SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 11, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Soleil Film, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SFLM) announced today that its award winning celebrity profile series, "Autograph," is making its debut this week on the "Colours" Television Network, which airs on Dish Network's Channel 9407. CEO Kenneth Eade commented, "This distribution deal represents an important milestone for Soleil Film and our shareholders, as we are now beginning to realize the fruits of our labor in the form of consistent and recurring revenue streams."
He continued, "We continue to have discussions with a number of other prominent television distribution outlets for the series and are feeling more confident about other deals materializing with every passing day."
The company's domestic distributor, Karma Media (OTCBB:KRMA), estimates the Dish Network deal to be worth between $200,000 and $900,000 per year by itself, depending on how many days per week the show will run, which is yet to be determined. The contract calls for a minimum of once per week for 52 weeks. Karma Media will continue to develop distribution outlets for "Autograph," including other satellite distribution systems such as DirecTV (NYSE:DTV), and blocks of traditional network broadcasters.
"Autograph" (www.autograph.tv), starring Agata Gotova, is Soleil Films' celebrity profile series that interviews classic stars of Hollywood who each tell their own story, with the aid of clips from their filmographies. The first season of "Autograph" includes exclusive in-depth interviews with Janet Leigh, Ben Kinglsey, Robert Duvall, Bo Derek, Martin Landau, Michelle Phillips, David Carradine, and 15 other stars. "Autograph," which has never aired in the United States, is the winner of the New York Festival's bronze medal 2002 for Best Biography Profile. Its debut episode on Janet Leigh received a Globe Gold Award from the International Media Festival in 2003.
About Soleil Film, Inc.
Soleil Films is a diversified entertainment production company, primarily focused on driving shareholder value by investing in and producing highly original, television series and full-length feature films. Along with its equity interest in the widely anticipated, soon-to-be-released feature "All That I Need," the Company has amassed an impressive media library including the award winning "Autograph" television series (www.autograph.tv), "Fallacy," a feature film starring John Savage and Stephen Baldwin, and "Say it in Russian," written by award-winning director, Jeff Celentano (Gunshy) in collaboration with Hollywood screenwriter, Larry Gross (48 Hours), edited by David Rawlins (Urban Cowboy), and cast by casting director, Rosemary Welden (The Kiss).
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