TOWERS TO BE HONORED AT IFP/CHICAGO FILM GALA IN CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS IN TV PRODUCTION

CHICAGO – (August, 3, 2008) – Towers Productions, Inc. (TPI), the Chicago-based producer of factual and entertainment programming, was chosen as this year’s Honoree for the IFP/Chicago 2009 Independent Film Gala in celebration of TPI’s twentieth anniversary and the company’s dedication to production in the Midwest.

IFP/Chicago’s third annual Independent Film Gala will be held at theWIT Hotel, Chicago’s newest luxury boutique hotel, Friday, September 25, 2009.

Founded in 1989 with an investment of $10,000 by Jonathan Towers, now the Company’s Chief Creative Officer, TPI has grown into one of the nation’s leading independent production houses. Since its inception, TPI has produced over 1000 hours of programming for clients and partners that include A&E, Animal Planet, Bio – Biography Channel, CNN, Discovery Channel, Food Network, History, ID: Investigation Discovery, HDNet, Lifetime, Military Channel, MSNBC, NBC, National Geographic Channel, PBS, TLC, Travel Channel, truTV, Versus, WE, The Weather Channel and WGN.

“We are thrilled with the recognition from IFP/Chicago and thank the members of this fine organization for their dedicated efforts to support Chicago’s independent film community,” said Jonathan Towers. “When I started this company, my hope was to participate in the revolution known as cable television in some small way. Two decades later, I’m delighted to report that we’re a major force in the industry, one of Chicago’s largest employers in the TV business, and that we continue to grow.”

American Justice, the first award-winning major success for Towers, debuted on A&E in 1992. In 1993, Towers was nominated for a National Emmy Award for Investigative Journalism as well as the CableAce Award for documentary writing. In 1998, Crain’s Chicago Business magazine named Towers one of the city’s top “40 under 40” business leaders. Recently, TPI was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award for the four-part mini-series Inside 9/11 (produced for the National Geographic Channel), named to the Real Screen Global 100, and honored with a Hugo Award from the Chicago Film Festival.

In January of 2009, the Company was restructured to create three new operating companies, which focus on television production, post-production and media services, and equipment rentals. All three companies are subsidiaries of the newly-constituted Towers Holdings, Inc.

In its twentieth anniversary year, TPI has nearly one hundred hours of programming in production, including series and specials for Bio – Biography Channel, Discovery Channel, ID – Investigation Discovery, History, National Geographic Channel and WE.

About IFP/Chicago

IFP Chicago is a non-profit organization committed to the idea that independent film is an important art form and a powerful voice in our society. The organization provides resources, information and avenues of communication for independent filmmakers, industry professionals and independent film enthusiasts. IFP encourages quality and diversity in independent production and assist filmmakers at all levels of experience in realizing their unique vision.

About Towers Productions, Inc.

Founded in 1989, Towers Productions, Inc. has produced over one thousand hours of factual and entertainment programming for US and international television networks including A&E, Biography, CNN, Court TV (truTV), History, Discovery Networks, Lifetime, MSNBC, NBC, National Geographic Channel, PBS, WGN and The Weather Channel. Among the Company’s signature series are “American Justice” and “Biography” (A&E), “The Final Report” (National Geographic Channel), “Storm Stories” (The Weather Channel) and the syndicated comedy series “Sports Action Team.”

Nominated for Emmy and Cable Ace awards, Towers Productions was recently nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award, and also honored for Best Writing and Best News Documentary Special at the New York Festival for the four-part mini-series Inside 9/11, produced for the National Geographic Channel.

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For more information contact:
Sabrina Propper
RPIPR, Cell: (818) 515-5798 Email: spropper.rpipr {at} gmail(.)com; or
Jennifer Scott, Publicity Manager
Towers Productions, Inc Tel: (312) 601- 6967 Fax. (312) 993-1533
jennifer.scott {at} towersproductions(.)com