UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C., 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15D-16
UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of November, 2005
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PEACE
ARCH ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.
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(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
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407-124
Merton Street, Toronto, Ontario M4S 2Z2
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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[Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F þ Form
40-F o
[Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes o No þ
(If
“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-_______________
November
15, 2005 - Toronto
PEACE
ARCH FACTUAL SUBSIDIARY THE EYES
UPDATES
ON RECENT TELEVISION DEVELOPMENTS
Peace
Arch Entertainment Group Inc. (AMEX: PAE; TSX: PAE.LV), coming off its best
feature film market ever, today announced a number of new, material developments
at its factual television subsidiary The Eyes Project Development Corp.
(www.theeyes.ca):
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Reality
TV has made a multi-season purchase of the Company’s television series
“Campus Vets” (www.campusvets.com)
for the U.K. and Asia Pacific markets. Portfolio Entertainment of Toronto
facilitated the sale on behalf of The
Eyes.
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Films
Media Group (),
a subsidiary of Primedia (NYSE: PRM), signed a seven-year DVD and VHS
distribution agreement for the Company’s award-winning documentaries
“Prisoners of Age,” which was recently named ‘Best Arts Documentary’ at
the Columbus (Ohio) Film and Television Festival, and “It’s a Mall World,”
originally produced for TLC.
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The
Company has delivered the eagerly awaited second season of the popular
home-makeover television series “Love it or Lose it!”
(www.loveitorloseit.ca),
which will begin airing across Canada in primetime starting January
2006
on HGTV. The Company will distribute the series globally through its
Peace
Arch Television unit.
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The
second installment in The Eyes’ Fantasy Lands series - “Fantasy Lands
Asia” - has been delivered. The documentary, which examines the latest
trends in theme parks throughout the Far East, has been licensed in
Canada
to CTV Travel and will be distributed worldwide by Thunderbird Films
of
Vancouver. “Fantasy Lands America” kicked off the series in 2002 and
“Fantasy Lands Europe” is expected to follow in 2006.
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Blair
Reekie, President of The Eyes, stated: “After 25 years of continuous operation,
we are pleased to report continued growth, expanded sales and consistent
critical acclaim for our productions at The Eyes. We look forward to playing
a
vital role in Peace Arch’s on-going expansion of its motion picture and
television operations.”
Peace
Arch President John Flock, commented: “Alongside our feature film production and
sales divisions, The Eyes plays a critical role in our strategy of providing
distributors with a wide variety of high quality motion picture and television
content for exploitation across all media and platforms. We congratulate Blair
and his entire team on their critical and commercial success and expect they
will play a key part in the anticipated expansion of our television production
and sales operations.”
This
press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking
statements, usually containing the words “believe,” “estimate,” ”project,”
“expect,” or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that
could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are
not
limited to, continued acceptance of the Company’s products and services in the
marketplace, competitive factors, dependence upon third-party vendors,
availability of capital and other risks detailed in the Company’s periodic
report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these
forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update
these
statements for revisions or changes after the date of this
release.
Contacts:
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Nicole
Spracklin
Peace
Arch Entertainment Group Inc.
(416)
487-0377 ext. 237
nspracklin@peacearch.com
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Robert
Rinderman
Jaffoni
& Collins Incorporated
(212)
835-8500
PAE@jcir.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Peace
Arch Entertainment Group Inc.
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(Registrant)
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Date
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November
15, 2005
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By
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“Mara
Di Pasquale”
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(Signature)*
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Mara
Di Pasquale, Chief Financial
Officer
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*Print
the name and title under the signature of the signing officer.
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Rule
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