Chris Kamen, Sue Maslin, Tait Brady, Sasha Close, Paul Wiegard and Charlotte Wheaton.

Producers, distributors and programmers ponder the theatrical future of Australian documentary

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...