Ataque de Pánico!

Ataque de Pánico! is a short film of the Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez from the year 2009. It is about an attack oversized robots and extraterrestrial flying objects in Montevideo.

Production and distribution

The short film was early November 2009, published by Alvarez on the video portal Youtube and spread rapidly there. According to media reports, the production cost was only $ 300. As Alvarez British news channel BBC reported that he had already received a few days after the publication of emails from Hollywood studios.

Hollywood film

In December 2009, Alvarez received a contract for a $ 30 million remake his short film. He is assisted by director Sam Raimi.

Others

A similar success story Neill Blomkamp's short film Alive experienced in Joburg, which led to the production of the sci-fi movie District 9.