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November 28, 2007

SHOWEST 2008 TO HONOR CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT’S
ELLIS JACOB WITH “SHOWESTER OF THE YEAR” AWARD

NEW YORK—Ellis Jacob, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cineplex Entertainment, has been
selected to receive the ShoWest 2008 “ShoWester of the Year” award announced Mitch Neuhauser, Co-
Managing Director of the event. Mr. Jacob is receiving this prestigious award for his unequalled commitment
to the motion picture industry and for his many ground-breaking accomplishments in the arena of Canadian
cinema exhibition.

“It is a great honor for ShoWest to be able to single out the achievements of Ellis Jacob at ShoWest 2008,”
noted Mitch Neuhauser. “Ellis exemplifies the spirit of a ‘ShoWester’ with his entrepreneurial spirit and
tenacity in orchestrating the acquisition of Famous Players to form Cineplex Entertainment, the leading
motion picture circuit in Canada. Ellis and Cineplex Entertainment have raised the bar of excellence when it
comes to the theatrical experience, not just in Canada, but throughout the world, and this is an honor that is
justly deserved.”

Mr. Jacob has more than 20 years experience in the motion picture exhibition industry. In his current position
as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cineplex Entertainment, Mr. Jacob leads Canada’s largest
motion picture exhibition company. Prior to the acquisition of Famous Players and the creation of Cineplex
Entertainment, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cineplex Galaxy LP. In 1999 he co-founded
Galaxy Entertainment Inc. Before founding Galaxy, Mr. Jacob represented Alliance Atlantis Communications
Inc. as Integration Consultant from September 1998 to the summer of 1999. From 1987 to 1998, Mr. Jacob
held various positions within Cineplex Odeon Corporation culminating in the role of Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Jacob is a Director of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund as well as a member of the board of directors and
chair of the audit committee of the Toronto International Film Festival. He is also a Director of the Motion
Picture Theatre Associations of Canada and the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) and sits on
their Executive Committee. He is a member of the board of governors for Mount Sinai Hospital, the board of
directors for the Youth Technology and Mentor Program, and the Baycrest Centre for Geriatrics of which he
is also a member of their Research Advisory and Investment committees.

Cineplex Entertainment, based in Toronto, Ontario, is Canada's largest movie exhibitor and operates theatres
in all significant markets from British Columbia to Quebec. His company's surprising $500-million midsummer
2005 acquisition of its larger rival, Viacom-owned Famous Players, has vaulted the exhibition house into
rarefied territory. With the addition of the Famous circuit, Cineplex now has 1,315 of the approximately 3,000
screens in Canada and has an estimated 66% of the Canadian box office.

Past recipients of the “ShoWester of the Year” award have included: MaryAnn & J. Wayne Anderson, Peter
Brown, Stephen Marcus, T.G. “Teddy” Solomon, Phil Harris, Michael Campbell, Kurt Hall and Bruce Corwin.

ShoWest is the largest annual convention for the motion picture industry. It is the only international gathering
devoted exclusively to the movie business and the single largest international gathering of motion picture
professionals and theatre owners in the world. The 2008 edition of ShoWest will be held March 10 –13, 2008
at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas and is expected to draw more than 5,000 members of the motion picture
industry. Each year, ShoWest attracts delegates from more than 50 countries in North and South America,
Europe, Asia and Australia. ShoWest is managed by Nielsen Business Media, a division of The Nielsen
Company.