HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Classics has
committed 5% of their domestic theatrical gross for their film, "AN
INCONVENIENT TRUTH," with a minimum guarantee of $500,000 to be donated to
a new bipartisan climate effort, Alliance for Climate Protection. The deal
was announced today by Former Vice President Al Gore, Jeff Skoll, CEO,
Participant Productions and John Lesher, President of the specialty
division. This unprecedented donation runs the entire length of the film's
domestic release.
"AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH," produced by Participant Productions which had
previously pledged to contribute their profits to the Alliance was acquired
by Paramount Classics at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. It is a riveting
documentary that weaves the science of global warming with former Vice
President Al Gore's personal history and longtime commitment to
communicating the need to reverse the effects of global climate change.
Directed by Davis Guggenheim, "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH" was produced by
Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns. Jeff Skoll, Davis
Guggenheim, Diane Weyermann, Ricky Strauss and Jeff Ivers are the executive
producers and the co-producer is Lesley Chilcott. The film opens in New
York and Los Angeles on May 24 and will expand to every major market across
the country.
"I hope that 'AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH' will be an action movie in the
truest sense of the phrase -- that the film will motivate people to take
action to address the climate crisis," said Former Vice President Al Gore.
"In addition, the more tickets that are sold, the more funds will be raised
giving the Alliance the opportunity to educate and galvanize millions more
around this issue and inspire them to be a part of the solution."
"Mr. Gore and the filmmakers made a fascinating and startling film that
we hope will have the power to promote change," said John Lesher. "We are
committed to bringing awareness to the climate crisis and are proud to
support the efforts of Alliance for Climate Protection."
"'AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH' fits squarely in our mission to facilitate
films that make a difference and get audiences involved," said Jeff Skoll.
"By helping the Alliance, we are providing more resources to raise
awareness and encouraging people to make a difference in their own
communities."
Alliance for Climate Protection will use the money for a major national
education and organizing campaign to mobilize the public on global warming.
The primary goals of the campaign are to motivate a critical mass of the
public and influential constituencies to demand action to cut U.S.
emissions and to make solving global warming a national political
imperative, to implement solutions to global warming that cap and cut U.S.
global warming pollution emissions in the near term, and develop a
political consensus for further international agreements that includes full
participation by developing economies in achieving emission reduction
targets. Ted Roosevelt, IV and Larry Schreiber are serving as the board
co-chairs on the group.
More information on Alliance for Climate Protection is available at
allianceforclimateprotection.org. More information on "AN INCONVENIENT
TRUTH" is available at climatecrisis.org.
About Paramount Classics
Paramount Classics is the specialty film division of Paramount
Pictures, which is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc.
(NYSE: VIA and VIAB), one of the leading global entertainment content
companies, with prominent and respected brands in focused demographics.
Contact: Karen Paul
Paramount Classics Publicity
323-956-2424
SOURCE Paramount Classics
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CONTACT:
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