Director Jake Hoffman, son of Dustin, has cast Benedict Samuel as the lead in Asthma, a coming-of-age movie set in the live-fast, die-young New York indie rock scene.
The theatrical event screening of Underground: The Julian Assange Story grossed approximately $3000.
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 story of Julian Assange's early hacking escapades in Melbourne in 1989
Julian Assange telemovie Underground and feature drama Dead Europe have become the latest Australian screen projects to be selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival
The Matchbox Pictures telemovie will shoot in Melbourne and air later this year
Australian and International filmmakers are welcome to enter features, shorts or documentaries.