Brian Kavanaugh-Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• Helped to fund "Paranormal Activity," which cost only $11,000 to make and grossed $200 million worldwide
• Graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Fine Arts degree in 1999
• His first production job was on the 2006 short film "Billy Schulz․"
• Worked as a film finance agent at Creative Artists Agency, where he financed and sold independent features
• Quote: "I love working with great artists who've inspired me with what they've done to help get their films made․ I can help them navigate budget and financing considerations so they're able to do the work they want to do․"
• Best known as the executive producer of "Insidious," "Take Shelter," and "Skyline․"
• Founder and president of the production and finance company Automatik