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WIZZ Director Jules Bourgès Makes Music Video Debut With “Belle” for Mistthom

Posted on Sunday, October 11, 2026

Director Jules Bourgès, who we first spotted in 2019 as one of the student co-directors of this Gobelins film, just released this hand-crafted animated fantasy for composer/producer Mistthom, produced thru WIZZ in Paris.

Jules Bourgès: As with any fairy tale, I felt it was important to stand up for a particular value, and to make it as universal as possible. Here, I’m trying to explore the importance of valuing things for the right reasons and remaining humble in the face of the world around us.

I want to question the notion of ownership and challenge materialism, the pursuit of profit through the exploitation of others for personal gain. 2D animation allows you to break free from reality and take the viewer somewhere else. I think it’s an excellent medium for telling this kind of story.

Images

A person with dark hair and a gold horn sits in a red robe, resting their head on an open book held by their hands in the music video for Belle. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A lone figure in a red cloak walks across sand dunes toward a colossal, glowing silhouette in this Jules Bourgès-inspired scene, looming against a dark, stormy sky reminiscent of Mistthom. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A small silhouette of a person on horseback stands before a massive, glowing green crystal cavern in the Mistthom music video. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A cartoon bat-like creature from the Mistthom music video holds a glowing green gem in front of their face, framed by radiant green light. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A giant hand points down from a fiery orange, cloudy sky in this Mistthom music video toward a small, silhouetted figure standing on a dark, sloping horizon. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Credits

Artist: Mistthom

Production: WIZZ
Director: Jules Bourgès
Storyboard/Layout Posing/Layout Decor: Jules Bourgès
Colorscript: Leila Courtillon, Lélia Rolland
Background Painter: Jules Bourgès, Edouard Guise, Juliette Laboria, Lélia Rolland
Animator: Louise Bailliet, Jules Bourgès, Gianni Bouyeure, Jocelyn Charles, Vic Chhun, Pacôme Noblet, Benjamin Oualid
Animation Assistants: Louise Bailliet, Solène Belleli, Jules Bourgès, Gianni Bouyeure, Vic Chhun, Florent Decorne, Pauline Joury, Anaïs Maumet, Pacôme Noblet, Sue Poirier-Kobayashi
Animation Interns: Solène Belleli, Florent Decorne, Anaïs Maumet, Pacôme Noblet, Sue Poirier-Kobayashi

Supported by: Le CNC

Stephen Price

Stephen is the co-founder/CD of Stash Media Inc. and the executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection.
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Category: Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Music Video · Tags: Jules Bourges, Mistthom, WIZZ