacy", Tom Geens’ "Couple In A Hole and Disney’s "Alice Through The Looking Glass".

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In addition to award-winning short films commissioned by Film London, Creative England and BBC, Chiara recently produced Elizabeth Sankey's feature documentary "Romantic Comedy" (SXSW 2019), which has played at over 40 film and music festivals all over the world, was long-listed for a BIFA, sold internationally by The Yellow Affair and distributed in the UK by MUBI; and, together with Manon, the SKY-commissioned comedy pilot "Heart To Heart" (SXSW 2020), written by IR Bell Webb, directed by Lilah Vandenburgh and featuring David Tennant. 

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Chiara is an alumna of a number of industry training schemes including EIFF Talent Lab, Sheffield Doc/Fest Future Producers School, Creative Producers Initiative, BFI Net.Work x BAFTA Crew, has had feature-length projects selected for development schemes such as Film London Microwave and iFeatures, and is a visiting lecturer at the NFTS and Kingston School of Art.