Bibo Bergeron

Bibo Bergeron
Bergeron in 2016
Born
Eric Bergeron

(1965-07-14) July 14, 1965 (age 59)
Other namesEric 'Bibo' Bergeron
Alma materGobelins School of the Image
Occupation(s)Animator
Storyboard Artist
Director
Writer
Years active1986–present

Eric "Bibo" Bergeron (born July 14, 1965) is a French animator and film director. His work includes The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shark Tale (2004) and A Monster in Paris (2011).[1]

Bergeron has served as animator on films like Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989), Fievel Goes West (1991), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996), A Goofy Movie (1995), and The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996).

He also worked as storyboard artist on Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) and Flushed Away (2006).

In 1993 Bergeron founded the animation studio "Bibo Films" in France.[2] He directed the 2011 film A Monster in Paris[3][4] which he dedicated to his father.[citation needed] Bergeron is an alumnus of the Gobelins School of the Image.[5]

  1. ^ "Éric Bergeron". BFI. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. ^ "How to Direct an Animated Feature Film". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 15 July 2000. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  3. ^ A Monster in Paris (2011) directed by Éric Bergeron, retrieved 2022-02-09
  4. ^ "Besson has Heart for Animation". Animation Magazine. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  5. ^ Desowitz, Bill (16 April 2013). "Immersed In Movies: Bibo Bergeron discusses "A Monster In Paris"". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 June 2022.