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Twentieth Century Fox has acquired distribution rights for the U.S. and for most major international territories to WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, the CGI and live action 3D feature film being produced by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth, Evergreen Films, and Reliance Big Pictures. The deal, negotiated between Fox and sales and financing company IM Global, was announced today by Emma Watts, president of production for Twentieth Century Fox, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide Managing Director Marcus Arthur and IM Global CEO Stuart Ford.

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS will use live-action footage of scenery and CGI creatures to create an intimate and engaging 3D adventure for the entire family, transporting audiences to a breathtaking prehistoric world when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.

The big budget production is co-directed by Neil Nightingale, Creative Director Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth, and Pierre De Lespinois, Co-Founder Evergreen Films, and written by John Collee (Happy Feet).

In addition to U.S. distribution rights, Fox picked up rights in a number of key international markets, including the U.K., France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Latin America and others. Reliance subsidiary IM Global has, since the film's launch at AFM last week, now sold out worldwide rights with other key territory buyers including Constantin (Germany), Alliance (Canada), Aurum (Spain) and Dutch Filmworks (Benelux).

The popular six-part Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ television series, on which the film is based, debuted on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One in 1999 and has reached an audience of more than 700 million people worldwide. A subsequent live arena show began touring globally in 2007 and has played to more than 6.5 million fans.

Said Emma Watts: "WALKING WITH DINOSAURS has been a huge success both as a television series and a live arena tour. The franchise is perfect for a big screen event, 3D adaptation. We love it!"

Said Marcus Arthur: "I am thrilled that Twentieth Century Fox will be bringing WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D to audiences the world over. Film is the next big step for this global franchise and we're creating an incredible cinema experience by combining the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's expertise in Natural History with Evergreen Films unique 3D technology. I can't wait to astound everyone with WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D on the big screen."

Said Pierre de Lespinois: "For WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D we're bringing together an incredible team of leading palaeontologists, award-winning scriptwriters, and a world-class production team using the latest advancements in technology to produce a Dinosaur film of unprecedented scale and quality. The real Dinosaur story outstrips anything you might find in science fiction and we’re elated that Twentieth Century Fox will be taking this to a global audience."

The deal was negotiated by IM Global Founder and CEO Ford with several Fox executives over the weekend, as several other studios competed for the film.

NOTES TO EDITORS
About Fox Filmed Entertainment
One of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of FFE: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Fox International Productions.

About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth is the global brand for all the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s natural history content spanning the last 50 years. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is the largest producer of natural history programming in the world and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth brand highlights the vast scale of incredible content which is produced in this genre. Visible across all platforms; TV, DVD, licensing and digital, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth encourages engagement with current as well as classic programs such as Planet Earth and The Blue Planet. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth branding is only visible in the UK on commercial products, internationally the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth brand will appear across all platforms, including TV programmes. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Earth is from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide the main commercial arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ).

About Reliance Big Entertainment
Reliance BIG Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL) is the flagship media and entertainment arm of India's Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, with a significant presence in film entertainment (film production, distribution, and exhibition), broadcasting and new media ventures.

RBEL's motion picture brand, Reliance BIG Pictures () has built a impressive film production slate in Hindi, English & other Indian languages, which it markets and distributes worldwide. Following Reliance BIG Pictures' association with IM Global, the company now benefits from an international sales team with an excellent reputation and global presence dedicated to selling its Bollywood and regional language slate. Going into production in November is the $45 million "Dredd", which Reliance Big Entertainment is co-financing with IM Global.

In Hollywood, Reliance BIG Pictures has partnered with Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider on the formation of DreamWorks Studios and has development deals with Nicolas Cage's Saturn Films, Jim Carrey's JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney's Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures, Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions, Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, Jay Roach's Everyman Pictures, Brett Ratner's Rat Entertainment, Julia Roberts' Red Om Films and Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment.

RBEL's group company, Reliance MediaWorks Limited (www.reliancemediaworks.com) is India's largest film processing, exhibition and entertainment services company. It operates BIG Cinemas, India's premier cinema chain with over 515 screens, including over 200 screens in the United States and an exhibition presence in Malaysia and Netherlands. Furthermore, through Reliance MediaWorks' Los Angeles-based subsidiary Lowry Digital and its Japan-based subsidiary Imagica the company has a comprehensive presence in Film Services including motion picture processing and DI; visual effects; film restoration and image enhancement; 2D to 3D conversion; digital mastering: studios and equipment rentals.

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group () is amongst India's top 3 business houses and has interests in telecommunications, energy, financial services, infrastructure and media and entertainment.

About IM Global
IM Global was founded in March 2007 by former Miramax International head Stuart Ford. The company quickly established itself as one of the leading sales agents in the international community handling a wide variety of mainstream commercial, arthouse and genre fare. The company is now comprised of five divisions: IM Global Opus for mainstream, commercial cinema targeted for the multiplex audience; IM Global Acclaim for critically acclaimed arthouse and specialty cinema driven by critical response, festival screenings and awards consideration; IM Global Anthem for the best of non-English language cinema from around the world; IM Global Octane, for modestly budgeted, branded genre films; and IM Global Apsara, a rights acquisition and distribution vehicle that serves the rapidly evolving Asian markets across growing theatrical, digital and VOD distribution platforms.

The company is one of the most prolific players in the international film sales arena. Four of its films had World Premieres at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival: Will Ferrell and Rebecca Hall starrer "Everything Must Go"; "Insidious" from "Saw" director James Wan, starring Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne; Brad Anderson's "Vanishing on 7th Street", starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo; and "Bunraku" starring Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman and Gackt. Soon to be released in the U.S. are John Wells' "The Company Men" with Ben Affleck and Tommy Lee Jones, "Skyline" from VFX wizards The Brothers Strause, and John Cusack thriller "The Factory". In active production are Halle Berry starrer "Dark Tide", $30 million Jason Statham starrer "Safe", Barry Levinson's " The Bay", and Madonna's directorial debut "W.E." Going into production in November is the $45 million "Dredd", which IM Global is co-financing with parent company Reliance Big Entertainment.

About Evergreen Films
Evergreen Films integrates the vision of the artist with the ingenuity of the engineer; bringing great stories to life with the help of breakthrough technology. Evergreen Films owns and produces high-quality 3D feature films and television series.

Evergreen's team of industry pioneers in digital filmmaking, CGI animation, and 3D production is backed by the best digital technology in the business. Fully equipped 3D production studios in Los Angeles and Anchorage put Evergreen in the heart of Hollywood while simultaneously allowing the company to grow the film industry in Alaska. Evergreen's web site:

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