Ciné Sup in Nantes, and then Paris’ FEMIS in the Screenwriting department: the path was clear for Nathalie Stragier, originally from Tourcoing. "Screenwriting is the perfect profession for me, because I like to write and work alone." Although she enjoys "telling stories and captivating an audience," Nathalie is above all curious about and involved in the subjects she takes on. "Depending on the subject, it takes real research." This research is so important to her that she signed up with a matchmaking agency when she was writing the screenplay for Tanguy, her project subsidized by the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation, the story of a "40-year-old ‘nice guy’ who's pretty shy, not very handsome, works the reception window at a family-allowance office and signs up with a matchmaking agency." It's a film that deals with the antagonistic relationships between two people and, like all of Nathalie's scripts, with "difficulties in communication."

Achievements since winningt the grant

In 2000, Nathalie co-authored L’Afrance, an Alain Cormis film produced by Mille et Un Films.
In 2002, she wrote a comedy for Cine Nomine (the company of Thierry Wong, 1997 Producer grant-winner).
In 2004, Mon Vrai Père (13 Productions), based on Nathalie's screenplay, had an excellent audience when it was broadcast on France 2.
In 2005, she collaborated on a script with, among others, Gioachino Campanella (2003 TV Screenwriter grant-winner) on Trois Femmes…Un Soir d’Été, a four-episode miniseries (Scarlett Productions) broadcast on France 2 in July 2005. The series attracted 7.5 million viewers for the first episode.