In a single, extraordinary day more than $2 million in donations was pledged to seven Australian feature-length documentaries on Wednesday.
Five Australian documentaries have been selected to screen at the 27th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), held 19–30 November.
That Sugar Film is one man's journey to discover our food supply's sweet hidden secret using academia, irreverence, experiment, celebrity, science and vibrant entertainment.
Madman's Nick Batzias and writer-director Matthew Saville have been keen to work together again since Madman released Saville's 2003 telemovie Roy Hollsdotter Live and his 2007 crime thriller Noise.
Actor Damon Gameau has put his body through the wringer for That Sugar Film, a documentary that explores the effect of sugar on physical and mental health.
Australian films are experiencing a resurgence in cinemas this year, raking in $21.7 million through April 20.
This is a golden era for Australian feature documentaries as typified by the five critically-acclaimed titles in contention for the best feature doc prize at the fifth Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.
That Sugar Film takes more than $1.6million at the Australian box office.