MPRG Motion Picture Group Inc (CE)

The Motion Picture Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MPRG), a production finance and services company, announced today that it has attached composer Richard Sortomme to score the music for its upcoming feature film �APRIL IN DECEMBER,� a romance/fantasy comedy written by Michele Alexander & Tyla Berchtold. As one of the major composers of our time, Sortomme is now focusing his talents on composing film scores in Hollywood. Sortomme�s composing career boasts a steady output of commissioned compositions with The Cleveland Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Graduating from Juilliard as a concert violinist with extensive training in composition and musical theory, Sortomme�s performing career has centered on two chamber music groups. As Music Director, he created �For the Love of Music� and performed at Merkin Concert Hall for ten seasons and at The Library of Congress. He also created �L�Ensemble� that has performed at historic sites throughout the United States and performed joint concerts with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Henri Kessler, the Company�s Co-President, stated: �We are very fortunate to have secured Richard for this project. The depth of his musical insights and skills will add a powerful component to this film to ensure an extraordinary experience for our viewers.� �APRIL IN DECEMBER� is being packaged with talent for an anticipated 2007 shoot and will be aimed at a mainstream audience. The story revolves around a high-powered professional who thinks she is losing her mind when she starts seeing fantasy characters. She soon discovers that the havoc wreaked on her career is the very thing she needed to find her heart again, regain professional success, and fall in love. Michele Alexander also co-authored the blockbuster hit �How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days�. ABOUT THE MOTION PICTURE GROUP, INC. Founded by Henri Kessler, Scott Franklin, and Pliny Porter, The Motion Picture Group, Inc. was created to meet the needs of the international entertainment industry through financing and producing commercially driven motion pictures for the domestic and international arenas. The Company�s management team has produced and developed many films that have received international acclaim and are box-office successes. Corporate offices are located at 8157 Mulholland Terrace, Los Angeles, California 90046. Questions should be directed to Henri Kessler, Co-President at (310) 492-5560 or may be emailed to info@themotionpicturegroup.com. More information about the Company and its management is available on the Company�s website at www.themotionpicturegroup.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities of The Motion Picture Group, Inc. Certain statements in this release and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company are �forward looking statements� within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management�s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of the Company�s services and projects and the Company�s continued access to capital and other risks and uncertainties. The actual results the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise. The Motion Picture Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MPRG), a production finance and services company, announced today that it has attached composer Richard Sortomme to score the music for its upcoming feature film "APRIL IN DECEMBER," a romance/fantasy comedy written by Michele Alexander & Tyla Berchtold. As one of the major composers of our time, Sortomme is now focusing his talents on composing film scores in Hollywood. Sortomme's composing career boasts a steady output of commissioned compositions with The Cleveland Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Graduating from Juilliard as a concert violinist with extensive training in composition and musical theory, Sortomme's performing career has centered on two chamber music groups. As Music Director, he created "For the Love of Music" and performed at Merkin Concert Hall for ten seasons and at The Library of Congress. He also created "L'Ensemble" that has performed at historic sites throughout the United States and performed joint concerts with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Henri Kessler, the Company's Co-President, stated: "We are very fortunate to have secured Richard for this project. The depth of his musical insights and skills will add a powerful component to this film to ensure an extraordinary experience for our viewers." "APRIL IN DECEMBER" is being packaged with talent for an anticipated 2007 shoot and will be aimed at a mainstream audience. The story revolves around a high-powered professional who thinks she is losing her mind when she starts seeing fantasy characters. She soon discovers that the havoc wreaked on her career is the very thing she needed to find her heart again, regain professional success, and fall in love. Michele Alexander also co-authored the blockbuster hit "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days". ABOUT THE MOTION PICTURE GROUP, INC. Founded by Henri Kessler, Scott Franklin, and Pliny Porter, The Motion Picture Group, Inc. was created to meet the needs of the international entertainment industry through financing and producing commercially driven motion pictures for the domestic and international arenas. The Company's management team has produced and developed many films that have received international acclaim and are box-office successes. Corporate offices are located at 8157 Mulholland Terrace, Los Angeles, California 90046. Questions should be directed to Henri Kessler, Co-President at (310) 492-5560 or may be emailed to info@themotionpicturegroup.com. More information about the Company and its management is available on the Company's website at www.themotionpicturegroup.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities of The Motion Picture Group, Inc. Certain statements in this release and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. The forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of the Company's services and projects and the Company's continued access to capital and other risks and uncertainties. The actual results the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on our current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.