Malaria.com Joins Forces with Exodus Film Group and the "Against Malaria Foundation" to Fight Malaria, One Bed Net at a Time

Online Donation and Sweepstakes Partnership at www.malaria.com/igor

VENICE, Calif., Aug 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) —Malaria.com, Exodus Film Group, and the Against Malaria Foundation today announced their partnership to help rid the world of the disease with the help of Igor, the title character in Exodus' upcoming animated feature "Igor" opening nationwide on September 19 distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In the movie, Igor lives in the fictional land of Malaria and ends up unwittingly eradicating evil from his world and changing his life.

Expanding on this concept, the partnership utilizes the film's namesake character as its spokesperson to help save lives by encouraging people to make donations through www.malaria.com/igor. The donations will fund bed nets, which will then be distributed to countries most affected by Malaria, a simple but enormously successful manner to curb the deadly disease. For every $100 raised 20 nets will end up over heads and beds and save a child's life. In turn, donors will be entered into a sweepstakes to win one of 10 numbered limited edition glow-in-the-dark Igor bobbleheads, which are signed by the cast and wrapped in a bed net.

Malaria.com recently launched on August 15th and was created to harness the power of the Internet to raise awareness of malaria, and to help fund the purchase and distribution of bed nets. The goal of Malaria.com is quite simple—fighting malaria one net at a time. Dr. Matthew Naythons, co-founder of Malaria.com said, "We are delighted to team up for a joint effort with one of the world's leading malaria charities, the Against Malaria Foundation, and with 'Igor' in the worldwide fight against malaria."

The Against Malaria Foundation is an organization dedicated to empowering ordinary citizens to take responsibility for eradicating malaria—a disease that causes millions of preventable deaths a year. They have a simple promise: 100% of all money raised by individuals buys and distributes bed nets at the world's lowest price of $5 or less. They guarantee all of these nets will end up over beds and they can show exactly where all the nets go. Robert Mather, Founder of the Against Malaria Foundation, commented, "We are thrilled to be associated with 'Igor' and to have the opportunity to create greater awareness of the need to eradicate malaria and also to encourage as many people as possible to help raise money to buy bed nets."

Millions of people contract Malaria every year. Of those affected 90% of the deaths occur in Africa, of which 70% are children under the age of five. The single most effective way to prevent the disease is through the use of a long lasting insecticidal mosquito net.

Exodus Film Group Founder and CEO John D. Eraklis remarks, "We have a unique opportunity to help raise awareness and capital to fight Malaria by utilizing 'Igor' as a spokesperson. Our goal at Exodus is not only to entertain and inspire children but also to find unique ways to benefit them. This very exciting partnership with Malaria.com allows us to do both."

Opening nationwide on September 19, "IGOR" features the voice talents of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno, James Lipton, Molly Shannon and Christian Slater. "Igor" is directed by Tony Leondis and written by Chris McKenna. A playfully irreverent comedy with a new twist on the classic evil scientist/monster genre, "Igor" tells the story about an evil scientist's hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming an evil scientist in his own right and winning the coveted first place award at the annual Evil Science Fair.

About Malaria.com
Malaria.com is part of the Sausalito California based Epicenter Communications and Argonaut Ventures online health networks. Founded by Internet health pioneers Dr. Matthew Naythons and Peter Goggin, and guided by an international advisory board from the worlds of media, epidemiology and technology, Malaria.com is an intuitively branded educational and fundraising hub for the fight against malaria. More information can be found at epicenter.com and ArgonautVentures.com

About Exodus
Exodus Film Group is an independent production company based in Venice Beach, California, with satellite offices in New York and Paris. The company develops a wide range of projects for all media outlets in both live action and animation. Exodus has taken pioneering steps in the animation field by creating one of the first private equity animation film funds. In addition to "Igor," upcoming projects include the animated features "Bunyan & Babe" starring John Goodman and Kelsey Grammer, and "The Hero of Color City" starring Christina Ricci, as well as a new series of DVDs with Tyler Perry based on his signature character "Madea" appearing in an animated world.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co, MGM International Television Distribution In, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit mgm.com.

About Against Malaria Foundation
The Against Malaria Foundation is a US 501(c)3 charity and is a registered charity in the UK, Australia and many other countries. 100% of all money raised by the Against Malaria Foundation goes for the purchase and distribution of bed nets. More information on the Against Malaria Foundation at AgainstMalaria.com and AgainstMalariaNews.com