The online competition will offer up to $50,000 in funding for the winner
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Telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story will have a brief theatrical run as part of a new distribution initiative run by director Robert Connolly.
The $50m Australian film I, Frankenstein is set for release in September
Football film Blinder is set for a wide theatrical release on March 7 with new distributor Backlot Studios.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey grossed another $5.85m over the weekend to reach $28.63m in total
Online and DVD rental company Quickflix ended its short-term funding woes in late-December after attracting a $5 million loan from international investors.
Troubled DVD rental house Quickflix has explicitly denied The Weekend Financial Review's claim that major investor HBO could force the company to repay a $10 million investment by the end of the year.
Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby will be released in Australia on May 30, almost three weeks after the US premiere.