[0] Visual Bible.com Celebrates its Opening Year at Cannes Film Festival with World's Only Word-for-Word VISUAL Bible.

Business Editors & High-Tech/Entertainment Writers

CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000

Visual Bible.com will celebrate its opening year at the Cannes International Film Festival. The Visual Bible(TM) is the first ever word-for-word visual Bible presentation from the New International Version(R) (NIV) that brings the Bible to life for children and adults. The goal of Visual Bible.com is to put the entire Bible on film using only Scripture to tell the story.

The first two of The Visual Bible(TM) projects, the gospel of Matthew and the book of Acts, were filmed on location in Tunisia, Morocco, and South Africa. Screen actors Richard Kiley (Matthew), Dean Jones (Luke), Jennifer O'Neill (Lydia), James Brolin (Peter), and Bruce Marchiano in the role of Jesus are superb storytellers. As the New Testament authors tell their scribes what the Holy Spirit has given them to record, the viewer sees the stories, parables, and Jesus Himself come to life again, word for word. No other text, lines, or script has been added to the Bible Scriptures.

"The Visual Bible is honoured to be part of the 2000 Cannes International Film Festival," John Hamilton, Visual Bible.com's Chairman and CEO, said. "And, in our fast-paced society, many people are attracted to video, and we hope that lives will be changed as a result of seeing the Bible--perhaps for the first time--through The Visual Bible(TM)."

Visual Bible.com and Cannes: a tradition of visual excellence

Visual Bible.com staff were also on hand at the 2000 Cannes Festival for the announcements that Mark, Luke, and John, the subsequent films of the Visual Bible.com will be released with HDTV cinematic capabilities. John Hamilton added, "In succeeding years, as cinema visual technology matures to encompass HDTV, Visual Bible.com production engineers will have regularly worked with medium to ensure that the Visual Bible is presented with the very latest in cinema technology."

The Cannes Film Market, May 10 - 21, 2000, has approximately 1,000 screenings of 600 films, of which more than 300 are premieres. In 2000, there will be approximately 25,000 participants from sixty-nine countries, of which 4,000 will be press and media. The Market provides an ideal opportunity for film professionals to discover new talent, pinpoint current trends, and keep up with the latest technological developments.

Visual Bible.Com through its core product is the world's only word-for-word visual Bible and will be the pre-eminent religious portal and platform for the virtual community. The Company's headquarters are moving to Miami, Florida and will employ over 105 people in film production, distribution and e-commerce.