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Alexander Murphy Jr.

Esquire, LLC
912 Adams Way
West Chester, PA 19382
Telephone: 610/399-9033
Facsimile: 610/399-4417
e-mail: amurphylaw@comcast.net

Affiliate Office
Of Counsel
Peter M. Thall, Esq.
New York City

6 May 2009

Abi Sirokh
Sirokh Fenn Ltd.
Pennyweights Welcomes Road
Kenley CR 8 5HB

Re: “Magic Boys”/Atlantic Alliance Pictures, LLC-Harris Salomon

Dear Mr. Sirokhi:

I have been retained by Atlantic Alliance Pictures, LLC and Harris Salomon to protect
their interests in this matter.

As you are well aware, you entered into an agreement in May 2005 with Mr. Salomon and
became a one-half owner of Atlantic Alliance Pictures, LLC dba Alliance Overseas Pictures
(“AOP”) for the purpose of developing, financing and producing the feature film, “The Fence”,
and other motion-picture projects. It has come to my client’s attention that you, through your
company, Sirokh Fenn Ltd, are a producer of a motion-picture entitled “Magic Boys”, which is
also being produced by Gabor Koltai and his company, Filmsziget Ltd., without AOP’s or Mr.
Salomon’s involvement. Your website also indicates that you have provided similar services for
several other films as well.

As you also know, Mr. Salomon was the contact person for Mr. Koltai to AOP and, in
fact, introduced you to Mr. Koltai and his company, after which there were innumerable and
ongoing discussions and understandings with Mr. Koltai regarding the joint financing and/or co-
producing of several named pictures along with a possible slate of films. Mr. Salomon continued
to introduce Mr. Koltai, you, and AOP to various parties in the industry, including financiers,
writers, distributors and others all based on the above understanding. In fact, a writer for “Magic
Boys”, Ivo Marloh, was my client’s contact for Mr. Koltai and you.

Further, as you know, for years, based on your and my client’s agreement, my client
spent a great deal of time working for AOP, with you, traveling, meeting with other individuals
to interest them in the projects, researching, and proceeding with the development of and seeking
financing for the projects, all with your encouragement, consent and knowledge, which he
justifiably relied on. This list of activities is not exhaustive. He also incurred personal expenses
and expenses for the projects.

You have used my client’s contacts, which are the property of AOP, for your own
personal gain. It is my client’s position that your activities as outlined above, and your refusal to
do business with him and AOP, and to communicate with him, will support a claim for breach of
agreement, unjust enrichment, misappropriation of company property and other related claims.
Further, Mr. Salomon justifiably relied on your agreement and may have been fraudulently
induced to continue to work on the projects, all to his detriment. But for your continuing conduct
and representations, my client would not have done so.

Further, my client spoke with and represented to many individuals the fact of your and his
developing the projects. Your not going forward with my client as agreed upon has caused him
embarrassment with potential financiers, distributors, and others with whom he spoke and will
possibly negatively affect my client’s reputation.

As a result of your actions or inactions, my client has suffered the above-described


damages. In an effort to amicably resolve this matter and not proceed with litigation, which
would certainly result in negative publicity for you, Mr. Koltai and the above picture, my client is
prepared to settle this matter and terminate all agreements of any kind entered into between the
two of you, for you to transfer all ownership interest in AOP to my client, and for the payment of
an amount equal to fifty percent of your compensation and to divide equally any other
consideration to be received by you, directly or indirectly, in connection with the picture, “Magic
Boys” plus a single card “executive producer” credit and an AOP single card company
“presentation” credit, both credits accorded in the main titles of the picture and in all advertising.

Please be assured that, if we are not able to amicably resolve this matter, my clients will
be forced to take any and all steps necessary to protect their interests, including an action for
compensatory damages, interest, court costs and attorney’s fees allowed by law, and seeking an
injunction to prevent the projects from going forward without AOP’s participation, if necessary.
Additionally, since it appears such breach was intentional, with knowledge and vexatious, we
believe your actions or inactions will support a claim for punitive damages. We also believe that
there was sufficient business activity between the parties which would allow the litigation to be
instituted in New York.

Lastly, with Cannes upcoming, Mr. Salomon has been contacted by industry trades
inquiring of the status of “Fences” and other projects and activities concerning AOP and
EuroCo-Productions, Ltd. To date, he has not shared with them the current circumstances. Mr.
Salomon will be attending Cannes and if I do not hear from you by the end of the day on Friday,
May 8, 2009 to amicably resolve this matter, Mr. Salomon will be forced to make his position
and this dispute known to the film industry. We trust such action won’t be necessary. May I
please hear from you. Thank-you.

Very truly yours,

/s/

Alexander Murphy Jr.

emc: Harris Salomon

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