MPRG Motion Picture Group Inc (CE)

The Motion Picture Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MPRG), a film and entertainment financing and production company, announced today an addition to its team for the completion of the feature film �HOUNDDOG� which premiered last month at The Sundance Film Festival. Due to scheduling conflicts, Sabine Hoffman, the film�s original editor, was replaced by Andrew Marcus. Andrew has edited such extraordinary films as Under the Tuscan Sun, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, American Psycho, Mary Shelley�s Frankenstein, Much Ado About Nothing, and the Academy Award-winning Howard�s End (9 nominations, 3 awards). Director, Deborah Kampmeier, stated, �I am grateful to Sundance for acknowledging the potential in such an early cut of my film. The attention, recognition and support they gave me has given our team the confidence and me the opportunity to go back in and complete the film with my vision intact. As hard as it is to lose Sabine, I could not be more excited about working with Andy. His talent is extraordinary and he really gets the film. I feel certain he will be able to bring it to the next level with me.� Scott Franklin, Executive Producer of the film and CEO of The Motion Picture Group, added, �It was clearly worth the rush in getting the film ready for Sundance, even with the stressful working environment it created. The film would not be as far along as it is today had it not been for the festival�s overwhelming support. We look forward to completing the film with Andy on board and getting it out to the public in the coming months. The willingness of someone as talented as Andy joining the project further reaffirms to us the quality of filmmaking already present in �HOUNDDOG.� About Andrew Marcus Andrew Marcus began his editing career with Merchant Ivory Films. His films include Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Howard�s End, Remains of the Day, Surviving Picasso, and Jefferson In Paris. Andy has also collaborated several times with director Kenneth Branagh on such films as Mary Shelley�s Frankenstein, Peter�s Friends and Much Ado About Nothing. Andy was the editor and second unit director of John Cameron�s Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Mary Harron�s American Psycho. Andy went on to edit Callie Khourie�s Ya-Ya Sisterhood. His recent credits include such films as Under the Tuscan Sun, Home At the End of the World, Everything is Illuminated, and most recently, Tenderness. About the Film: �HOUNDDOG," a drama set in the 1950s American South, is about a troubled 12-year old girl (Dakota Fanning) who finds solace from an abusive life in the music of Elvis Presley. Presley�s music is placed strategically throughout the film, creating a mural of a melancholy life that finds its release and healing through singing the Blues. About The Motion Picture Group, Inc. Founded by Henri Kessler and Scott Franklin, The Motion Picture Group, Inc. was created 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, CA 91604. Questions should 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.