VIVID'S "CRY WOLF" WINS BEST FILM AT ANNUAL AVN AWARDS CEREMONY

VIVID'S "CRY WOLF" WINS BEST FILM AT ANNUAL AVN AWARDS CEREMONY

Monique Alexander and Mr. Marcus Honored for Best Couples Sex Scene; Vivid Girls Briana Banks and Tera Patrick Inducted into AVN Hall of Fame

LAS VEGAS - (January 14, 2009) - "Cry Wolf," a tense psychodrama from Vivid Entertainment directed by Paul Thomas, was honored as Best Film during the 2009 AVN Awards ceremony January 10th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

"Cry Wolf" stars Monique Alexander and Mr. Marcus were given the award for Best Couples Sex Scene in the film, which in addition to its non-stop torrid sex has a riveting storyline that keeps viewers guessing until the end.

Vivid, which has won more AVN Awards than any other studio in the industry, garnered more tributes this year, including:

Vivid Girls Briana Banks and Tera Patrick, named to the AVN Hall of Fame;

Best Music Soundtrack for "Bad Luck Betties" from the Vivid-Alt imprint;

Best Packaging Innovation for "Burn" from Vivid;

Best Educational Release for "Tristan Taramino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2" from the Vivid-Ed imprint.

"The selections of 'Cry Wolf' as Best Film shows the value the judges put on great directing and plot lines from masters such as Paul Thomas and terrific acting by a wonderful ensemble," said Steven Hirsch. "We put enormous effort into our big budget films and it's wonderful to be recognized for it."

About Vivid:

Vivid Entertainment Group, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009, is the world's leading adult film company. Vivid has always placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment and has created wide brand-name awareness through its films and with a licensing and marketing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing and many other products including the best selling book 'How To Have A XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide' co-authored by the Vivid Girls and published by HarperCollins. For more information contact rm@vivid.com.