MPRG Motion Picture Group Inc (CE)

The Motion Picture Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MPRG), a film and entertainment financing and production company, announces yesterday�s Variety exclusive that it signed a deal to finance �SPLIT�, the next film of �HOUNDDOG� writer/director, Deborah Kampmeier. Henri Kessler, President of The Motion Picture Group, said: �We have great respect for Deborah�s directorial vision and sense of story. The success of our business model is dependent upon a reliable core talent pool. Deborah�s consistency and dedication to excellence certainly makes her an over-achiever in that area. We can�t wait to work with her again.� Director Deborah Kampmeier stated: �My next film will be a drama set in New York City. I�m anxious to get started and with the help of The Motion Picture Group, we will start the packaging process right away.� Scott Franklin, the Company�s CEO, will be a Producer on the project along with Kessler and Raye Dowell, Producer of �HOUNDDOG�. About Deborah Kampmeier: Kampmeier�s first feature film �Virgin� was nominated for two 2004 Independent Spirit Awards, the John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for under $500,000), and the Best Female Lead for Elisabeth Moss� performance in the film. Also for the film, Kampmeier won the prestigious Zicherman Family Foundation Award for Best Screenwriter at the 2003 Hamptons International Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the 2003 Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, Best Independent Spirit at the Santa Fe Film Festival, and Best Actress at the Sedona Film Festival. The world premiere of �Virgin� was held at the 2003 IFP Los Angeles Film Festival. Deborah wrote and directed three short films. Her third short film, �Eat Your Heart Out,� was an official selection of the 2002 New York International Independent Film Festival and screened in L.A. at the Vogue Theater. Deborah is currently in development with four original screenplays. Deborah has worked in theater in New York City for the past 18 years as a writer, director, actor, and teacher. Deborah trained at the National Shakespeare Conservatory from 1983-85. She has taught acting in New York City for the past twelve years. Her teaching credits include New York University, the Stella Adler Conservatory, the Michael Howard Studio, Playwrights Horizons, CAP 21 and the National Shakespeare Conservatory. She is a member of NYWIFT and IFP. Deborah is the founder of Full Moon Films, a company dedicated to the development and production of films by and about women. Full Moon Films is located in upstate New York where she lives with her daughter, Sophia. About The Motion Picture Group, Inc. Co-founders Henri Kessler and Scott Franklin created The Motion Picture Group, Inc. to meet the needs of the international entertainment industry through financing and producing commercially driven motion pictures for the domestic and international arenas. The Company�s management team has produced and developed many films that have received international acclaim and are box-office successes. Corporate offices are located at 3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd # 858., Studio City, California 91604. Questions may be directed to Henri Kessler, President at (310) 492-5560 or may be emailed to info@themotionpicturegroup.com. More information about the Company and its management is available on the Company�s website at www.themotionpicturegroup.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities of The Motion Picture Group, Inc. Certain statements in this release and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company are �forward looking statements� within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management�s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of the Company�s services and projects and the Company�s continued access to capital and other risks and uncertainties. The actual results the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.