Via http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/04/the-scifi-short-hollywood-wants-to-turn...
'Commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch was to have made his directorial debut with the "Alien" prequel. But since that didn't happen, he took part in electronic giant Phillips' short-film experiment, which allowed five filmmakers to make their own movie using the same piece of dialogue.
Rinsch came up with "The Gift," a melange of Bourne-with-a-robot, a unicorn Macguffin and a futuristic Moscow-as-police-state setting (oh, wait, that is already here).
On Wednesday, the day the short came out, a bidding war broke out between several studios -- longtime rivals Warner Bros. and Fox are in the mix, according to sources -- who see feature potential in the short. Some speculate the project will end up at Fox, because Rinsch is part of the stable of RSA, Ridley Scott's commercial house that produced the short, and Scott's longtime association with Fox.
"Gift" is the latest short to grab Hollywood's attention. In November, Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Alvarez unleashed "Panic Attack!" which led to him getting representation and a film deal with Sam Raimi's Ghost House production company. However, while "Panic" had the town interested in a fresh talent and the ability to make high quality/low budget sci-fi, Rinsch is more established, and "Gift" has tongues wagging for its story and aesthetic.'
Here is a link to 'Panic Attack!' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dadPWhEhVk&feature=player_embedded
With its brilliant CGI and interesting plot, no wonder Hollywood want to make it into a movie! It just goes to show, a unique idea posted in the right places might even get you into Hollywood!
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