Donations from the King

THE KING’S SPEECH TO AID CANADIAN RED CROSS JAPAN EMERGENCY RELIEF

Alliance Films and Canadian Motion Picture Exhibitors come together to donate proceeds from select presentations of the Academy Award® winning film The King’s Speech

For immediate release:

Alliance Films, Cineplex Entertainment, Empire Theatres and AMC Theatres® have joined together to raise funds in support of the recent devastation in Japan.  All proceeds from select first evening presentations of the Academy Award® winning film The King’s Speech will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross’ Japan Earthquake Asia Pacific Tsunami Appeal. 

100% of the proceeds of the following first evening presentations on Saturday March 19th will be donated:

Cineplex Entertainment:

7:10 p.m. at Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas, 780 Yates Avenue, Victoria, BC

6:30 p.m. at Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC

7:20 p.m. at Scotiabank Theatre Chinook, 6455 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary AB

8:00 p.m. at Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas, 1525-99th Street NW, Edmonton, AB

6:45 p.m. (VIP cinema) and 7:20 p.m. at Cineplex Odeon Varsity and VIP Cinemas, 55 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON

6:20 p.m. at SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas, 2385 City Park Drive, Ottawa, ON

Empire Theatres:

6:30 p.m. at Empire Grant Park 8 Cinemas, Unit 127 -1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg, MB

6:25 p.m. at Empire Theatres Bayers Lake, 190 Chain Lake Drive, Halifax, NS

AMC Theatres:

7:20 p.m. at AMC Forum 22 2313 St. Catherine St. West, Suite 101, Montreal QC

Additional support was provided by PostMedia Network, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail and The Chronicle Herald.

About Alliance Films

Alliance Films, Inc. is one of the top five international independent filmed entertainment companies in the world. A leading multinational distributor, co-financier and producer of filmed entertainment, its member companies, Alliance Films and Alliance Vivafilm (Canada); Momentum Pictures (UK) and Aurum Producciones (Spain), offer integrated delivery of content in all media. Key production alliances include: a co-production and acquisitions deal with Italy’s Medusa Film; a first-look deal with Iain Canning and Emile Sherman’s See-Saw Films, which yielded the The King’s Speech; production joint venture with IM Global’s Automatik label; and a five-picture deal with Paranormal Activity producers Oren Peli, Jason Blum and Steven Schneider with upcoming titles that include Barry Levinson’s The Bay and James Wan’s Insidious. Current and upcoming films where Alliance Films has an equity position or otherwise enabled projects to be financed include: multiple Academy Award® winner The King’s Speech, The Woman in Black, Safe, Hobo with a Shotgun, Area 51, Goon, and The Moth Diaries.

About Cineplex Entertainment

Cineplex Inc. ("Cineplex") is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 132 theatres with 1,366 screens serving approximately 70 million guests annually.  Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec and is the exclusive provider of UltraAVX™ and the largest exhibitor of digital, 3D and IMAX projection technologies in the country.  Proudly Canadian and with a workforce of approximately 10,000 employees, the company operates the following top tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players, Colossus, Coliseum, SilverCity, Cinema City and Scotiabank Theatres.  Cineplex shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol “CGX”. The Debentures are listed on the TSX under the symbol “CGX.DB”.  For more information, visit http://www.cineplex.com.

About Empire Theatres Limited

Empire Theatres Limited is a Canada-wide film exhibition company providing an exciting out-of-home entertainment experience including traditional film exhibition as well as other content using its digital and satellite capabilities.

Empire Theatres Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited that owns and operates 50 theatres across Canada with 385 screens, including one IMAX theatre in Halifax, NS.

The Empire Theatres Limited’ corporate headquarters are located in Stellarton, NS, with regional offices in Halifax, NS; Toronto, ON; and Calgary, AB. With approximately 2,500 employees, Empire Theatres provides excellent employment opportunities for the youth of Canada in an exciting and energetic industry.

About AMC Entertainment Inc.

AMC Entertainment Inc. delivers distinctive and affordable movie-going experiences in 361 theatres with 5,203 screens across the United States and Canada. The company operates 24 of the 50 highest grossing theatres in the country, including the top three. AMC has propelled industry innovation and continues today by delivering premium sight and sound, enhanced food and beverage and diverse content. http://www.AMCTheatres.com.