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THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY AQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS
TO DISTANT HORIZON’S “PREY”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (August TK, 2006) – It was announced today that The Weinstein Company has acquired North American rights to Distant Horizon’s suspense thriller, “Prey.” The announcement was made by Michelle Krumm and Maeva Gatineau, co-heads of Acquisitions for The Weinstein Company and Distant Horizon president, Anant Singh.

Directed by Darrell James Roodt (the Oscar nominated, “Yesterday,” “Cry, the Beloved Country,” “Sarafina!”), the film stars Bridget Moynahan (“I, Robot,” “Lord Of War”), Peter Weller (“24,” “RoboCop”), Jamie Bartlett (“Red Dust,” “Beyond Borders”) and Carly Schroeder (“Firewall,” “Eye Of The Dolphin”).

Written by Darrell James Roodt, Beau Bauman and Jeff Wadlow, “Prey” is the terrifying story about the peril of an American family on holiday in Africa that becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by lions.

“We are delighted to have concluded this deal for “Prey” with the Weinstein Company,” commented Anant Singh. “This deal marks a continuation of our relationship with Harvey and Bob Weinstein which began 15 years ago. We believe that the Weinstein Company is the perfect distribution company for “Prey” in the United States and we look forward to working with them on the release,” continued Singh.

The deal was negotiated by Eileen Rodriguez, Director of Acquisitions, on behalf of The Weinstein Company, and Peter Schlessel and Alan Grodin of Weismann, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman, Grodin and Evall LLP on behalf of Distant Horizon.

“Prey” is a Videovision Entertainment production in association with Distant Horizon and Ingenious Films, directed by Darrell James Roodt and starring Bridget Moynahan, Peter Weller, Carly Schroeder, Jamie Bartlett and Connor Dowds It is executive produced by Peter Schlessel, Sudhir Pragjee and Sanjeev Singh and produced by Anant Singh and Helena Spring with the screenplay by Darrell James Roodt, Beau Bauman and Jeff Wadlow.


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