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Corbis Documentaries is Launched; Corbis launches new division to develop innovative documentaries for markets in traditional photojournalism, television, theatres, and the Internet

Business Wire, July 19, 2000

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2000

Corbis today announced the launch of Corbis(R) Documentaries, a new division dedicated to producing documentary film, as an extension of its leading global news photography and features business.

Working with a small team of world-class photographers and filmmakers, Corbis Documentaries will combine the ancient art of storytelling with state-of-the-art, digital multimedia to create documentaries for television, theatres, and evolving Internet broadcast opportunities.

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"Corbis Documentaries will further define our vision of leading photojournalism in the digital age by combining still, video, and multimedia techniques to tell compelling stories," said Steve Davis, president and CEO of Corbis. "Given the increasing demand for programming due to the proliferation of cable television and emerging Internet outlets, there is tremendous potential to leverage these powerful documentaries across all media for worldwide audiences."

Corbis Documentaries will be led by executive producer and managing director, David Turnley, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and filmmaker. Turnley has captured on film many of the most important events of the past two decades. He has published five books, won the World Press Photo of the Year two times, and received the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the revolutions in Eastern Europe and Tiananmen Square in 1989. Turnley's coverage of apartheid in South Africa and the war in Bosnia earned him the prestigious Robert Capa Award. After completing a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, Turnley produced his documentary The Dalai Lama: at Home in Exile, which was aired on CNN and nominated for an Emmy. He has also shot and produced segments for ABC's Nightline.

"Corbis Documentaries has a unique opportunity to bring together world-renowned photojournalists and documentary filmmakers to tell powerful stories with strong social perspectives," said Turnley. "We want to produce bold, dynamic films whose images and narratives reflect the human experience and resonate for a worldwide audience."

Working with small, digital video cameras and lean crews, Corbis Documentaries will create a multi-dimensional body of work that can be leveraged through television syndication, high-quality books of still photographs and text, interactive Web and multimedia applications, and traveling exhibits to bring these stories to people around the world.

The new division will produce two feature-length documentary films this year, including La Tropicale, shot and produced by Turnley, and Dream Keepers shot and produced by John Goheen, four-time NPPA Photographer of the Year and winner of 12 Emmys. Set to begin shooting in June, La Tropicale will provide a unique look at Cuban culture through the prism of popular dance in Havana. Dream Keepers will provide a compelling glimpse at the aspirations of four young Navaho runners and their lives on a reservation in the American southwest.

About Corbis Corporation

Corbis Corporation is the definitive destination for photography and fine art in the digital age. With 65 million images--2.1 million online--it is the leading provider of digital images to both the consumer and creative professional markets. Corbis.com is the place where consumers can send e-cards, download personal-use digital images, and order framed and unframed prints and posters. The company also provides imagery to creative professionals in magazine, book, and newspaper publishing, advertising and graphic design, and Internet and new media publishing. Corbis is also the world's leading news photography agency. The company uses its extensive Internet technology to allow customers to quickly and conveniently access and purchase images. Headquartered in Seattle, with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, and Paris, the privately owned company has approximately 900 employees worldwide. For more information about Corbis and its products and services, call 1-800-260-0444, (425) 641-4505, fax (425) 746-1618, or visit the Web site at www.corbis.com.

Corbis, Corbis Images, and The Place for Pictures on the Internet are registered trademarks of Corbis Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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Corbis Documentaries is Launched; Corbis launches new division to develop innovative documentaries for markets in traditional photojournalism, television, theatres, and the Internet

Business Wire, July 19, 2000

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