| Imperia Entertainment Gears Up for Cannes Film Market |
| May
15, 2006 - Imperia Entertainment, Inc. (Pink Sheets:IPRE) announced today
that its "first team" is on its way to Cannes today to promote
its new feature film, "Say it in Russian." "Say it in Russian"
will be represented at Cannes by its public relations firm, LCO Communications
Office, its sales agent, Patrick de Bokay, its Director, Jeff Celentano,
Executive Producers Marc Cifelli and Kenneth Eade, and lead actress Agata
Gotova. The trailer and poster for the film will be available at Cannes
and on the film's website, www.sayitinrussianmovie.com. The company plans
to follow the Cannes market with entries in the Venice International Film
Festival, August 30th through September 9th, the Deauville Festival of American
Cinema, September 1st through the 10th, the Toronto Film Festival, September
7th through the 16th, the London Film Festival, October 19th through November
3rd, the Sundance Film Festival, January 19th through the 20th, and the
Berlin International Film Festival in February 2007.
About "Say it in Russian" "Say it in Russian" is a full length feature film, shot on 35mm. It is a romantic adventure, shot in Paris, Moscow and Los Angeles, starring Faye Dunaway, Rade Sherbedgia ("Snatch"), Steven Brand ("The Scorpion King"), Alex Nesic ("Sleeper Cell") and introducing Agata Gotova, with supporting roles played by Steven Berkoff ("Beverly Hills Cop"), Musetta Vander ("O Brother Where Art Thou"), Elya Baskin ("Moscow on the Hudson") and Oleg Vidov ("Red Heat"), among others. The film is in its final week of principal photography and the company is planning on releasing the film before the end of the year. |
| About
Imperia Entertainment, Inc.
Imperia Entertainment, Inc. (www.imperiaentertainment.com) is a company which has emerged as a player in the area of independent film production and distribution, once monopolized by the major film studios. In conjunction with its distribution subsidiary, Imperia International Distribution, the company engages in investing in and producing and distributing full-length feature films. Along with its equity interest in the widely anticipated "All That I Need" (www.allthatineed.net), released in theaters last December and now on DVD, Imperia's film properties include its feature film "Say it in Russian," directed by Jeff Celentano ("Primary Suspect," "Gunshy") and edited by David Rawlins ("Saturday Night Fever"), "Brothers," by Tarquin Gotch ("Home Alone"), "Never Submit," a movie about mixed martial arts, and the award winning Autograph television series (www.autograph.tv) which airs on the Colours Television Newtwork. Through its majority owned subsidiary, Muller Media, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MLMD) it also produces "Whiskers," by Jordan Klein ("Flipper," "Splash," "Cocoon"). This press release contains statements, which may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Imperia Entertainment, Inc., and members of its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-statements include fluctuation of operating results, the ability to compete successfully and the ability to complete before-mentioned transactions. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results. Imperia Entertainment, Inc. Source: Business Wire |