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Benjamin Fichet

Senior Rigging & Technical Artist for animated series and feature films. Ten years across animated series and feature films — as rigging artist, lead, supervisor and tools developer. Since childhood I’ve been drawn to art, math and tech at once; rigging is where they meet, so I never had to choose. That path has taken me from France to Canada and now Spain, and I’m happy to move again for the right project.

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  • Last update: 09-2026
    Site rebuilt, resume updated
  • Currently based in: Madrid, Spain
  • Working at: Skydance Animation
  • Position: Senior Rigging Artist — rigging development
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Thelma the Unicorn
Mikros Animation 2020-04 → 2022-06 Montréal, Canada

3D animated feature. Thelma, a small-town pony, turns into a unicorn and chases her dream of becoming a music star, with her friends Otis, Reggie and Danny.

Roles
Senior Rigging Artist

Mostly quadruped rigs — Otis, Danny, Reggie and others — plus props, and some rig pipeline development in Python for the studio's in-house rigging system.

Technologies

Quadruped rigs · Facial rigs · Props rigs · Rigging tools · Maya · Python · In-house rigging system · ngSkinTools

Media
Trailer
Thelma on stage
Thelma the Unicorn
Thelma the Unicorn
Thelma the Unicorn
Thelma the Unicorn

Visuals © their respective owners — Mikros Animation and the production's rights holders. All rights reserved; shown for portfolio purposes only.