A dark fairy tale that tells of Willy, a troubled boy who fights the destructive force of Virgil, an all-devouring monster in the village of Nix.
Info
| Title | The Monster of Nix |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Monster of Nix |
| Original version | English |
| Status | In post-production |
| Category | Shorts , Animation |
| Year of production | 2011 |
Credits
| Cast | Joe Eshuis, Terry Gilliam, Tom Waits, Charles Hubbell (voices) |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Rosto, Friso Aartse |
| Editing | Rosto |
| Music | Rosto |
| Released | 8 June 2011 |
| Other | art director: Tom Van Gestel |
Technical specs
| Running time film | 30' |
|---|---|
| Release format | 35 mm |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1.85 |
| Sound format | Tom Hambleton |
| Colour | Colour |
Partners
| Supported by | NL Filmfonds, AVRO, Media Fonds, CoBO Fonds, VAF, CNC, Canal+ |
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Awards
Festival selections
2011: International Animated Film Festival Annecy (FR)
Animation talent invited to Anima
Five animated shorts from Flanders are running in the national competition of Anima (17-26 February), the annual animation celebration that takes place in Brussels. Five more films are screening in a Belgian panorama, while co-production The Monster of Nix by Rosto receives a special screening.
Anima is showcasing a wide variety of animation talent from Flanders this year. In the national competition, there's Bruno Wouters' Daddy, Don’t Forget Your Glasses, Roman Klochkov's Natasha, Boris Sverlow's VAF Wildcard-winning Shattered Past, Yves Bex's The Appointment and Tristan Morelle's The Secret Child.
Clermont-Ferrand selects shorts from Flanders
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (27 January-4 February) has selected Nicolas Provost’s Moving Stories, Michael Palmaers’s Nuru and Marc Roels and Emma de Swaef’s Oh Willy for its 34th edition. The minority co-production The Monster of Nix by Dutch artist Rosto also received a spot in the fest’s programme. According to the fest, ‘a selection for Clermont-Ferrand is participating in the biggest adventure a film can experience.’ The selections at the prestigious French short fest once again put shorts from Flanders in the international limelight.
Provost is now something of an old hand at Clermont-Ferrand after picking up a Special Jury Award for his short Plot Point in 2008. Last year, the festival even presented an overview of Provost’s major works and invited two of his shorts, Stardust and Storyteller, for competition.
Bullhead and Lena to compete in Les Arcs
Michaël R. Roskam’s Bullhead and Christophe Van Rompaey’s Lena are selected for Official Competition at the 3rd edition of the European Film Festival of Les Arcs, France (10-17 December). Also playing at the Fest's European Panorama is Hotel Swooni by Kaat Beels while the animated The Monster of Nix by Rosto is shown in the school programme.
A total of 12 features compete for the Crystal Arrow for Best Film awarded by the International Jury headed by Italian helmer Michele Placido. The prestigious Award comes with financial distribution support for the winning film in Europe and the rest of the world. Artistic director of les Arcs is Frédéric Boyer, who recently also got appointed as artistic director of the Tribeca Film Fest.
Last edited on 19 January 2012