Sylvain Chomet: Sylvain Chomet. Director: The Triplets of Belleville. Sylvain Chomet was born on 10 November 1963 in Maisons-Laffitte, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines, Île-de-France], France. He is a director and writer, known for The Triplets of Belleville (2003), The Illusionist (2010) and Paris, Je T'aime (2006).