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ATOMFILMS AND LUCAS ONLINE LAUNCH NEW STAR WARS FILM FAN NETWORK ON INTERNET

Fans can now showcase their own Star Wars short films

SEATTLE, November 6, 2000 -- AtomFilms and Lucas Online are joining forces to launch The Star Wars Fan Film Network - giving fans an official online outlet to share their creativity and have fun with Star Wars. Lucas Online is a division of Lucasfilm Ltd. AtomFilms is now accepting submissions of Star Wars parodies and documentaries for consideration to showcase on the site. The Star Wars Fan Film Network will launch later this year as a premier spotlight within www.atom.com. Submission information is available now at starwars.atom.com.

Star Wars has always inspired creativity in its fans around the world. This project provides a creative outlet for amateur filmmakers and animators to showcase their work on an official site. Participants in the Star Wars Fan Film Network will have access to a library of audio clips from Darth Vader breathing to the Lightsaber wave and Rebel blaster fire to incorporate into their own original works. As an added incentive to submit their short films for consideration, fan filmmakers whose short films are selected for the network will receive royalty payments based on the advertising and sponsorship revenues generated from the site.

"Lucas Online is interested in supporting amateur filmmakers and engaging fans to share their passion for Star Wars," said Mich Chau, Executive Vice President, Lucasfilm Ltd. "By teaming up with AtomFilms we hope to create an easy-to-find, entertaining site for Star Wars fans to share their creativity and have fun."

"Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon unlike any other in film history," said Scott Roesch, Director of Web Entertainment for AtomFilms. "We are thrilled to be leveraging our online entertainment expertise to create the first official short film outlet for the loyal Star Wars fans."

The official Star Wars Fan Film Network will launch later this year giving fans an online venue to enjoy new Star Wars parodies and documentaries and interact with the filmmakers and animators behind these original creations.

About AtomFilms
AtomFilms is a leading next generation entertainment company focused on redefining the way entertainment is created, distributed, marketed and consumed. AtomFilms has the largest catalog of award-winning animation and live-action entertainment available. A loyal supporter of independent filmmakers and animators, AtomFilms has built a platform for artists seeking worldwide distribution. AtomFilms markets and distributes high-quality short form entertainment to more than 80 partners and to audience's worldwide, with significant presence on major Internet sites, broadband services, television, airlines, home entertainment companies and more recently, handheld and wireless devices. A popular Web destination that is ranked among Media Metrix's top twenty entertainment sites, the two time Webby Award winner in Film and Broadband, AtomFilms was recently selected as the "Forbes Magazine Favorite" short film Web site. AtomFilms was also sited as one of the top ten most trafficked movie-related sites by Entertainment Weekly, and was rated "Best of the Web" for online entertainment by U.S. News & World Report. An independent company founded in 1998, AtomFilms has offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York and London. More information about AtomFilms can be found on the Internet at http:/www.atom.com.

About Lucas Online
Lucas Online, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., was founded in 1997 as a digital destination for entertainment, education, reference and e-commerce for Lucas' intellectual properties and business units. Lucas Online provides video streaming, interactive content and news updates and is also engaged in research and development focused on the potential of the Internet.

Lucasfilm is one of the leading film and entertainment companies in the world. Lucasfilm's businesses include George Lucas' film and television production and distribution activities as well as the business activities of the THX Group. The Lucas group of companies also include LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC, Lucas Digital Ltd. LLC, Lucas Licensing Ltd., and Lucas Learning Ltd.