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m4e AG and Hahn Film AG set up production company LUCKY PUNCH
m4e AG / Joint Venture/Joint Venture Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- m4e AG and Hahn Film AG set up production company LUCKY PUNCH Gruenwald-based brand management and media company m4e AG and the renown Berlin-based production company Hahn Film AG announce the establishment of the joint production company LUCKY PUNCH. The new company, with its headquarters in Gruenwald near Munich and a subsidiary in Berlin, will take over development and production of animated and live action feature films and television shows for the kids and family entertainment sector. While LUCKY PUNCH will develop the programmes and produce, m4e will organize the financing, the distribution and international marketing of the IP-rights. Gerd Hahn, as producer within the new company, will control the development and production of the new feature films and television shows. Initially planned are three developments and one production per year. The first project is already fixed. It covers a theatrical feature film as well as a television show for a recently developed character named MALMI. Hans Ulrich Stoef – CEO of m4e AG: 'We are big fans of Gerd Hahn’s work ourselves and are even more happy to have won such a renown and creative partner. For m4e AG, this means a big and important step towards its future direction. It was our strong will to establish a production studio with a German partner to strengthen the German production site. And due to its proximity we will reach best possible transparency. From now on we will be able to develop our own IP-rights or to participate creatively in international co-productions via our own production unit. It has always been our goal to own complete rights on programmes and brands and to distribute these rights within the german speaking boarders. We are convinced that the combination of know how and people in this joint venture is perfect and helps us reach our common goals in the best manner.' Gerd Hahn – CEO of Hahn Film AG: 'The collaboration with Ulli Stoef’s m4e means a reasonable relief for Hahn Film in terms of financing and marketing of new programmes, while allowing myself to concentrate on the development and production of new projects again.' Grünwald, October 16th 2007 m4e AG – Management Board About m4e AG m4e AG is a specialist in the development and utilisation of high-value brands and intellectual property rights (IP-rights). According to its company credo 'made for entertainment' m4e AG deals with the development as well as the build up and extension of brand capable sports-, entertainment-, and personality rights. m4e acts as the interface between the licensors and licensees and developes its own IP-rights. m4e´s business-areas are TV-Production, Licensing, Home Entertainment, Merchandising, Publishing, Interactive and New Media. m4e is operating as exclusive and worldwide licensing- & merchandising agent for the German Football Association (DFB) / the German Football National Team. m4e also markets Alliance Atlantis (Dragon Boster, Raumfahrer Jim), Marvel Entertainment (Spider-Man III, Spider-Man Classic, Ghost Rider, Fantastic Four, Marvel Hereos u.v.m), Rainbow S.p.a. (Monster Allergy, Winx Club), Batrax Entertainment / Nerd Corp. (Storm Hawks), Big Bocca (Huntik), IIHF (100 years IIHF - International Ice Hocky Federation), etc. About Hahn Film AG Hahn Film, one of the leading animation studios in Europe, was established 1980 by Gerhard Hahn. The company is based in Berlin since 1992. Both at classic 2D animation with paper and pen as well as with CGI-productions, Hahn Film strives for best quality. The movie blockbusters 'Werner – Beinhart', 'Werner – Volles Rooäää!!!', 'Asterix in Amerika' as well as the internationally distributed television shows 'Bibi Blocksberg', 'Benjamin Bluemchen', 'Urmel', 'Renaade', 'Wildlife', 'Simsalagrimm' and 'Gnarfs' were produced under the direction of Gerhard Hahn. In addition Hahn Film produces animated advertising spots, music video clips and computer games. The premium national and international reputation of Hahn Film is based on the establishement and development of young secondary growth in the area of animation. Gerhard Hahn’s experience, which he has gained due to his long activity as film director, screenwriter, producer and professor for animation on the Film & Television Academy (HFF) in Potsdam-Babelsberg, are of great importance for the education and further development of talented animators. Hahn Film controls the complete value-chain of the production: material selection, programme development with house internal development, design, key-layouts, key-BGs and the postproduction in Berlin; animation, ink & paint and compositing in its own studio in Saigon. m4e AG Public Relations Josef Hofer Alpenveilchenstr. 4 82031 Grünwald Tel: +49 89 210195-55 Fax: +49 89 210195-99 eMail: hofer@m4e.de Investor Relations Susan Hoffmeister Alpenveilchenstr.4 82031 Grünwald Tel: +49 89 210195-0 Fax: +49 89 210195-99 eMail: ir@m4e.de 16.10.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: m4e AG Alpenveilchenweg 4 82031 Grünwald Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89 210 195 0 Fax: +49 (0)89 210 195 99 E-mail: Info@m4e.de Internet: www.m4e.de ISIN: DE000A0MSEQ3 WKN: A0MSEQ Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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