Véronique Culliford (b. 1958) is a Belgian entrepreneur, comics merchandiser, and animation TV/film producer, daughter of renowned cartoonist
Peyo, né
Pierre Culliford (1928—1992), and his wife
Nine Culliford, née
Janine Devroye (29 March 1930 — 5 July 2016), and younger sister of Thierry Culliford (b. 1955). She is the founder and President/CEO of
I.M.P.S. company established in 1984 as a primary rightsholder and legal guardian to manage and promote her father's estate and artistic legacy, including
The Smurfs and
Johan & Peewit comic series. In partnership with a related Lafig S.A. production, IMPS is an exclusive international licensor and publisher for any audio-visual works based on the Smurfs. Culliford oversaw the production of the reboot 3D cartoon film
The Smurfs (2011) and its two sequels by Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures,
The Smurfs 2 (2013) and
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017). Since April 2021, she has been one of the producers of the Smurfs TV series.