Low-Budget Films – Opportunity, Artistic Choice, or a Phase?

This panel sheds light on the experience of low-budget filmmaking as one of the production models adopted by filmmakers. Are these films an opportunity to assert a distinctive creative voice? A conscious artistic choice? Or merely a transitional phase in the careers of directors and producers on their way to larger-scale projects? The panel brings together filmmakers who have worked across productions of varying budget scales to share their perspectives on the challenges involved, the creative choices available, and the potential solutions that may support this mode of production and contribute to its sustainability.