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The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 7th, 2009, 9:53 am
by Eternalist
Okay, the thread title is a bit misleading, but as we know, Christopher Nolan's first feature film, Following, was made with a budget of only $6000. Nolan himself joked about it and stated that the film had a serious claim to be one of the cheapest feature films ever made.

Now, I highly doubt that Following IS the cheapest, but I was wondering if anyone knew what the cheapest feature film ever made is. That is, the film with the lowest budget. I've searched the internet but there seems to be no definitive answer.

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 7th, 2009, 10:02 am
by apw
I think their was a British guy who made a film for £50.

How true that was or if it was just for a bit of publicity, who knows.

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 12th, 2009, 6:37 pm
by Eternalist
apw wrote:I think their was a British guy who made a film for £50.
What does that translate into dollars?

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 12th, 2009, 6:43 pm
by DHOPW42
Eternalist wrote:
apw wrote:I think their was a British guy who made a film for £50.
What does that translate into dollars?
$100 maybe.

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 13th, 2009, 7:48 am
by rbevanx
Yeah it was a bloke in Wales who claimed to have made it for 45 pound. He said it was spent on food, drink and travel expences. But it dosent include converting a digital file to film for example.
Nolan had to transfer 8mm to 32mm which would cost about 5000 pound for a 9min film, so Nolan made his for less probs, if you want to think of it that way. The filmmakers felt it would be a good way to promote their film, which clearly worked.

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 16th, 2009, 3:37 pm
by rbevanx
here it is and the film is called "Colin"


http://www.gitnews.com/?p=3771

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 28th, 2009, 9:25 am
by chee
rbevanx wrote:here it is and the film is called "Colin"


http://www.gitnews.com/?p=3771
Really interesting. No-budget filmmaking. :D

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: August 28th, 2009, 11:41 am
by rbevanx
Yeah they managed to get a premire in Leicester Square, London like some of the big Blockbusters, ones like The Dark Knight and The Prestige. But not the same theatre lol.

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: May 21st, 2010, 3:35 am
by OVERMAN
crazy man.

Re: The cheapest feature film ever made?

Posted: May 24th, 2010, 10:47 am
by bLaZe
rbevanx wrote:here it is and the film is called "Colin"


http://www.gitnews.com/?p=3771
How the hell do you make a movie so cheap? My 5-minute short I made last year at least cost me a couple $100's (thanks to the pricey locations/costumes). That's damn impressive!