A low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or unknown filmmakers can also have low burget. Many young or first time filmmakers shoot low-budget films to prove their talent before doing bigger productions. Many mwke films that do not gain some form of attention or acclaim are never released in theatres and are often sent straight eilo retail because of its lack of marketability, look, story mobies, or premise. There is no precise number to define a low budget production, and it is relative to both genre and country. What might be a low-budget film in one country may be a big budget in. Modern-day young filmmakers rely on film festivals for pre promotion. They use this to gain acclaim and attention for their films, which often leads to a limited release in theatres. Films that acquire a cult...