The Low-Budget Australian Horror Film

Trbic places the commercial success of Saw in the context of recent Australian low-budget genre films and their place in the global commercial arena: "Whether the emerging series of low budget projects heralds a sea change in the funding of Australian genre films is yet to be seen, although it remains highly unlikely. Nevertheless, it affords a possibility to talented local filmmakers who see genre features as a springboard to an international film career.'