Federico Alvarez, an unknown filmmaker from Uruguay, has landed a $30 million budget to make a Hollywood blockbuster purely based on a short film he uploaded to YouTube.

Money spent in the production of the video : 20 euros.

It was made by Federico Alvarez, a relative unknown filmmaker even in his native Uruguay . It shows the invasion of Montevideo by giant robots and flying ships, which starts through the eyes of a child and ends with total destruction.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=-GxdTdrNmg4

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The video was uploaded to YouTube and spread around the Web like wildfire. And it wasn’t long before a host of the biggest names in Hollywood came calling to offer Alvarez a deal to bring his vision and skills to the big screen.

Alvarez ended up agreeing a deal with Mandate Pictures after a phone conversation with director Sam Raimi, eschewing even meeting with the likes of Dreamworks, Fox, Warner, and The Weinstein Company in the process.

Now, Alvarez has been handed a $30 million budget to make his film (not a longer version of Panic Attack but still involving big robots), a $1 million director’s fee, and new apartments and cars in L.A. for him and his girlfriend. And all for producing a five-minute short and uploading it to YouTube.

It doesn't contain the script line "What the fuck?", ALL American funded block-busters contain this 'obligatory' exclamation within the first 8 minutes of the screen-play, its a 'contractual obligation'

It doesn't contain the script line "What the fuck?", ALL American funded block-busters contain this 'obligatory' exclamation within the first 8 minutes of the screen-play, its a 'contractual obligation'

Its been de-classified now to WTF

Great film but i dont buy the 20 Euros bit

excellent 1st film, reminds me of the D9 director.

just seen Avatar at IMAX in 3D, now that's a film you HAVE to see!

Saw D9, very good film . Surrogates, is also an excellent one.

But Avatar it´s amazing !! Must be seen in 3D.

Happy new year to all the Y.O.C. !!