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Should your Micro Budget Feature be a Passion Project? with Alexandru Borchescu

Should your Micro Budget Feature be a Passion Project? with Alexandru Borchescu

Update: 2025-09-23
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This week Jim sits down with writer-director Alexandru Borchescu to explore the bold leap that launched his first feature. Alexandru shares why he left film school in his final year, how he scraped together the funding on his own, and how he plans sales and distribution for the film.

Check out Alexandru's filmmaking here: https://alexandruborchescu.org

Check out the re-release of Jim's first solo directing feature The Witches Hammer - out now on amazon 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0F235F4T8/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

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Should your Micro Budget Feature be a Passion Project? with Alexandru Borchescu

Should your Micro Budget Feature be a Passion Project? with Alexandru Borchescu

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