If so, keep reading. In conjunction with online film fanatics MOFILM, YouTube is offering film-makers the slightly mind-boggling prospect of seeing their work screen immediately prior to the World Premiere of the latest Clive Owen film, “The Boys Are Back”, on October 21. To add a dash of luxury to proceedings, the winners will also be invited to attend the star-heavy event as part of an all-expenses-paid trip to the capital. Oh, and they’ll pocket $10,000 cash…






Amazingly, it doesn’t end there. The MOFILM initiative actually consists of 13 separate competitions initiated by Visa, Hewlett Packard, Pepsi, Best Buy, Campbell’s, McDonald’s, Vaseline, AON, Yoplait, Haagen-Dazs, Nokia, OMO and AT&T. Winners of the Pepsi pitch, for example, will receive $20,000 to shoot a digital commercial, alongside a $10,000 commission. Campbell’s will send their favourite entrant to the Sundance Film Festival. OMO will be sending someone around the world on a fact-finding mission. The 13 winners of these contests will then be set against each other to secure ultimate MOFILM victory – and the slot at the 53rd London Film Festival.


A selection of the winners will also be Spotlighted on the YouTube UK Homepage. To find out more about the MOFILM competition – and cast your eyes over some previous winners -- head to the MOFILM channel or check out www.mofilm.com. The potential rewards are significant… competition is expected to be fierce. But you'll need to get your skates on: submissions must be in by noon on October 5.


Have fun,

Jamie Dolling, Community Editor, YouTube UK, recently watched “Total Eclipse Of The Heart… In Lego”.