Ritter Rost

Ritter Rost

Feature films & TV 2012

Synopsis

Ritter Rost ("Rösti") thinks he is the bravest, most courageous and best knight in all of Schrottland (Scrap Metal Land). He is wrong: in reality he is a loveable show-off who constantly talks too big. Recklessly he volunteers for every dangerous adventure — and immediately regrets it. Were it not for the courageous damsel Burgfräulein Bö and the cheeky house dragon Koks, Rösti would be lost. Yet somehow he always ends up looking like the hero in the end. Schrottland — ruled by König Bleifuß der Verbogene from his castle — is built entirely from welded and riveted metal and scrap; even the everyday objects are alive and have minds of their own, with teapots, fire extinguishers, tools and toasters all going on adventures alongside Rösti.

Pixable Role

Service

Scope of Work

3D modeling (sets, props, characters), rigging, scene assembling · storyboard creation for the series · pipeline support and consulting

Production Partners

Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH (Munich); in co-production with ZDF tivi

Client

Caligari Film / ZDF

Director

Felix Schichl

Writers

Mark Slater, Verena Bird, Jonathan Evans (and others); based on the original property by Jörg Hilbert and Felix Janosa

Cast

Voice cast (German): Björn Dömkes, Laura Maire, Bene Weber, Hartmut Neugebauer (König Bleifuß der Verbogene), Ulrich Frank (Ratzefummel, der königliche Hofschreiber), Ulrike Jenni and others.

Funding

Produced with the participation of FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF), Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG) and Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM).

Distribution

ZDF tivi co-production; broadcast on ZDF and KiKA. International distribution as "Knight Rusty" via ZDF Studios. Released on DVD (Season 1 and Season 2 box sets).

Themes

friendship · heroism vs. boasting · recycling and life from scrap · imaginative metal-and-machinery worldbuilding · everyday objects come to life

Production Notes

Pixable Studios provided the 3D modelling of sets, props and characters, rigging and scene assembly, plus storyboard work and pipeline consulting that supported the show's production schedule across 52 half-hour episodes. The TV series shares its world and lead characters with the later theatrical features "Ritter Rost — Eisenhart und voll verbeult" (2013) and "Ritter Rost 2 — Das Schrottkomplott" (2017), which use a different, higher-profile voice cast including Rick Kavanian, Carolin Kebekus and Christoph Maria Herbst.