Devine Entertainment Delivers Bailey's Billion$; International Sales Begin Generating Revenue in Third Quarter.TORONTO -- Devine Entertainment Corporation (CUB:DVNN, NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). PK:DVNNF) today reported that the Company has completed and delivered its first feature film entitled Bailey's Billion$ to international distributors. The delivery of the film to the worldwide theatrical market marks the beginning of distribution, marketing and sales activities for the project. Receipts from the distribution of Bailey's Billion$ will start to generate revenues for the Company in the third quarter of 2004. Initial sales have been completed with distribution agreements confirmed in a number of territories including Mexico, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Russia (C.I.S.), Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Indonesia, the Middle East and Canada. Offers have also been received and distribution agreements are currently being negotiated for Italy, France, Germany and the U.S. The initial sales completed in the third quarter totalling over CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. $400,000 will be reflected in the Company's financial statements for the same period this year. President and C.E.O. David Devine noted, "We have great hopes for Bailey's Billion$' commercial success. The film has tested very well and we believe that we have delivered a great family film with excellent commercial potential." Bailey's Billion$ is a US $9M theatrical family comedy starring DEAN CAIN, TIM CURRY Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor, singer and composer, perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). He also had a career as a rock musician. , JENNIFER TILLY Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958)[1] is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Biography Early life Tilly was born Jennifer E. Chan in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. , LAURIE HOLDEN and the voice of Bailey by JON LOVITZ. The film tells the story of Bailey - who's no ordinary pooch having just been left a fortune by his billionaire owner (oh yes, he also talks) and the outraged relatives who are determined to get their paws on his loot." Bailey's Billion$ was directed by David Devine. The film is produced by EMMY (R) award-winning producers David Devine and his partner, Richard Mozer, and Jason Piette and Michael Cowan Michael Joseph Cowan (born June 10, 1933 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) was a former first-class cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A right handed batsman and a left-arm fast medium bowler, he averaged 5.54 in 94 innings with the bat, with a high score of 22. of Spice Factory. Five-time Emmy Award-winning Devine Entertainment Corporation develops, produces and distributes children's and family entertainment for the theatrical motion picture, television and Video/DVD marketplace world-wide. Their film series on landmark Composers', Inventors', and Artists' are critically acclaimed and broadcast in over 50 countries. Headquartered in Toronto, the Company's common shares trade under symbol DVNN on the Canadian Unlisted Board (CUB), and the NASD OTC PK market in the U.S. under symbol DVNNF. The Company's corporate website is www.devine-ent.com. This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the future performance of Devine Entertainment Corporation. Forward-looking statements, specifically those concerning future performance and the achievement of operating profitability are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the Company's limited operating history and fluctuations in revenues; market acceptance of the Company's products and services; competition within the film and entertainment industry and the introduction of new entrants and/or products in the Company's markets; adverse changes in governmental regulations and policies affecting the film and entertainment industry; product development risks and risks of technological change; the risk of unanticipated expenses; and other risks and uncertainties all as described in the disclosure documents filed with securities regulatory authorities Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest regulatory agency administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities in accordance with applicable securities laws. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Although the Company believes that the expectations conveyed by the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information available to it on the date such forward-looking statements are made, no assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity and achievements. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change. |
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