GRAVITAS VENTURES AND BENTEN FILMS BRING NEW FILMMAKERS TO VIDEO ON DEMAND

Comprehensive new media rights deal brings emerging 'mublecore' genre direct to living rooms.

LOS ANGELES- October 15, 2007 Gravitas Ventures, a world class new media distributor, and Benten Films a specialty DVD distributor have signed a multi-title licensing agreement. Under the deal, acclaimed films such as LOL, Quiet City, and Guatemalan Handshake will have the opportunity to reach millions of video on demand (VOD) households worldwide.

As part of the deal, films LOL and Quiet City will make their VOD debuts across North America in the Spring of 2008. From acclaimed auteur Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes the Stairs, Kissing on the Mouth) LOL is a raw, witty and painfully intimate look at modern sexuality and the technology that either helps us click or turns us off. Quiet City, directed by Aaron Katz, tells the story of a chance encounter between Jamie and Charlie and the 24 hours they spend drifting through New York City.

Both Mr. Swanberg and Mr. Katz were recently featured in Rolling Stone's What's Hot issue for furthering the genre of 'mublecore' which blends authentic dialogue with up close and personal production values.

Upon completing the deal, Nolan Gallagher Founder and C.E.O. of Gravitas Ventures remarked "Andrew Grant has been covering the New York film scene for years. Through the efforts of Benten Films many new directorial voices will have an even wider audience thanks to this innovative VOD effort."

Andrew Grant, Founder of Benten Films added "We're thrilled to be making these films available to a VOD audience. Though small in budget and scope, these are some of the most interesting films being produced in America today, and this is a terrific opportunity to make them available to those who might not otherwise seek them out."

Gravitas Ventures, through its licensing arrangement with Warner Digital Distribution and others successfully sells to dozens of clients in the video on demand (VOD), pay per view (PPV), internet protocol television (IPTV), and electronic sell through (EST) marketplace. Under these agreements Heretic programs will be available to industry leaders such as iNDEMAND, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Cable, Cablevision, TVN, AT&T, Verizon, Direct TV, Dish Network, On Command, Lodge Net, Apple i-Tunes, Microsoft X-Box, Amazon Unbox, CinemaNow, Movielink and many more.

About Gravitas Ventures:

Gravitas Ventures is a world class distributor and marketer of video for the new media space. Gravitas Ventures represents numerous producers of feature films and television programs. The Gravitas new media rights library includes hundreds of hours of features, documentaries, animation, wrestling/mixed martial arts, fitness, poker and stand up comedy programming. Gravitas Ventures with its motto of "delivering your ideas to the digital market" provides a turn key approach for artists to reach new media customers by handling the distribution contract, copyright procedures, insurance requirements, coordination of marketing materials, quality control, film delivery and timely royalty payments.

About Benten Films:

BENTEN FILMS is passionate about bringing the best in independent and world cinema to the North American DVD market. The brainchild of Andrew Grant (best known in the New York scene as "Filmbrain," online editor of Like Anna Karina's Sweater) in collaboration with Aaron Hillis (a freelance journalist for The Village Voice, Premiere and IFC News), Benten is a specialty label designed for cinephiles to uncover lost masterpieces and future classics, with an eye on overlooked gems that deserve greater recognition. All Benten releases will be of the highest technical quality, each supplemented with enhanced features and artful packaging. Upcoming Benten releases include two films by Aaron Katz — Quiet City and Dance Party, USA — plus Todd Rohal's The Guatemalan Handshake. For more information, please visit www.bentenfilms.com..

For questions: Nolan Gallagher Gravitas Ventures (310) 804-5934 or nolan@gravitasventures.com