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Hollywood, CA, (BusinessWire) April 14, 2009.   The Carmike 10 Theater in Pittsburgh will be the site of Imperia Entertainment’s (Pink Sheets: IMPN) red carpet Hollywood style premiere of its award winning romantic thriller, “Say it in Russian,” on May 3, 2009, at 8:00 p.m., the day before its limited theatrical release.  All of the company’s portion of its box office receipts will be donated to the Pittsburgh Fallen Heroes Fund in honor of the three Pittsburgh police officers who were recently killed in the line of duty.  Governor Edward Rendell’s representative, will be present, and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has been invited to attend.  Members of the City Council will present “Say it in Russian” with an official citation.  The event will be preceded by premiere style events at Carmike theaters in Huntsville Alabama on April 22, Hixson Tennessee on April 23, Johnson City Tennessee on April 24, Winston-Salem North Carolina on April 25, Raleigh North Carolina on April 26, and Savannah Georgia on April 27.

The red carpet events were the brainchild of Imperia Entertainment, Inc. and distributor Dalton Pictures & Entertainment Company.  Together, as independent film “underdogs,” they seek to take advantage of the deterioration of the art of film as presented by the major studios to introduce quality filmed entertainment.  “Film is America’s most important art,” said Jeff Ritchie, president of Imperia.  “Unfortunately, instead of raising the intellectual bar of the audience, it has been dumbed down to the lowest common denominator.”  The two companies are united in bringing back a revival of quality films.  “Of course we can’t compete with the power and money behind the big studios,” said Dalton.  “We just think that there are people out there who are disgusted with watching generic Hollywood garbage, and we are reaching out to that market with our independent film series.”

The leads of the film as well as local Pittsburgh celebrities will attend the Gala 1930’s style red carpet premiere to kick off the theatrical release, which will be covered by the local media.  The cost of a ticket is only $5, and the public is welcome to attend.  The red carpet will be open to anyone arriving in an antique car or dressed in a Hollywood era costume, and awards for the best costumes will be given to one “Mr. Hollywood” and “Miss Hollywood.” The stars of the film will be on hand to sign autographs, and speak to the public in a Q&A session.  Tickets for the event can be purchased at fandango.com

Contact:

Gregory Allen Webb

Imperia Entertainment, Inc.

310-246-9512