In June 2004, a chance meeting between aspiring scriptwriter Nigel Sheppard and aspiring director Ben Allen at a mutual friends birthday party led to the formation of a fresh, new, and exciting production company. The two chatted for a while, amongst other things discussing the possibility of a collaborative project. After a couple more meetings, it was decided that they would attempt to make a feature film which Nigel had been developing for a number of months and had already done considerable background work on. Five years later, Styx Productions are still working together and have completed two feature films, a short film, a music promo, a documentary, and two music videos. They are currently working on the coverage of the Miss Universe GB 2009 Finals in May, and are the driving force behind the inception of the Styx Screenings coming in late 2009. There is also another short film in pre-production, with principal photography expected to start in July.