An animation industry expert, Natalie Altmann just launched at the end of 2009 her own consulting and production company, Media Valley. Media Valley is specialized in the development and production of high-end children and family projects, whether for cinema or television.

Natalie Altmann was the Head of Children’s Programmes at French private broadcaster M6, from 1997 to 2009, where she developed a diversified Youth Activities Pole, ranging from in house production, animation co-production, to acquisition and programming. In addition to her broadcasting responsibilities, she created and oversaw M6 Studio, the M6 production company dedicated to animation and fiction, and produced the animated feature film Asterix and the Vikings, released in 2006, as well as the animated series Little Nick based on the books Le Petit Nicolas by Goscinny and Sempé.

Before joining M6, Natalie Altmann was Head of Development at Saban International Paris, where she supervised, from 1992 to 1997, the development and writing of numerous animated series for the French, European and international markets. 

Graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Natalie Altmann also holds a Master of Arts in Communication, from the Annenberg School for Communication (University of Southern California in Los Angeles).