2003 Saturn Awards Nominees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

?GENE RODDENBERRY?S ANDROMEDA? THE JIM HENSON COMPANY?S ?FARSCAPE? ?MUTANT X? RECEIVE SATURN AWARD NOMINATIONS

ALL THREE ACCLAIMED SYNDICATED TELEVISION SERIES DISTRIBUTED ON HOME VIDEO BY ADV FILMS

HOUSTON March 10 2003?The 2003 Saturn Award nominations announced on March 5 include nominations for three television series distributed on home video by ADV Films. These nominations:

· ?Farscape? ?Gene Roddenberry?s Andromeda? and ?Mutant X? were all among the six nominees for ?Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series;?
· Ben Browder of ?Farscape? was nominated for ?Best Actor in a Television Series;?
· Claudia Black of ?Farscape? was nominated for ?Best Actress in a Television Series.?

The Saturn Awards are given annually by Cinescape magazine and the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films. Members of the Academy vote on nominees and recipients of the awards which recognize the best science fiction fantasy horror action adventure and thriller genre work done in film television and on DVD.

ADV Films leadership was understandably pleased. ?The fact that ?Gene Roddenberry?s Andromeda? Farscape? and ?Mutant X? have all performed so well in the race for Saturn Award nominations is no surprise? said ADV Films President CEO and Co-Founder John Ledford. ?These series represent some of the finest genre entertainment on the air today.?

About the Nominees:
?Farscape? is produced by The Jim Henson Company. ?Gene Roddenberry?s Andromeda? is produced by Andromeda Productions Ltd. in association with Tribune Entertainment Company and Fireworks Entertainment Inc. ?Mutant X? is produced in association with Tribune Entertainment Marvel Studios and Fireworks Entertainment.

About The Jim Henson Company:
The Jim Henson Company an established leader in family entertainment for more than 45 years is a multimedia production company; one of the top character licensors in the industry; a leading publisher of children?s books and home to Jim Henson Television Jim Henson Pictures Jim Henson Interactive Jim Henson Home Entertainment and Jim Henson?s Creature Shop?. The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices and production facilities in New York and London. The Jim Henson Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of EM.TV & Merchandising AG based in Munich Germany. The Jim Henson Company website is located at: http://www.henson.com.

About Tribune Entertainment:
Tribune Entertainment Company a subsidiary of Tribune Broadcasting Company is involved in the production and distribution of an extensive slate of programming. In Fall 2002 the company launched the new weekly action hour ?Adventure Inc.? Other projects include the weekly action adventure hours ?Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda? starring Kevin Sorbo; ?Mutant X;? ?BeastMaster;? the weekday game show strip ?Family Feud;? the weekly ?Soul Train? series; the off net sitcom ?City Guys;? and numerous telefilms and television specials. For more information on Tribune Entertainment please visit the company's web site at http://www.tribtv.com.

About Fireworks Entertainment:
Headquartered in Toronto and operating internationally with offices in Los Angeles London and Dublin Fireworks develops produces acquires and distributes an extensive slate of feature films and television programs throughout the world. The Fireworks library includes the action-hour series ""Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda"" and ""Mutant X"" ""Relic Hunter"" starring Tia Carrere the children's programs ""100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd"" and ""Caitlin's Way"" both for Nickelodeon ""Black Hole High"" for NBC/Discovery Kids and the upcoming mini-series produced by BLT Productions in association with Fireworks and Miramax ""A Wrinkle in Time."" Fireworks feature films include ""Rat Race"" ""Who is Cletis Tout? ""Hardball"" and the award winning films ""The Believer"" and ""An American Rhapsody."" For more information on Fireworks Entertainment please visit the company's web site at http://www.watchfireworks.com.

Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2003 (Archive on Saturday, April 12, 2003)