MPRG Motion Picture Group Inc (CE)

The Motion Picture Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MPRG), a film and entertainment financing and production company, announced today that entertainment attorney Linda Lichter will be representing �HOUNDDOG� for worldwide sales at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, starring Dakota Fanning and Robin Wright-Penn, was selected for the dramatic competition at this year�s festival to be held January 18-28, 2007. Scott Franklin, CEO of The Motion Picture Group, stated: �We are very pleased to have Linda representing �HOUNDDOG�, especially considering the success her firm has had with numerous independent films at Sundance. It has been a real pleasure to work with her.� Linda Lichter stated: �This film�s incredible performances justify the tremendous buzz it is receiving. I�m proud to be representing this important film.� About Linda Lichter: Linda Lichter has been involved in representing independent films and filmmakers for almost 30 years and has been involved in some of the most important films screened and sold at Sundance from its inception. About "The Untitled Dakota Fanning Project, aka Hounddog": Titled �The Untitled Dakota Fanning Project, aka Hounddog� by Sundance, this drama is set in the 1960s American South. It is about a troubled 12-year old girl (Fanning) who finds solace from an abusive life in the music of Elvis Presley. Presley�s music is placed strategically throughout the film, creating a mural of melancholy life that finds its release and healing through singing the Blues. Written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier, the film was selected to be in dramatic competition at this years Sundance Film Festival. About the Motion Picture Group, Inc. Co-founders Henri Kessler and Scott Franklin created The Motion Picture Group, Inc. 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 3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd # 858., Studio City, California 91604. Questions may be directed to Henri Kessler, 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.