April 11 – 15, 2005 , Palais des Festivals, Cannes.

Press Release

SECOND DVD AWARDS HOSTED AT MIPCOM 2005

Paris, 11 April 2005 – Reed MIDEM is expanding the MIPCOM DVD Awards to include three new competitive categories. The second edition of the MIPCOM DVD Awards will be held during the 21st edition of MIPCOM (17-21 October, 2005, Palais des Festivals, Cannes).

Organised in partnership with the DVD Association (DVDA, USA) and the International Video Federation (IVF, Belgium), the MIPCOM DVD Awards will reward creativity and innovation in DVD content.

An international jury will evaluate the original content of the selected DVDs according to a predefined set of criteria including: Web Features and Interactivity, Programme Content Restoration, Special Features, Navigation and Graphic Design.

Following the success of last year’s awards and in response to client demand, 3 new categories have been added this year bringing the total number of classifications up to 10 – Games, Sport and Music will join, TV Series (English-language), TV Series (original version non-English), Children/Youth Fiction, Children/Youth Animation, Non-Fiction (documentaries, sports, leisure etc. excluding music), Film (English-language), Film (original version other than English). These categories exclude all titles containing adult content.

Submissions for the awards are open from 11 April, 2005 and apply to all DVD artists, developers, authors, designers, distributors, and publishers. Companies wishing to participate can present a total of 3 titles per category. The deadline date for entries is 30 June, 2005.

The DVD sector will have a strong presence at MIPTV/MILIA 2005. Two focused conferences will highlight the latest trends within the field and display the innovations in interactive DVD for entertainment and education. In addition the DVD Club, situated inside the Palais des Festivals and run by the DVDA, will enable buyers, distributors and producers to network, view the most recent international productions and finalise new signings.

The award regulations and entry procedure are available on the following website: www.dvda.org

Enrolment forms for the MIPCOM DVD Awards will be available in the DVD Club during the whole duration of MIPTV/MILIA 2005.

The 9 Winners of the MIPCOM DVD Awards 2004 were :

TV Series (English-language) "Red Dwarf IV", BBC, United Kingdom.

TV Series (original version non-English) "Bibi Blocksberg", Kiddnix Media AG, Germany.

Children/Youth Fiction "Spy Kids 3D : Game Over", Buena Vista International, USA.

Children/Youth Animation "Sinbad, la légende des sept mers", Universal Pictures Video, France.

Non-Fiction (documentaries, sports, leisure etc. excluding music) "Capturing the Friedmans", Hit the Ground Running/ Notorious Films, USA.

Film (English-language) "The Last Samurai", Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., USA.

Film (original version other than English) "Hero", Universal Pictures Video, France.

Special Jury Prize (Technical Recognition Diploma) InteracTV – "Elmo’s World, Spongebob Squarepants, Dora the Explorer"; Fisher Price; USA.

Special Jury Prize "Capturing the Friedmans", Hit the Ground Running/ Notorious Films, USA.

About Reed MIDEM:

Reed MIDEM is a leading organizer of professional, international tradeshows. Reed MIDEM events, which take place in Cannes, France, have established themselves as key dates in professional diaries. The company hosts MIPDOC, MIPTV, MIPCOM JUNIOR, MIPCOM and MILIA for the television and multimedia industries, MIDEM for music professionals and MIPIM and MAPIC for the property sector.

Reed MIDEM is a division of Reed Exhibitions, the world leader in the organization of some 420 public exhibitions and professional tradeshows. DVDA (DVD Association/ www.dvda.org) is a non profit trade association representing the largest and most influential group of Interactive Digital Media developers, worldwide.