May 23, 2009 How low are horror movie budgets going in the midst of this global depression? How about less than $100 for a hit horror movie at Cannes.

We'll no doubt be hearing a lot more about "Colin," a zombie comedy that screened at the French film festival and already has the world buzzing.

CNN reports:

Japanese distributors are currently in negotiations for the rights to the film and buzz around the no-budget zombie chiller has attracted interest from some major American distributors -- all of which is a very nice surprise for the team behind "Colin."

"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 who is helping the film's director Marc Price publicize the film in Cannes. "Representatives from major American distributors -- some of the Hollywood studios."

"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. What Marc's achieved has left people astonished."

It was by advertising for volunteer zombies on social networking site Facebook, borrowing make-up from Hollywood blockbusters and teaching himself how to produce special effects that thrifty director Price was able to make the film for less than the price of a zombie DVD box set.

"The approach was to say to people, 'OK guys, we don't have any money, so bring your own equipment,'" the the 30 year-old director told CNN.

"Colin" is apparently the only zombie movie to ever be told from the perspective of the zombie. It will be interesting to hear more about "Colin" as buzz for the title builds.

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