2007 Los Angeles Film Festival Makes Sneak Peaks Available on DivX Stage6.Previews Available to View or Download in High-Quality DivX Media Format SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. & LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DIVX) and Film Independent's Los Angeles Film Festival announced today the launch of a video channel on Stage6[TM] (www.stage6.com/LAFF) which will host Festival previews for viewing or downloading in the high-quality DivX[R] media format. The 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 21 to July 1) will screen the innovative work of more than 170 independent films and major studio releases. Eager film enthusiasts who can't wait can now preview the films on Stage6. Current available clips include "Talk to Me," "Sunshine," "Charlie Bartlett Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 comedy about a teenager (Anton Yelchin) who becomes the unofficial psychologist for the student body of his school. The MPAA has given Charlie Bartlett a rated R for language, drug content, and brief nudity. " and "Saint Death (La Santa Muerte Saint Death, otherwise known as Santa Muerte, La Santísima Muerte, and as Doña Sebastiana, is a religious figure who receives petitions for love, luck, and protection. Saint Death is depicted by means of both male and female representations. )." The Stage6 channel offers an inside look into the film festival while allowing audiences worldwide to interact with the content by posting their feedback. By participating, audiences can engage with other video aficionados and content creators who comprise the Stage6 community. "Film Independent is passionate about seeking new ways to improve content discovery within the film community as well as the general public," said Dawn Hudson, Executive Director of Film Independent. "Stage6 provides a great opportunity to increase exposure to the Festival while attracting a community of users who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. meaningful content." "It's exciting to see Film Independent posting exclusive content for the Los Angeles Film Festival on Stage6," said Darrius Thompson, Co-founder, Senior Vice President of Strategy and New Business at DivX, Inc. "Stage6 is a great vehicle for film festivals to build excitement for their events while attracting an engaged community centered around high-quality content." Designed for high-quality online viewing, Stage6 also lets users take videos off the PC to play on a range of compatible DivX Certified[R] DVD players, portable media players, in-car DVD players and other devices. Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone rigorous testing to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX. To date, more than 90 million DivX Certified products from a variety of manufacturers have shipped worldwide. For a sneak peak at the trailers, visit the Los Angeles Film Festival channel on Stage6 at www.stage6.com/LAFF. You can also visit the Los Angeles Film Festival web site at www.lafilmfest.com. About the Los Angeles Film Festival Westwood Village is home to Film Independent's Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, June 21 - Sunday, July 1. Festival-goers will experience the best of American and international cinema, enjoying more than 230 feature films, shorts, and music videos, as well as Coffee Talks, Poolside Chats, and other special star-studded events. Westwood Village will showcase films and events among various venues, all within walking distance of each other, with ample, convenient parking and easy access to shopping and dining, setting the stage for the biggest Festival yet. Over the course of 10 days and 11 nights, the public is invited to take advantage of world premieres including both independent films and major studio releases, as well as tribute screenings, outdoor movies, celebrity-filled red carpets, and more. Screenings and special events will be held in Westwood at the following locations: Billy Wilder Noun 1. Billy Wilder - United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) Samuel Wilder, Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum For The Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska, see The Hammer Museum The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture Center or the Hammer Museum as it is more commonly known, is an art museum in Los Angeles, California, operated by UCLA. ; the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse The Geffen Playhouse (or the Geffen) is a not for profit performing arts theater in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Originally named the Westwood Playhouse, UCLA purchased the property in 1993. UCLA's then chancellor, Charles E. ; Mann Festival Theatre; Mann Village Theatre; Mann Bruin Theatre; the National Theatre; Landmark's Regent Theatre The Regent Theatre is the name of several theatres in various cities. These include the following: In Australia
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The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). Ticket and Pass Pavilion - where all festival-goers can purchase tickets and passes to Festival screenings starting Saturday, June 16 - will be located at 1031 Broxton Avenue (at Weyburn). The Target Red Room - filmmaker and press lounge - will be located at 1028 Westwood Boulevard Westwood Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles that runs through the heart of Westwood Village and further south in West Los Angeles. Westwood Blvd begins south of Sunset Boulevard in the campus of UCLA as Westwood Plaza. . The Los Angeles Film Festival is presented by the Los Angeles Times and is supported by Premier Sponsors - Target, Pop Secret[R], and Axium International - and by Principal Sponsors - Eastman Kodak Company, IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. , and OPEN from American Express[R]. Promotional support is provided by Schawk. Special support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. and the Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. American Airlines is the Official Airline Partner and WireImage is the Official Photography Agency of Film Independent. The W Hotel - Westwood and the Hotel Angeleno are the official hotel partners of the Festival. For event information and tickets, call 866.FILM.FEST (866.345.6337) or visit LAFilmFest.com. About Film Independent Film Independent is a non-profit membership organization that champions independent film and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds the audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Anyone passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a filmmaker, film industry leader, or a film lover. With over 250 annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry. Film Independent also offers free Filmmaker Labs for selected writers, directors, and producers; provides cut-rate services for filmmakers; and presents year-round networking opportunities. Film Independent's mentorship and job placement program, Project:Involve, pairs emerging culturally-diverse filmmakers with film industry professionals. Film Independent produces the Los Angeles Film Festival, celebrating the best of American and international cinema, and the Spirit Awards, a celebration honoring films and filmmakers that embody independence and dare to challenge the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. . For more information or to become a member, visit FilmIndependent.org. About DivX, Inc. DivX creates products and services designed to improve the experience of media. Our first product offering was a video compression-decompression software library, or codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, , which has been actively sought out and downloaded over 220 million times since January 2003, including over 70 million times during the last twelve months. We have since built on the success of our codec with other consumer software, including the DivX Player application, which is distributed from our website, www.divx.com. We also license our technologies to consumer hardware device manufacturers and certify their products to ensure the interoperable support of DivX-encoded content. In addition to technology licensing to consumer hardware device manufacturers, we currently generate revenue from software licensing, advertising and content distribution. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding DivX's visibility within the investment community. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause DivX's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risk that customer use of DivX technology may not grow as anticipated, the risk that anticipated market opportunities may not materialize at expected levels, or at all, the risk that the Company's activities may not result in the growth of profitable revenue, risks and uncertainties related to the maintenance and strength of the DivX brand; DivX's ability to penetrate existing and new markets; the effects of competition; DivX's dependence on its licensees and partners; the effect of intellectual property rights claims; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of DivX's quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the SEC on May 15, 2007. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. 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