Born in 1989, Loïc Espuche studied visual communication at La Martinière school in Lyon, and graduated from the EMCA animation film school in Angoulême, where he codirected the films Le Zizi à Suzy and Je Repasserai Dans La Semaine. He finished his studies at La Poudrière where he directed Caduc (one-minute film), Les Chocottes (shown on the French TV network Gulli) and Tombés du Nid, his graduation film (2015).