The recent film, “A Monster in the Attic,” was shot in Kanab in 2007 as the pilot project for the Southern Utah Student Film Incentive.  Writer/Director Danny Daneau of Orlando, Florida was selected as the first recipient of the film incentive. Daneau and his crew shot the movie at the historic Paria Movie Set site and also at the historic Heritage House in Kanab.

Daneau set the stage for what is believed to be the only student film incentive in the nation. A student film maker will be selected to receive $15,000 in monetary support along with local assistance to film in Southern Utah’s Kane County each year.

The main criteria for the new student film incentive are a western theme with a story line that would be family-friendly, and content designed to be rated no stronger than PG-13. The script can be a period piece or modern day theme as long as it is western in nature to celebrate the rich western movie history of Kane County.

Daneau is no stranger to Kane County and Kanab after visiting the area dur-ing the “Cowboys with Cameras” project, along with advisor Phil Peters and other film students from the University of Central Florida. The project was a cross country study of the classic films by John Ford that were shot in Utah.

“A Monster In the Attic” is a family-friendly suspense film. The story follows two young siblings left alone in a foreboding house in the middle of the desolate turn of the century American West. The two siblings pass each day away, dutifully awaiting their parents’ return. The film is expected to be released in 2008 and will be shown at the Crescent Moon Theater in Kanab throughout the summer. For more information about the movie, cast and Kanab locations, visit www.monsterintheattic.com .

The new Southern Utah Student Film Incentive was introduced earlier this year in January with help from the Utah Film Commission during the well known Sundance Film Festival held in Park City each year.