{"id":39,"date":"2026-07-17T11:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiralthefilm.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:43:48","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spiralthefilm.com\/index.php\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f54870 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-72f54870-64d32b3 \" data-id=\"72f54870\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"72f54870\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58edc499 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58edc499\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50024077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50024077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FRAN\u00c7OISE MASSON<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b5db23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28b5db23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a428a6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a428a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aaf2837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aaf2837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"id3\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_2 shape-with-text\"><div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_665_821\"><div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">Fran\u00e7oise began her career in finance at a New-York advertising design agency that collaborated with Apple, recognized as \u201cThe Agency of the Future\u201d by <i>The New-York Times<\/i>.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">In 1992, driven by her passion for cinema, she moved to Hollywood and founded a company specializing in international co-productions. Represented by the international entertainment law firm Coudert Brothers, she worked alongside Peter Rawley, president of the international division at talent agency ICM. Her mentor, Stephen J. Friedman\u2014producer of seventeen films, including <i>The Last Picture Show<\/i> and <i>The Big Easy<\/i>\u2014taught her the intricacies of Hollywood production until his passing in 1996.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727c592d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"727c592d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b01e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b01e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralthefilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Generated-image_-Confident-Smile-in-Monochrome.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiralthefilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Generated-image_-Confident-Smile-in-Monochrome.png 240w, https:\/\/spiralthefilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Generated-image_-Confident-Smile-in-Monochrome-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72efd4a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72efd4a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c0c479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c0c479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1997, she persuaded Akira Kurosawa to entrust her with the English-language adaptation of one of his most cherished projects. Her adaptation, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forever and a Day<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was praised by leading talent agency CAA, as well as by industry figures including Frank Darabont, Michael Mann, Dustin Hoffman, Claude Lelouch, Bill Mechanic, Mark Johnson, Miky Lee, Billy Gerber, Julius Tennon and Viola Davis.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing on her international network and extensive professional experience, and now based in Paris, Fran\u00e7oise has focused on developing film and television projects in close collaboration with French and international creative communities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAN\u00c7OISE MASSON Fran\u00e7oise began her career in finance at a New-York advertising design agency that collaborated with Apple, recognized as \u201cThe Agency of the Future\u201d by The New-York Times.\u00a0In 1992, driven by her passion for cinema, she moved to Hollywood and founded a company specializing in international co-productions. 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