ANDY HOWARD NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, TELEVISION AND FEATURES, SULLIVAN ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Andy Howard has recently been named Senior Vice President, Television and Features for Sullivan Entertainment Inc. Reporting directly to Kevin Sullivan, President of Sullivan Entertainment, Mr. Howard will be instrumental in attracting motion picture, movie-of-the-week, television series and cable properties from the U.S. market to Sullivan's production slate. He will be headquartered at Sullivan's Los Angeles office.

"We are thrilled to have an executive of Andy Howard's caliber join our expanding creative team," said Sullivan. "He brings an incredible breadth of experience to our organization from a dynamic 20-year career in the entertainment industry; as well as relationships with key creative talent he has represented. Not to mention, he also has a great sensibility for the kind of compelling and provocative projects our organization is interested in developing for the American market. He is an exciting addition to our team and will be key in heightening our exposure and productivity in the U.S."

Mr. Howard arrives at Sullivan Entertainment from the Metropolitan Talent Agency, where he was instrumental in building and running the agency's literary department from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Howard's prior entertainment industry experience includes positions with HBO Independent Productions, the William Morris Agency, and International Creative Management in New York City.

"ROAD TO AVONLEA: THE FINAL SEASON" AND "UNDER THE PIANO" CAPTURE MULTIPLE GEMINI AWARD NOMINATIONS

With 11 Gemini nominations, Sullivan's Road to Avonlea: The Final Season earned the largest number of any dramatic program, and ranked second only to The National/CBC News in total nominations overall. The beloved series ends its phenomenally-successful 7-year run on Canadian television with an impressive list of nominations, including: Best Dramatic Series, Best Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role (Cedric Smith), Best Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role (Gema Zamprogna), 2 nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series, (Patricia Hamilton and Kay Tremblay), Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series, (Michael Mahonen), and Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series (Frances Bay). The show also collected nominations for costume design, and musical score.

Under the Piano, Sullivan's gripping 2-hour movie about a woman's overwhelming faith in her autistic savant sister, was nominated for 5 awards, including: Best TV Movie, Best Direction in a Dramatic Program (Stefan Scaini), and Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Program (Teresa Stratas). Additional nominations were in the categories of costume design and sound.

The 11th Annual Gemini Awards will be broadcast live on CBC Television on March 2, 1997.

SULLIVAN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF TWO NEW CHILDREN'S VIDEOS

Sullivan Releasing Inc. has announced the release date of two new animated children's videos, Prince Cinders and Linnea in Monet's Garden. Both will be available at video retailers and mass merchandisers across Canada on February 25, 1997. Sullivan Releasing has priced the two videos for sell through at $14.95 each.

Based on Babette Cole's best-selling book, and from the Executive Producer of the Snowman and Father Christmas, Prince Cinders is an outrageously funny twist on the classic Cinderella fairy tale. Also based on a best-selling book, Linnea in Monet's Garden is an enchanting tale of a little girl's love affair with Impressionist Claude Monet's paintings and teaches children about the art and life of one of the most important painters of the 20th century. Linnea in Monet's Garden was the recipient of the Parent's Choice Gold Award and Best Animated Film of 1993 at the New England Children's Film Festival.

"These latest two releases," said Brad Pelman, VP Acquisitions and Home Video, "represents Sullivan Entertainment's commitment to add top quality family product to their existing catalogue of popular family classics."

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