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Monster

A little girl lives in the constant fear of the dark shadow that is haunting her. This fear overwhelms her consciousness and determines her way of life. She will have to choose whether to spend her life in captivity of the fear, or to stand tall, confront, and try to defeat them.

  • Vesela Yotseva
    Director
  • Vesela Yotseva
    Writer
  • Vesela Yotseva
    Producer
  • Vesela Yotseva
    Design and Animation
  • Elica Alexieva, Angel Dodov, Lyubomir Brashnenkov
    Music
  • Angel Dodov, Spartak Yordanov
    Sound design
  • Vesela Yotseva
    Compositing and Editing
  • Vesela Yotseva, Dobromir Dimitrov
    Special effects
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Bulgaria
  • Country of Filming:
    Bulgaria
  • Language:
    Bulgarian, English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LTUE Film Festival
    Provo, UT
    United States
    February 14, 2020
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • SENSUS Film Festival
    Saint Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    March 14, 2020
    Russian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • (LAFF) Longwood Animation Film Festival
    Farmville, VA
    United States
    March 23, 2020
    Official selection
  • South East European Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Cartoon Club
    Rimini
    Italy
    July 9, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Open World Animation Festival
    Allentown
    United States
    July 25, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Art All Night - Trenton
    Trenton
    United States
    August 23, 2020
    Official selection
  • International Animation Film Festival (IAFF) Golden Kuker
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    September 4, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festiva
    Chania
    Greece
    September 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival
    Szolnok
    Hungary
    October 13, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Athens ANIMFEST
    Athens
    Greece
    November 8, 2020
    Official Selection
  • International Animation Festival AJAYU - Peru International Animation Festival AJAYU - Peru
    Puno
    Peru
    November 11, 2020
    Official Selection
  • ANIMATEKA International Animated Film Festival
    Ljubljana
    Slovenia
    November 30, 2020
    Eastern and Central European Panorama
  • International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino
    Poznań
    Poland
    December 4, 2020
    Out of the competition section
  • Macau International Short Film Festival
    Macau
    China
    December 4, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2020
    Ionian Islands
    Greece
    December 4, 2020
    Official Selection
  • ZINETXIKI - International Film Festival for Children and Youth
    Bilbao
    Spain
    December 19, 2020
    Official Selection
  • PSIAF Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo
    Palm Springs
    United States
    December 22, 2020
    Best Animated Short in “2D Mysterious Hand DrawnDark Drama” category
  • TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    December 26, 2020
    Official Selection
  • AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    May 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Lisbon Animation Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    September 4, 2021
    Best Short Film Nomination
  • New York Animation Film Awards (NYAFA)
    New York
    United States
    December 9, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Vesela Yotseva

Born in 1982 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2001 graduated from the National School of Fine Arts "Iliya Petrov". Between 2002 and 2006 studied animation at National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Kr. Sarafov” and New Bulgarian University. Worked as an artist and animator in the animated films “Before and After”, “Made in China” and “Three Sisters and Andrey”.
Debut animation film "Monster" 2019.

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