Bibo Bergeron

Directing

Bibo Bergeron

Born 1950-09-10 · Paris, France

Eric "Bibo" Bergeron 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). 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. He directed the 2011 film A Monster in Paris which he dedicated to his father. Bergeron is an alumnus of the Gobelins School of the Image. After being taken into police custody at the end of 2019, Éric Bergeron was indicted for sexual harassment and rape in early January 2020, in connection with a case related to the production of the film A Monster in Paris. The alleged incidents (which he denies) date back to 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bibo Bergeron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Shark Tale poster
6.0

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.

Shark Tale

2004

The Road to El Dorado poster
7.3

Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.

The Road to El Dorado

2000

A Monster in Paris poster
6.9

Paris, 1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colourful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Bird of Paradise cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.

A Monster in Paris

2011

A Monster in Paris poster
6.9

Paris, 1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colourful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Bird of Paradise cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.

A Monster in Paris

2011

Struck poster
6.0

Hannah and Natan are both anti-heroes with anti-superpowers. Natan raises his arm? Bang! Lightning strikes him right away. Hannah likes someone or something? Drip drop! Rain starts pouring over her in a second. Their meeting could turn into a major meteorological disaster... or maybe not?

Struck

2015

Struck poster
6.0

Hannah and Natan are both anti-heroes with anti-superpowers. Natan raises his arm? Bang! Lightning strikes him right away. Hannah likes someone or something? Drip drop! Rain starts pouring over her in a second. Their meeting could turn into a major meteorological disaster... or maybe not?

Struck

2015

French Roast poster
6.7

In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.

French Roast

2008

Club Oscar poster
4.9

Picking up where Shark Tale ends, all the characters of the film dance at the whale wash in a spoof of Saturday Night Fever.

Club Oscar

2005