'It just goes to show you don't need thousands and thousands of pounds to make a film,' says Colin director

A film made for £45 is to be released in cinemas across the country after finding a distributor.

Colin, a zombie movie made using a camcorder, has been snapped up by Kaleidoscope Entertainment and is due to hit the big screen in time for Halloween.

Shot in Wales and London, the film charts the progress of Colin, a man who is bitten by a zombie, dies and is resurrected as one of the flesh-eating undead. Viewers gain an insight into his life prior to zombification and witness him munching his way through various victims.

The director, Marc Price, who also wrote and produced the film, said he was amazed it would now be shown across the country. The 30-year-old, originally from Swansea and now based in London, edited the film while working for a courier firm, Creative Couriers.

Price said: "The whole thing is just insane, If you'd told me the film was going to get released in the cinema when we first started on the project I just wouldn't have believed it. I really thought it was a joke when I was told.

"I hope this will encourage others to go out with the video cameras and make films. It just goes to show you don't need thousands and thousands of pounds to make a film."

The film, which took 18 months to complete, caused a stir when it was screened at the Cannes film festival this year. It will be released in London and major cities across the UK.

Film buffs can get a sneak preview at the Frightfest fantasy and horror film festival in London next month.