Image Entertainment Signs Exclusive Agreement With Odyssey Productions For DVD And VHS Release Of State-Of-The-Art Computer Animation Programs
Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVDs in North America, today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Steven Churchill's Odyssey Productions for the release of six state-of-the-art computer animation programs on DVD and videocassette. Under the terms of the agreement, the first title to be released will be Computer Animation Marvels, a collection of 17 animated shorts from four continents that defines the current state-of-the-art for this celebrated programming. Culled from the world's top CGI artists and storytellers, Computer Animation Marvels includes the shorts ""Bingo,"" an award winning look at identity crisis, ""Pets,"" which deals with the innermost secrets of our furry friends, ""The Physics of Cartoons,"" and 14 additional humorous and thought-provoking films. Odyssey Visual Design was founded by Steven Churchill in 1982 and was the first San Diego company to produce 3-D computer animation. In 1988, Odyssey produced the world's first entertainment-oriented computer animation compilation for home video release, State of the Art Computer Animation. The release won the ""Best Video Art"" award from the American Film Institute that year. In 1990, the company co-produced the landmark video, The Mind's Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey. Over 400,000 copies of the video have been sold to date and it rode the Billboard video sales charts for over 30 weeks. Odyssey followed this success with Beyond the Mind's Eye, Computer Animation Festival Volume 1, Virtual Nature, Imaginaria, Computer Animation Festival Volume 2 and The Gate to the Mind's Eye. In 1995, Churchill renamed his business Odyssey Productions which has produced Odyssey Into The Mind's Eye, Computer Animation Festival Volume 3, Turbulence, Computer Animation Classics, Cyberspace, Computer Animation Showcase, Luminous Visions, Ancient Alien and most recently Computer Animation Celebration. Visit Image on-line at http://www.image-entertainment.com for corporate and marketing information, DTS information and the latest in DVD, LaserDisc and Image-exclusive VHS releases For more information, contact Garrett Lee at 818 407 9100 x265 or email: glee@image-entertainment.com.