Can Hollywood be turned against itself? Horror God Jason Blum shows how.

Wildly successful low budget US producer Jason Blum keynotes a conference on micro-budget production at Melbourne's Open Channel. But does his magic work here?

4 Sep 2015

David Tiley

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Jason Blum is living proof that the future of a film can be calculated without mystic arts and black magic. Still: from the poster for the Blumhouse production, Ouija.

Current industry wisdom, supported by grim statistics, is that films made between around five to fifteen million dollars don’t make money. The sector needs to crunch budgets, or aim higher.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.