passion project
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpæʃ.ən ˌprɒdʒ.ekt/ us/ˈpæʃ.ən ˌprɑː.dʒekt/
（出于热爱而不是不了赚钱的）激情项目，激情计划（尤指电影）
a piece of work, especially a film, that someone gets involved in because they love it or feel it is very good and important, not in order to make money
Having scored a big hit, the director finally has the freedom to make his passion projects. 大获全胜后，这名导演终于可以自由开展自己热爱的激情计划了。
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- These movies are passion projects made by a star who could easily devote his time to making big bucks instead.
- He used the wages he earned playing the creepy character to finance his own movie passion project.
- The blog is a way for us to learn about new things, to take us out of our comfort zone. It’s 100% a passion project.
- For years, I did all this television but I've always been working on writing this musical as my passion project.