FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    

April 29, 2005

Contact: Katie Stroup

               Grubb Cleland Agency

   Sony Pictures Representative

   (612) 436-7405

SONY PICTURES ANNOUNCES THE

LORDS OF DOGTOWN SKATEPARK JAM in Burnsville, MN on May 7th

Minneapolis, MN, April 29, 2005 – On Saturday May 7^th, skaters in the metro area will be able to compete in a national skateboard contest at the Burnsville Skatepark. Competitors will perform on a basic street course for judges consisting of local radio personalities from 93X and other skate pros. The winner from Minnesota will earn a chance to compete on MTV’s TRL for the grand-prize 50” Sony Wega Plasma HiDef Television, as well as various other prizes awarded by the individual sponsors.

Location:       BURNSVILLE SKATEPARK

251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville MN

Time:            Registration – 5:00pm

Contest – 5:30pm

LORDS OF DOGTOWN: In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as “Dogtown” in Venice, California pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their canvas, the Z-Boys paved the way to what is now referred to as “extreme sports,” and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to become a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But all of this fame would take its toll on the friendships that they thought would last a lifetime as the sport that started out as an afternoon hobby turned into big business. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and starring Emile Hirsch as Jay Adams, Victor Rasuk as Tony Alva, Heath Ledger as Skip Engblom and John Robinson as Stacy Peralta.

For more information, entry forms and releases, and official rules and regulations for the contest, contestants should go to www.LORDSOFDOGTOWN.com.

Go to www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/government/Departments/skatepark.htm for more information on the contest and skatepark or call 952/895-4651.

In theatres Friday, June 3rd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                         April 29, 2005

SONY PICTURES ANNOUNCES

THE LORDS OF DOGTOWN SKATEPARK JAM

CULVER CITY, CA, April 29, 2005 – Following the success of the nationwide dance contest for the 2004 surprise hit You Got Served, amateur athletes will once again have a chance to compete on national television………only this time the sport is skateboarding. To promote the upcoming film LORDS OF DOGTOWN, Sony Pictures is partnering with Adidas and other co-sponsors in presenting a 34 city amateur skateboard competition, “The Lords of Dogtown Skatepark Jam.” The three finalists will then have the opportunity to compete live in front of celebrity judges on MTV’s “TRL”. LORDS OF DOGTOWN will be released nationwide on June 3, 2005.

Amateur skateboarders will be invited to compete at skateparks in 34 cities, which will take place throughout the week of May 2, 2005. Competitors will perform on a basic street course for judges consisting of local radio personalities, skate pros and skatepark staff-members. One grand-prize winner will receive a 50” Sony Wega Plasma HiDef Television, as well as various other prizes awarded by the individual sponsors.

LORDS OF DOGTOWN: In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as “Dogtown” in Venice, California pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their canvas, the Z-Boys paved the way to what is now referred to as “extreme sports,” and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to become a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But all of this fame would take its toll on the friendships that they thought would last a lifetime as the sport that started out as an afternoon hobby turned into big business. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and starring Emile Hirsch as Jay Adams, Victor Rasuk as Tony Alva, Heath Ledger as Skip Engblom and John Robinson as Stacy Peralta.

TriStar Pictures is the recently revitalized division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Upcoming releases for the label include Roman Polanski’s OLIVER TWIST, starring Ben Kingsley and Barney Clark; and RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, starring Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Joseph Cross, Alec Baldwin, and Jill Clayburgh.

About Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.

For more information, locations, entry forms and releases, and official rules and regulations for the contest, contestants should go to www.LORDSOFDOGTOWN.com

Contact:           Danielle Rosenfeld

                        TriStar Pictures

(310) 244-7658