..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

December 15, 2005

For Immediate Release

VALERIE VAN GALDER NAMED PRESIDENT, DOMESTIC MARKETING
FOR COLUMBIA TRISTAR MOTION PICTURE GROUP

(Culver City, December 15, 2005) -- Valerie Van Galder has been named President of Domestic Marketing for the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, it was announced today by Jeff Blake, Chairman of Marketing and Distribution for the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group.

Van Galder, who previously served as President of TriStar Pictures, will immediately begin working on the studio's upcoming slate from Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, which includes such highly anticipated films as The DaVinci Code starring Tom Hanks under the direction of Ron Howard, RV starring Robin Williams and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Click starring Adam Sandler, The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, Sony Pictures Animation's first full length CGI feature film Open Season, Freedomland, starring Julianne Moore and Samuel L. Jackson and directed by Joe Roth, the new James Bond adventure Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell, the new Performance Capture animated film Monster House and Spider-Man® 3, among others.

While leading the marketing group, Van Galder will also continue to shepherd the three films she developed on behalf of TriStar, which includes Running With Scissors, Silent Hill and Premonition.

Van Galder has been a pivotal member of the studio's marketing team while overseeing creative advertising, publicity and promotions for all Screen Gems titles. She also was assigned marketing duties on some of Columbia Pictures recent awards contenders, including Adaptation, Big Fish and Closer.

Blake praised Van Galder's leadership on launching The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Underworld, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Boogeyman and You Got Served, all of which opened #1 at the box office.

"Val is recognized by talent and her peers as one of the savviest and most creative marketers in the business," Blake said. "She is a great talent who consistently delivers extraordinary and innovative campaigns on a wide variety of films and we look forward to her fresh perspective and leadership as she oversees what we believe is the best marketing team in the business."

"Valerie Van Galder is a true lover of movies and can sell them with imagination, humor and passion," said director Mike Nichols, who worked with Van Galder on last year's release of Closer "She does her job with love and resourcefulness. It is exciting to watch what she does."

Prior to revitalizing the TriStar label, she served as Executive Vice President of Marketing for Screen Gems leading the theatrical launch of such films as The Mothman Prophecies, Snatch, and The Brothers, among others. Prior to Screen Gems, Van Galder served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Publicity at Fox Searchlight, where she oversaw the marketing campaigns on such films as The Full Monty, Waking Ned Devine, The Ice Storm, and The Brothers Mc Mullen.

Before joining Searchlight, Van Galder was Vice President of Marketing and Publicity at Hard Rock America. She began her career at Rogers and Cowan in the motion picture publicity department after graduating from UCLA.

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