After Dark Films Partners with SEGA at SDCC

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GOING ALL OUT: AFTER DARK FILMS CELEBRATES ITS 5TH YEAR AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

After Dark Films Brings in Action Packed Talent and Partners With SEGA’s Rise of Nightmares™ at This Years SDCC

Los Angeles, CA (July 15, 2011) — In celebration of After Dark Films 5th year at San Diego Comic-Con, ADF is pleased to announce several promotions and signings in anticipation for the high volume turnout of its loyal fans. Visitors of the After Dark Films booth, #4035, will have the opportunity to treat themselves to:

Signings from Major Cast Members of Our Upcoming Films
James Frain (Tron: LEGACY, TV: True Blood) of Transit:
Thursday, July 21 @ 2 PM
Roger Cross (X2, The Chronicles of Riddick, TV: 24) of Re-Kill:
Friday, July 22 @ 2 PM
Cung Le (Pandorum, MME Worldwide) of Dragon Eyes:
Saturday, July 23 @ 2 PM

There are openings for interviews with talent, and to schedule we ask press to email sfinder@afterdarkfilms.com

SEGA will be showcasing Rise of Nightmares™ debut gameplay trailers and distributing promotional materials in preparation for the game's September 6, 2011 release date.Rise of Nightmares on Kinect™ for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft features over-the-top horror themes, buckets of blood, and copious amounts of gore. Players will immerse themselves in a unique videogame that allows them to perform a variety of intuitive motions in order to guide their character through one night of terror. Along the way players will be able to use weapons such as: chainsaws, scythes, and brass knuckles to decimate the undead - sure to be one of the most talked about horror games to date. http://www.sega.com/riseofnightmares

After Dark Films' upcoming Action film titles will be announced and exclusive never before seen trailers will be shown at the After Dark booth #4035. After Dark Films has teamed up with Silver Pictures and Joel Silver himself, the top name in action films worldwide, to launch a new cutting edge brand of 5 action films with the next generation of Action stars (including Wes Chatham, Sean Faris, Michael Jai White, Scott Adkins, James Frain, Cung Lee) and cameos from some of the classic stars of the genre (Jim Caveizel, John Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Neal McDonough). 4 of the 5 films are in post production now and will hit theatres next year.

After Dark Films is also pleased to announce the launch of their ‘Dragon Eyes’ Facebook page, dedicated specifically to the upcoming action packed film. Go to http://www.facebook.com/dragoneyesthemovie to follow the latest developments.


Win an iPad 2 Contest
Click ‘Like’ on our Facebook page and enter to win! After Dark Films will give one lucky winner an iPad 2.


Promotional Item Giveaways
ADF will be handing out thousands of FREE promotional items, including zombie masks, temporary tattoos, DVDs & many other prizes each day.

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About After Dark Films:

After Dark Films, an Independent motion picture studio, was formed in 2006 by director/filmmaker Courtney Solomon and Hong Kong based real estate magnate Allan
Zeman. After Dark Films’ first motion picture film release was An American Haunting
(2006) starring Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland. Co-founder and CEO Courtney Solomon wrote, produced, and directed this film under the newly formed After Dark Films banner.

After the release of An American Haunting, partners Solomon and Zeman formed a multiyear marketing and distribution deal for Horrorfest “8 Films To Die For®” between After Dark Films and Lionsgate Entertainment, with After Dark handling theatrical marketing & releases and Lionsgate handling the distribution of all ancillary forms of media (Home Video, Pay TV, Pay Per View). After Dark Films released Horrorfest 4 in theaters on January 29, 2010.

Building on the success of Horrorfest, After Dark released the first 8 originally produced horror films in January 2011 under the moniker After Dark Originals. Its second slate of 8 more originally produced films, After Dark Originals 2, is currently being shot and produced in Louisiana.

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About SEGA of America, Inc.:
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com.

Publicity Contacts:
LOS ANGELES:
After Dark Films/Autonomous Films
Sara Finder
Vice President, Publicity and Promotions
sfinder@afterdarkfilms.com
Ph: 310-270-4260

SEGA of America, Inc.
David Bruno
Public Relations Manager
O: (415) 701-4123
C: (310) 279-7626
david.bruno@sega.com
www.sega.com/riseofnightmares