CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2006--Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, and Graymark Productions (OTCBB:GRMK), an independent motion picture and television production company, today announced that pre-production has begun on "Fingerprints." The movie, which will begin filming in mid-April in Oklahoma City, is also being produced by Brothers Cleveland LLC.

The film is based on the widely publicized urban legend that 50 years ago in a small Texas town, a school bus filled with children was hit by a train killing everyone on-board. The ghosts of the children are supposedly still in the area where the accident took place. It is said that if a car is put in neutral on the railroad tracks, the children will push the car off the tracks, leaving only their ghostly fingerprints behind. The movie centers around a troubled teenager who discovers the gruesome truth behind the legend.

Harry Basil will be directing the film, from a screenplay written by brothers Brian and Jason Cleveland, who are also producing.

"We're looking forward to working once again with Graymark, the Cleveland Brothers and Harry Basil," said Barry Gordon, senior vice president of worldwide programming of Image Entertainment. "This is an engrossing story, with the film bringing a classic urban legend to life."

"There is a large following for these types of urban legends, and we are eager to bring this film to an even greater audience," said Gray Frederickson, president of Graymark Productions. "Audiences are going to be glued to the screen as this chilling story unfolds before their eyes."

Graymark Productions Inc. is an independent motion picture and television production company formed to produce, finance, and distribute superior quality, cost effective movies and television programming. More information can be found at www.graymarkproductions.com.

About Image Entertainment:

Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and over 200 exclusive CD titles in domestic release and approximately 300 programs internationally via sublicense agreements. For many of its titles, the Company has exclusive audio and broadcast rights and, through its subsidiary Egami Media, Inc., has digital download rights to more than 1,500 video programs and over 150 audio programs containing more than 2,000 tracks. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California, and has a domestic distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Company's subsidiary Image Entertainment (UK) maintains a content acquisition office in London, England. For more information about Image Entertainment, Inc., please go to www.image-entertainment.com.

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