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Ugo Bienvenu

Born May 10, 1987 (age 39)

Ugo Bienvenu is a French illustrator, director, publisher and producer based in Paris. Because his father was a diplomat, Ugo grew up in Guatemala, in Tchad, in Paris and in Mexico. His comic credits include: Fog, Sphere of existence, Paiement accepté, L’entretien, Premium+ and System Preference. He has also written Appel en Absence and B.O, Comme un Dieu. As well as comics, Ugo has produced short…

Known For

Arco

MovieAdventureAnimation

Ten-year-old Arco lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls into the past. Iris, a girl his age from 2075, comes to his rescue and tries by any means to help send him back to his own era.

Eden

MovieDramaMusic

Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.

God Is Shy

God Is Shy · 2026

MovieAnimationMystery

During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet, her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.

Mom

MovieAnimationDrama

Dad irons. Child tidies up. Mum breathes out.

Jelly Sunday

Jelly Sunday · 2009

Gretchen unmoulds a jar of jelly in her room while her parents picnic in the garden. The jelly comes to life, the girl begins a frenzied dance with her new friend "Jelly".

At the Entrance of the Night

At the Entrance of the Night · 2020

At the Entrance of the Night

Two Senegalese men walk through a forest in Morocco at night. As they try to find a passageway to the north, they talk about a strange dream. Two officers from the Spanish Civil Guard patrol the Spanish coast in an SUV. The car's headlights probe the darkness in search of illegal immigrants. In Paris, a young woman performs a symbolic burial in a forest on the edge of the city.

Goodbye Cruel World

Goodbye Cruel World · 2026

Goodbye Cruel World

MovieDramaRomance

Fourteen-year-old Otto writes a suicide letter to his family and classmates, but his attempt fails. Too ashamed to go back home, he hides. As night falls, he roams the city streets like a ghost—until a girl from his high school, Léna, recognizes him.

Coma

MovieDramaFantasy

Amidst a period of unprecedented world events, an eighteen-year-old girl’s life is placed on hold. Isolated in her bedroom, she falls under the spell of the mysterious vlogger Patricia Coma. As time carries on, the lines between her dreams, fears, hopes, and reality begin to blur into one another.

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Arco

MovieAdventureAnimation

Ten-year-old Arco lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls into the past. Iris, a girl his age from 2075, comes to his rescue and tries by any means to help send him back to his own era.

Writer

Eden

MovieDramaMusic

Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.

Quentin

God Is Shy

God Is Shy · 2026

MovieAnimationMystery

During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet, her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.

Producer

Mom

MovieAnimationDrama

Dad irons. Child tidies up. Mum breathes out.

Screenplay

Jelly Sunday

Jelly Sunday · 2009

Gretchen unmoulds a jar of jelly in her room while her parents picnic in the garden. The jelly comes to life, the girl begins a frenzied dance with her new friend "Jelly".

Director

At the Entrance of the Night

At the Entrance of the Night · 2020

At the Entrance of the Night

Two Senegalese men walk through a forest in Morocco at night. As they try to find a passageway to the north, they talk about a strange dream. Two officers from the Spanish Civil Guard patrol the Spanish coast in an SUV. The car's headlights probe the darkness in search of illegal immigrants. In Paris, a young woman performs a symbolic burial in a forest on the edge of the city.

Associate Producer

Goodbye Cruel World

Goodbye Cruel World · 2026

Goodbye Cruel World

MovieDramaRomance

Fourteen-year-old Otto writes a suicide letter to his family and classmates, but his attempt fails. Too ashamed to go back home, he hides. As night falls, he roams the city streets like a ghost—until a girl from his high school, Léna, recognizes him.

Producer

Coma

MovieDramaFantasy

Amidst a period of unprecedented world events, an eighteen-year-old girl’s life is placed on hold. Isolated in her bedroom, she falls under the spell of the mysterious vlogger Patricia Coma. As time carries on, the lines between her dreams, fears, hopes, and reality begin to blur into one another.

Animation

A Kind of Testament

A Kind of Testament · 2023

A Kind of Testament

MovieAnimationDrama

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. A stranger with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

Producer

Moon

MovieDocumentary

Is a spectacular journey across 4 billion years of evolution exploring how the Moon has been essential in setting up the pace to create life on Earth and how it has been a source of inspiration and fascination for men ever since

2D Supervisor

Once upon a time there was oil

Once upon a time there was oil · 2010

Once upon a time there was oil

In the garage of a quiet house, two children rummage through the shelves and accidentally knock over a can of oil. A drop falls and transforms into Goutix, the official mascot of Méroll, frying and motor oils. Goutix will take the kids on a wonderful and informative journey to the Méroll factory in question. You too, at the table or in the garage, ask for the best: Méroll oil!

Animation

An Island

An Island · 2012

A discreet hole in the wall provides the middle-aged protagonist of this moodily inked, ennui-infused short with stolen views of the young woman next door.

Director

Ultra Dramatic Kid

Ultra Dramatic Kid · 2022

Ultra Dramatic Kid

Head Designer

The End of the World

The End of the World · 2012

The End of the World

While waiting for the end of the world, Max and Norbert chat.

Director

Je t'aime

Je t'aime · 2010

MovieAnimationHorror

"Y" hears a sound next door.

Director

L'entretien

L'entretien · 2019

MovieScience FictionComedy

No men left on earth, only maintenance programed robots. Mikki, the robot from the Opera Garnier is not an exception. Every night, at nightfall, he projects on the stage mysterious pictures of a dancer, as a last memory of mankind.

Editor

Farewell Emile

Farewell Emile · 2024

MovieDramaThriller

Tim lost his father a few months ago. Today, he is about to break up with his boyfriend Émile. Confined to his home, Tim delves into the memories of their relationship, mingled with his father's. Refusing to accept the separation, he embarks on a desperate digital hunt to find Émile.

Producer

Marvel's Ant-Man

Marvel's Ant-Man · 2017

Marvel's Ant-Man

SeriesAnimationComedy

Follow Scott Lang as Ant-Man, dealing with everything from super villains to miniature alien invasions (and occasionally helping Cassie with her homework). Along with The Wasp and Hank Pym, Ant-Man protects the world one inch at a time.

Director