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ASTRAL MEDIA and CORUS PREMIUM TELEVISION SIGN 8 PIC OUTPUT DEAL with Minds Eye Entertainment Minds Eye Pictures Page 1 of 2 ASTRAL MEDIA AND CORUS PREMIUM TELEVISION SIGN 8 PIC OUTPUT DEAL WITH Minds Eye Entertainment Released: August 16, 2000 Regina, SK/Toronto, ON -Astral Television Networks/Astral Télé Réseaux, an Astral Media company and Corus Premium Television will be the first to feature eight new films from Canada's heartland. The networks announced today that they have signed a comprehensive multi-picture output deal with Minds Eye Entertainment of Regina, Saskatchewan. This agreement marks the first North American broadcast deal for the films, which were produced as part of Minds Eye's "Saskatoon Initiative" to create a skilled labour base of local crew for the thriving motion picture industry. TMN -The Movie Network, Super Écran and Superchannel will begin airing the movies in 2001. "Pay Television is the largest private sector financial supporter of the Canadian film business. We are extremely pleased to be in partnership with Minds Eye to offer these eight films exclusively to TMN and Super Écran subscribers," said Robert LaPointe, Vice President, Programming Astral Television Networks Inc. TMN - The Movie Network, Super ƒcran, and Superchannel offer Canadian viewers the exclusive opportunity to see the eight movies, all in the thriller genre, uncut and commercial free. Sandy Perkins, Director of Programming at Superchannel agrees. "We are delighted to be an integral part of this new initiative by one of Canada's leading television production companies. Our relationship with Minds Eye has been a long and mutually successful one. We look forward to bringing these exciting new projects to Canadian audiences." The first movie completed for the multi-pic package is Without Malice. The film stars Craig Sheffer (The Fall, A River Runs Through It) as Dr. Paul Venters, a self-centered plastic surgeon who takes his brother-in-law-to-be Marty, an ex-con and recovering addict played by Corey Haim (The Lost Boys), to a remote northern location to hunt elk. While hunting they shoot a park officer, and instead of reporting the accident, try to flee town in a series of ill-fated attempts. Investigating the homicide is Jennifer Beals (Flashdance) as Park Warden Sam Wilkes, whose calm resolve leads her through the wilderness to the murderer. In a supporting role, Gabrielle Anwar (Scent of a Woman) appears as Dr. Venters fiancŽe and Marty's sister Susan. Without Malice was filmed in and around Prince Albert National Park, showcasing the resort town of Waskesiu and nearby Elkridge development. Without Malice is directed by Genie-nominated Rob King (Something More, Talker) and written by Canadian Peter Layton. Executive Producers are Kevin DeWalt and Susan Cooper. Producers are Kevin DeWalt and Rhonda Baker, Associate Producer is Tony Towstego of Thomega Entertainment. Director of Photography is Ken Krawczyk, c.s.c. The Eight pictures in the deal are distributed in North America by Minds Eye International. The Second movie in the package is Murder Seen, a suspense thriller about a psychic co-ed tormented by the chilling details of a mysterious kidnapping on her college campus. The movie stars Nicole Eggert (Anything for Love, Baywatch) as the brainy and beautiful botany student Zoey Drayden, with Callum Keith Rennie (eXistenZ, Hard Core Logo) as the intrepid Detective Keegan. Timothy Bottoms (The Man in the Iron Mask, Absolute Force) plays the role of gruff detective Stepnoski and Kent Allen (Big Bear, Painted Doves) appears in a leading role as kidnapper and madman Ivan Stark. Executive Producer Kevin DeWalt is pleased with the multi-pic deal. "Signing with TMN, Super ƒcran and Superchannel is a tremendous coup. Now people across the country will have an opportunity to view the movies as 'first-run' on these highly-regarded channels." Astral Media is a leading Canadian media company whose core areas of growth are in specialty, pay and pay- per-view television, radio, outdoor advertising and new media. TMN -The Movie Network is Canada's biggest in-home movie theatre showing uncut and commercial free English language movies, series, comedy specials and a brand new initiative -boxing. In addition to the primary 24 hour TMN channel, MultiChannel TMN, also offers four channels with daily noon (ET) start times. TMN is owned and operated by Astral Television Networks, an Astral Media Inc. company. http://www.mindseyepictures.com/news/mep_july21-99.html 1/12/2009 Minds Eye Pictures Page 2 of 2 Super Écran is North America's only French language pay-tv network, airing uncut and commercial free movies, exclusive series and comedy specials on one 24-hour main channel and three multiplex channels. The network is delivered via cable, MMDS in Quebec and by DTH nationally. Super Écran is owned and operated by Astral Television. Core Premium Television is a division of Corus Entertainment, a strong, vertically integrated, Canadian media company with a firm commitment to Canadian programming and talent. Superchannel is Western Canada's premier movie service, offering 24 hours a day of uninterrupted, unedited movies. From recent box office hits to exclusive made-for-cable programming, Superchannel provides over 100 movies a month, every month. Superchannel is delivered via satellite to cable companies in Western Canada including the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Established in 1986, Minds Eye Entertainment is a fully integrated production, post-production and distribution entity with offices in Canada and the U.S. Its award-winning feature films, television series, shorts and documentaries have been sold in more than 100 countries. -END - http://www.mindseyepictures.com/news/mep_july21-99.html 1/12/2009.
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