"Colin" Zombie Film Wows Cannes; Made for $70!

Beware the zombie paydayloan

Proper budgeting is important during a recession. If you can spend $70 for groceries instead of $115, you’re doing well. But spending $70 to make a film that has drawn the interest of feature film distributors worldwide is another matter entirely.

No paydayloan or money loans were used in the making of “Colin,” a zombie film that has taken the Cannes Film Festival by storm. Amazingly, the British production was made for only $70!

Tom Foster reports for CNN that young English director Marc Price is tasting the fruits of success and a possible distribution deal for his urban zombie thriller. Made in guerrilla style with the help of online social media, the movie is currently in negotiations for release by a Japanese distributor. American distributors are also interested.

“We were almost fainting”

“We were almost fainting at the list of people who were coming [to the final market screening of the film],” said Helen Grace of Left Films. Left is publicizing “Colin” at the Cannes Film Festival, a yearly homage to film culture in France.

“When we say it’s a low budget film, people presume a couple of hundred thousand [dollars]. People can’t figure out how it’s possible (at $70). What Marc’s achieved has left people astonished,” she said.

How did Price pull this off?

First came the ads on Facebook for production help. Then Price obtained leftover makeup from film studios and learned how to do special effects on his own at very low cost. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled ""Colin" Zombie Film Wows Cannes; Made for $70!"