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In 2022, 33 Australian documentaries were released into cinemas. Of those, only nine made over $100,000 in box office. None made over $350,000. Twelve made less than $10,000.*
At last week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), the future of Australian documentaries in cinemas went under the microscope in a panel discussion.
“There’s something not adding up here,” producer and distributor Sue Maslin of Film Art Media told delegates.
“We’re at a time wher...