John Flock Promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc.

TORONTO--(Business Wire)--
Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. (AMEX:PAE- News) (Toronto: PAE.TO - News), a
leading independent film and television company, today announced the promotion
of John Flock from President and Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive
Officer, effective immediately.

"I am extremely pleased to be taking the reins of Peace Arch at a time when many
of our competitors have scaled back their operations," commented Flock. "This
retrenchment presents an extraordinary opportunity for Peace Arch to grow its
core business of feature film and television distribution while we continue to
look for strategic growth opportunities in ancillary businesses."

Peace Arch Chairman Robert Essery said: "We are very happy to welcome John as
the CEO of Peace Arch Entertainment. John has exhibited tremendous leadership
and vision over the past five years at Peace Arch dealing with a number of
challenges for the company. John enjoys the complete support of the board, our
principal shareholders and the management team."

Flock outlined a four-point plan designed to make Peace Arch the leading
independent film and television company in North America within the next five
years:

--Expand the company`s theatrical releasing operations in Canada and the United
States.

--Continue growing Peace Arch`s in-house television, digital and international
distribution divisions.

--Rebuild the company`s DVD distribution operations on a scale that reflects the
changing market conditions for independent films and television programs.

--Use the company`s Canadian status, proven production capabilities and first
class studio facilities to provide high quality, lower cost television
programming to North American and international broadcasters.

About Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc.

Peace Arch Entertainment produces and distributes independent feature films and
television programming. The Company`s award winning drama "The Tudors" airs on
Showtime in the United States and the CBC in Canada, and its lifestyle series
"Last 10 Pounds Boot Camp" and "Bulging Brides" both air on The Fine Living
Network in the U.S. and Slice in Canada. Peace Arch`s recent feature film
releases include "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" starring Jon Foster, Peter
Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari and Nick Nolte and "JCVD" starring Jean
Claude Van Damme. For further information, please visit www.peacearch.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking
statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project,"
"expect," or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
These risks include, but are not limited to, that the synergies and financial
impact of the joint venture may not be realized, the competitive position of the
joint venture may not be maintained, Peace Arch may not realize the anticipated
benefits of the joint venture and other risks detailed on Peace Arch`s periodic
report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
By making these forward-looking statements, Peace Arch undertakes no obligation
to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this
release.

Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc.
John Flock, CEO, 310.776.7200
jflock@peacearch.com

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