From BBC website: "A civil servant with no formal training has had his £400 short film selected for competition at the prestigious Cannes film festival. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/4527057.stm

That's about $740

very nice! :)

I think there was one last year with a similarly small budget.

What I want to know is what it was shot on... the article says he sold a mandolin to afford the camera. How much do those go for, these days? :lol: