Benoît Chieux is a French director, screenwriter and animator known for Mia et le Migou (2008), Tante Hilda! (2013), Tigres à la queue leu leu (2015), and Le Jardin de Minuit (2016).

This year he presents his new feature film Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, which opened the last edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.