Team

LOUISE BONGARTZ

Co-Founder, Director, Animator, Puppet Maker

Louise Bongartz was born in Belgium. She first studied illustration at ESA St Luc Liege then obtained a second degree in Animation at ENSAV La Cambre.

Passionate about Stop-motion animation, she ended up joining the BAU Design College of Barcelona and obtained her master’s degree in Stop-motion. She co-directed the short film “HEXED”, which won 6 awards and was selected in more than 40 festivals.

After working for a stop-motion production in Marseille, in September 2022 she began directing her first short film at Camera Etc, coproduced by OZÙ production.

PIERRICK CHAPON

Co-Founder, Handyman

Pierrick graduated with a professional License in Automation and Industrial Computing from the University of Toulon-Var, and spent several years working in large international groups.

He worked as a project manager before returning to his first passion, animation, by co-founding Winter Palace Studio SAS with Louise in 2021. Together, he wants to develop eco-responsible productions.