NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- American Film Technologies, Inc.,
(OTC Bulletin Board: AFTC) and (http://www.aftmedia.com), has announced that
Lem Davis, the technical innovator instrumental in revolutionizing the digital
production of animated feature films for Disney, Amblin and Warner Brothers,
will join the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
Davis won an Academy Award for the revolutionary high-volume, computer
graphic/image processing/image management system (CAPS) created during his
tenure at Disney.
    In announcing the appointment, Fred Rudy, AFT's President & CEO said,
"having Lem Davis join us as Chief Technology Officer adds enormous depth to
the Company as a producer of high-quality entertainment products and provides
further testament to AFT as a leader in color special effects and film
restoration.  Lem played a leading role in the original development of
technical and production systems for Disney Feature Animation, Amblin
Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Feature Animation.  His comprehensive
knowledge of digital image processing, special effects and color management
will be invaluable to the further evolution of our technology and the
re-establishment of AFT as a leader in colorization, special effects and film
restoration."
    Commenting on his new position, Davis stated, "I am extremely excited
about the opportunity to direct the continuing evolution of AFT technology and
production management systems.  AFT came to my attention in the early 90s due
to their extraordinary work on Steven Spielberg's first digitally produced
animated feature, "We're Back" for Amblin Entertainment.  All of AFT's unique
innovations in animated feature production were direct spin-offs of the
Company's patented colorization technology; a high-volume, high-resolution,
low-cost special effects process that continues to evolve and remains leading
edge today.  We have exciting plans for the AFT core technology that will
create a wealth of new opportunities for the Company, including
film-resolution colorization, restoration and special effects for high
definition television and cinematic exhibition as well as high quality film
and TV commercials."
    After a brief stint in the aerospace industry, Davis moved to the
entertainment realm at The Walt Disney Company in 1981 where he led the
development of the Computerized Animation Production System (CAPS), a
high-volume computer graphics/image processing/image management system
designed to reduce costs and increase capabilities in feature animation
production.  That revolutionary system, which won Davis the Academy Award, has
been utilized on virtually every Disney animated feature since 1990, including
"Beauty & the Beast," "Aladdin," and "The Lion King."  After proposing and
designing the system, Lem's responsibilities included supervising a team of
engineers and developers from both Disney and Pixar in implementing the
ground-breaking system.  Davis was most recently Chief Scientist of Warner
Bros. Animation, a unit of Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: TWX) where he provided
overall guidance for the development and implementation of the technology used
on Warner Bros. feature animation productions.  While at Warner Bros. he
initiated and co-developed a groundbreaking color management system, developed
complex imaging software and systems, and led the development of an asset
management system designed to simplify the management of terabytes of
production data.  From 1994 to 1995 Davis was Director of Technology at Amblin
Entertainment where he designed, implemented and managed a digital production
system in London expressly for Steven Spielberg's feature film, Balto.  He was
responsible for significant patents at Disney involving the CAPS project, as
well as pending patents for a color management system at Warner Bros. and an
independently developed Internet driven media delivery system.
 
    About American Film Technologies, Inc.
    Historically, AFTC's principal business has been the production of color
versions of motion pictures and television programs originally produced in
black and white.  Today, the company intends to utilize its patented
technology to restore, modernize and preserve classic films and TV shows while
building and distributing its own irreplaceable library of proven content.
This new content will provide a platform for AFTC to generate licensing fees,
advertising and e-commerce revenue from a variety of sources, including
broadcast, cable, DVD, VHS, and all emerging digital and broadband
distribution channels.
 
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor"
for forward-looking statements.  Certain information included in this Press
Release (as well as information in oral statements or other written statements
made or to be made by American Film Technologies, Inc.) contain statements
that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future
anticipated direction of the company, plans for future expansion, various
business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future funding
sources, anticipated sales growth, and potential contracts and joint ventures.
Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties
that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and
accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. For more
information about these and other risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings
of American Film Technologies, Inc.
 
SOURCE  American Film Technologies, Inc.
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    /CONTACT: Joyce Brubaker, or Devon Blaine, both of Blaine Group,
310-360-1499, Fax, 310-360-1498, blaine@pacificnet.net, for American Film
Technologies, Inc./
    /Web site:  aftmedia.com
    (AFTC TWX)
 
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