PARTICIPANT MEDIA AND IMAGENATION ABU DHABI JOINING WITH RIVER ROAD ENTERTAINMENT ON THE PRODUCTION OF FAIR GAME

The film fund created by Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi announced today it will partner with River Road Entertainment in the production of the political thriller Fair Game, starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, directed by Doug Liman.

Fair Game stars two time Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River) and Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts (21 Grams, The Ring) and was directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith). The film, which recently wrapped principal photography, was written by Jez & John-Henry Butterworth (Birthday Girl) and produced by Bill Pohlad (Into the Wild, Brokeback Mountain), Janet Zucker (Rat Race, First Knight), Jerry Zucker (Airplane, Ghost), Akiva Goldsman (Hancock, I Am Legend), Doug Liman and Jez Butterworth.

A suspense-filled glimpse into the dark corridors of political power, Fair Game is a riveting action thriller based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame.

Imagenation Abu Dhabi CEO Ed Borgerding said, “We are very excited for our partnership with Participant Media to join forces with River Road on this powerful account of one woman's struggle to speak truth to power.”

Participant Media President Ricky Strauss said, “We are delighted to be joining forces once again with River Road Entertainment on Fair Game, which is not only a gripping, suspenseful thriller with a first class pedigree but also a true story that fits perfectly with our mission to inspire and compel social change.”

River Road Entertainment President Mitch Horwits said, “We’re thrilled to have Participant and Imagenation Abu Dhabi as partners on this film joining us in supporting the entire creative team’s passion for the project.”

Participant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television, as well as publishing and digital media.

Imagenation Abu Dhabi is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Media Company that develops, finances and produces full length feature films and digital content for Arabic and global markets. Participant Media and Imagenation joined forces in September 2008 in the creation of a $250m fund to invest in 15-18 feature films. Imagenation Abu Dhabi also has partnerships with National Geographic and Hyde Park Entertainment.

River Road Entertainment was founded in 1987 by founder and president, Bill Pohlad. The company is known for their unique collaborations on projects that blend groundbreaking and creative stories with commercial viability. River Road’s remarkable track record includes the production of such critically acclaimed and commercially successful motion pictures as Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, Robert Altman’s A Prairie Home Companion, and Sean Penn’s Into the Wild. River Road recently produced the eye-opening documentary Food, Inc., released in the Summer of 2009, is in post-production on the drama Fair Game, based on the story of Valerie Plame Wilson, starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts and directed by Doug Liman and is currently shooting the rock drama, The Runaways, the story behind the celebrated 1970's band starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning.