Thursday, December 27, 2007 7:43:42 AM
efgu (4.74) Empire Film Group Reports Strong Retail Support for First Quarter 2008 DVD Releases
Thursday, December 27 2007 5:58 AM, EST Market Wire "US Press Releases "
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/27/07 -- Empire Film Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EFGU) reports strong response from mass merchants and video retailers for the slate of new release DVDs from Empire Home Entertainment . Retailers supporting the first quarter titles include Best Buy, Borders, Costco, Target and Wal-Mart, along with many thousands of independently owned and operated video specialty retailers.
"We are encouraged by the strong response from the retail community to our principal first quarter 2008 new releases," said Eric Parkinson, C.E.O. of Empire Home Entertainment and Hannover House. "We are privileged to have a mix of quality DVD titles that meet the stringent and competitive requirements of these key retailers, and feel optimistic for the coming year."
"The Company's acquisition of Hannover House and creation of Empire Home Entertainment is proving to be a viable, successful and strategic decision for Empire Film Group ," stated Mr. Dean Hamilton Bornstein, CEO of Empire Film Group, Inc. "We are encouraged by the retail support the Company is receiving for its first quarter 2008 releases."
Principal new DVD releases on the Empire Home Entertainment label include "Come Away Home," an award-winning theatrical release starring Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future") and Thomas Gibson ("Dharma & Greg"); "The Hilarious Saints of Comedy," an urban-gospel themed comedy program starring Chucky Jenkins and comedians from Black Entertainment Television; "Teen Yoga," an instructional-exercise and lifestyle program starring Miss Teen USA (2005), Allie LaForce; "The Fun Park," a sci-fi / horror thriller about teens stalked by a killer clown; and "Fat Rose & Squeaky," a Showtime premiere feature starring Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson.
Empire Home Entertainment also reports strong retailer support for re-priced catalog DVDs including: "Grand Champion," a family-adventure with Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis; " Animal Clinic ," an original feature from Animal Planet Television starring Ione Skye and Mike Farrell; and "Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories," an action-drama starring Campbell Scott and Vivian Schilling.
The Empire Home Entertainment catalog consists of more than 100 film, DVD and book titles from the recent acquisition of Hannover House by parent company, Empire Film Group, Inc.
About Empire Film Group, Inc.
Empire Film Group, Inc. ("EFG") is a new independent film finance, production, and distribution company led by a management team with over 20 years of experience in development, production, distribution, finance and marketing of feature films and television programming. The group has filmed in various locations worldwide including the United States , Canada , the Caribbean, Central and South America and Europe . The Company has the unique financing advantage of being able to receive Canadian subsidies, tax incentives, rebates and financing through its ability to produce Canadian Content film and television projects.
Learn more about Empire Film Group by visiting, www.empirefilmgroup.com
About Rogers & Cowan
Rogers & Cowan is the world's leading entertainment public relations and marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles , New York , London and Beijing . The agency designs and implements campaigns for entertainment clients, such as film production and distribution companies, cable and network TV programming, record labels, recording artists, celebrities and athletes, videogame publishers and distributors and digital media companies. Rogers & Cowan also creates integrated marketing solutions for consumer and technology brands seeking to build a connection with consumers through entertainment and lifestyle influences. Find out more at www.rogersandcowan.com. Rogers & Cowan is a unit of the Interpublic Group of Companies .
About AGORACOM Investor Relations Corp.
http://www.agoracom.com
http://www.AgoraIR.com
AGORACOM Investor Relations is North America's leading outsourced investor relations firm for small-cap companies. AGORACOM's exclusive IR HUB delivers two-way investor relations and communications that provides 100% transparency, accessibility, equality and near real-time communications for all shareholders and the investment community.
AGORACOM has specialized in small-cap investor relations since 1997 and is the exclusive provider of all small-cap content to Yahoo Finance Canada, The AOL Small Cap Channel and every Blackberry device on the planet.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," which are statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, the forward-looking statements often include statements regarding our goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations, market position, pending and potential future acquisitions and business strategy, and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks" or "will." Any such forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, (a) general economic and business conditions, (b) the level of strategic partner incentives, (c) the future regulatory environment, (d) our cost of financing, (e) our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions and the risks associated therewith, and (f) our ability to retain key personnel. These factors, as well as additional factors, could affect our forward-looking statements. We urge you to carefully consider this information. We undertake no duty to update our forward-looking statements, including our earnings outlook.
Contact:
COMPANY CONTACT:
Empire Film Group, Inc.
433 N. Camden Drive
Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
info@empirefilmgroup.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
http://www.agoracom.com/IR/EmpireFilm
EFGU@agoracom.com
Entertainment Public Relations:
Rogers & Cowan
Contact:
Julie Polkes
(310) 854-8119
jpolkes@rogersandcowan.com
Thursday, December 27 2007 5:58 AM, EST Market Wire "US Press Releases "
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/27/07 -- Empire Film Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EFGU) reports strong response from mass merchants and video retailers for the slate of new release DVDs from Empire Home Entertainment . Retailers supporting the first quarter titles include Best Buy, Borders, Costco, Target and Wal-Mart, along with many thousands of independently owned and operated video specialty retailers.
"We are encouraged by the strong response from the retail community to our principal first quarter 2008 new releases," said Eric Parkinson, C.E.O. of Empire Home Entertainment and Hannover House. "We are privileged to have a mix of quality DVD titles that meet the stringent and competitive requirements of these key retailers, and feel optimistic for the coming year."
"The Company's acquisition of Hannover House and creation of Empire Home Entertainment is proving to be a viable, successful and strategic decision for Empire Film Group ," stated Mr. Dean Hamilton Bornstein, CEO of Empire Film Group, Inc. "We are encouraged by the retail support the Company is receiving for its first quarter 2008 releases."
Principal new DVD releases on the Empire Home Entertainment label include "Come Away Home," an award-winning theatrical release starring Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future") and Thomas Gibson ("Dharma & Greg"); "The Hilarious Saints of Comedy," an urban-gospel themed comedy program starring Chucky Jenkins and comedians from Black Entertainment Television; "Teen Yoga," an instructional-exercise and lifestyle program starring Miss Teen USA (2005), Allie LaForce; "The Fun Park," a sci-fi / horror thriller about teens stalked by a killer clown; and "Fat Rose & Squeaky," a Showtime premiere feature starring Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson.
Empire Home Entertainment also reports strong retailer support for re-priced catalog DVDs including: "Grand Champion," a family-adventure with Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis; " Animal Clinic ," an original feature from Animal Planet Television starring Ione Skye and Mike Farrell; and "Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories," an action-drama starring Campbell Scott and Vivian Schilling.
The Empire Home Entertainment catalog consists of more than 100 film, DVD and book titles from the recent acquisition of Hannover House by parent company, Empire Film Group, Inc.
About Empire Film Group, Inc.
Empire Film Group, Inc. ("EFG") is a new independent film finance, production, and distribution company led by a management team with over 20 years of experience in development, production, distribution, finance and marketing of feature films and television programming. The group has filmed in various locations worldwide including the United States , Canada , the Caribbean, Central and South America and Europe . The Company has the unique financing advantage of being able to receive Canadian subsidies, tax incentives, rebates and financing through its ability to produce Canadian Content film and television projects.
Learn more about Empire Film Group by visiting, www.empirefilmgroup.com
About Rogers & Cowan
Rogers & Cowan is the world's leading entertainment public relations and marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles , New York , London and Beijing . The agency designs and implements campaigns for entertainment clients, such as film production and distribution companies, cable and network TV programming, record labels, recording artists, celebrities and athletes, videogame publishers and distributors and digital media companies. Rogers & Cowan also creates integrated marketing solutions for consumer and technology brands seeking to build a connection with consumers through entertainment and lifestyle influences. Find out more at www.rogersandcowan.com. Rogers & Cowan is a unit of the Interpublic Group of Companies .
About AGORACOM Investor Relations Corp.
http://www.agoracom.com
http://www.AgoraIR.com
AGORACOM Investor Relations is North America's leading outsourced investor relations firm for small-cap companies. AGORACOM's exclusive IR HUB delivers two-way investor relations and communications that provides 100% transparency, accessibility, equality and near real-time communications for all shareholders and the investment community.
AGORACOM has specialized in small-cap investor relations since 1997 and is the exclusive provider of all small-cap content to Yahoo Finance Canada, The AOL Small Cap Channel and every Blackberry device on the planet.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," which are statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, the forward-looking statements often include statements regarding our goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations, market position, pending and potential future acquisitions and business strategy, and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks" or "will." Any such forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, (a) general economic and business conditions, (b) the level of strategic partner incentives, (c) the future regulatory environment, (d) our cost of financing, (e) our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions and the risks associated therewith, and (f) our ability to retain key personnel. These factors, as well as additional factors, could affect our forward-looking statements. We urge you to carefully consider this information. We undertake no duty to update our forward-looking statements, including our earnings outlook.
Contact:
COMPANY CONTACT:
Empire Film Group, Inc.
433 N. Camden Drive
Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
info@empirefilmgroup.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
http://www.agoracom.com/IR/EmpireFilm
EFGU@agoracom.com
Entertainment Public Relations:
Rogers & Cowan
Contact:
Julie Polkes
(310) 854-8119
jpolkes@rogersandcowan.com
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