Eric "Bibo" Bergeron (born July 14, 1965) is a French animator and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

. His work includes ''

The Road to El Dorado ''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was the third animated feature produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Eric "Bibo" Berger ...

'' (2000), ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial debut ...

'' (2004) and ''

A Monster in Paris ''A Monster in Paris'' (french: Un monstre à Paris) is a 2011 French 3D computer-animated musical comedy science fantasy adventure film directed by Bibo Bergeron, and based on a story he wrote. It was produced by Luc Besson, written by Berge ...

'' (2011). Bergeron has served as animator on films like '' Asterix in Britain'' (1986), ''

Asterix and the Big Fight ''Asterix and the Big Fight'' is a French comic book, the seventh in the Asterix comic book series. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. Its original French title is ''Le Combat des chefs'' ("The Battle of the Chief ...

'' (1989), ''

Fievel Goes West ''An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'' (also known as ''An American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West'' or ''An American Tail II'') is a 1991 American-British animated Western comedy film directed by Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells (in their feature ...

'' (1991), '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992), '' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' (1993), ''

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 ''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'' is a 1996 American animated musical fantasy adventure film, and a sequel to Goldcrest Films' animated film ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' (1989). Produced by MGM/UA Family Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation ...

'' (1996), ''

A Goofy Movie ''A Goofy Movie'' is a 1995 American animated musical comedy- adventure film produced by Disney MovieToons and Walt Disney Television Animation. Directed by Kevin Lima, the film is based on The Disney Afternoon television series '' Goof Tr ...

'' (1995), and ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pin ...

'' (1996). He also worked as storyboard artist on '' Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'' (2003)'','' ''

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a 2005 American computer-animated short film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The 12-minute ''Madagascar'' spin-off features the adventures of four penguins, sometimes known as the Madagascar ...

'' (2005) and ''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, produced by Cecil Kramer, David Sproxton, and Peter Lord, and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keenan a ...

'' (2006). In 1993 Bergeron founded the animation studio "Bibo Films" in France. He directed the 2011 film ''

'' which he dedicated to his father. Bergeron is an alumnus of the

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* * 1965 births Living people 20th-century births French animators French storyboard artists French film directors French animated film directors DreamWorks Animation people Walt Disney Animation Studios people {{animator-stub