Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar are leading names in animation whose work enjoys a solid popular and critical following.

They met in 1986 while they were both students at “La Cambre” (Belgium’s School of Visual Arts). It was there that they created the characters Pic Pic the magic pig and André the evil horse; 2D heroes of mad stories about beer, everlasting friendship and magical forks.

Soon after their graduation, they decided to extend their collaboration by setting up together the Pic Pic André workshop, characterised by their ability to master a wide range of animation techniques as well as a quirky “off the wall” Belgian sense of humour.

The result of their collaboration was more episodes starring Pic Pic and André and other mixed technique short films, all highly acclaimed at animation festivals worldwide.

Some of their more notable work includes bringing to life a whole set of little plastic toys for their cult stop motion TV series Panique au village (A Town Called Panic) and the 6 commercials modelled on the “Panic” approach for the British milk brand CRAVENDALE.