Known for Directing
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 movies, music videos and advertisements out of his studio Remembers, publishes content from his own publishing house Réalistes, and has directed the Oscar-nominated animated feature movie Arco starring Natalie Portman.
Born
May 10, 1987 (age 39)
Filmography
31 films, 2 shows


Arco
2025 · 1h 29m
country: France
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.


L'entretien
2019 · 9m
country: France
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.


Mom
2013 · 5m
country: France
Dad irons. Child tidies up. Mum breathes out.


An Island
2012 · 6m
country: France
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.


The End of the World
2012 · 2m
country: France
While waiting for the end of the world, Max and Norbert chat.


Je t'aime
2010 · 3m
country: France
"Y" hears a sound next door.


Jelly Sunday
2009 · 1m
country: France
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".