ARCO

Ugo Bienvenu / 88 min. / 2025 / France, the United States, the United Kingdom
Full-Length Fiction Film 2026

Synopsis

In the year 2075, Iris, a 10-year-old girl, sees a mysterious boy in a rainbow-colored suit fall from the sky. He is Arco. Iris will welcome him and will help him return to his home by any means she can.

About the film

DIRECTION: Ugo Bienvenu
SCRIPT: Ugo Bienvenu y Félix de Givry
ANIMATION DIRECTOR: Adam Sillard
PRODUCTION: Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Ugo Bienvenu
EDITING: Nathan Jacquard
MUSIC: Arnaud Toulon

Ugo Bienvenu

Author

Ugo Bienvenu is a French director and animator working in animation and comics. His visual style is very personal. He has directed short films and auteur projects. Bienvenu is known for Arco, which was screened at international festivals, won the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and was nominated for an Oscar in the same category.

Filmography

2025 Arco [largometraje]
2019 L’entretien [corto]
2017 Dolly.Zero [corto]
2015 Jabberwocky feat. Ana Zimmer: Fog [videoclip]
2013 Maman [corto]
2012 La fin du monde [corto]
2012 Une île [corto]
2010 Jean-Luc [corto]
2009 Jelly Sunday [corto]