Appointment of Director

                                                                                     21/07/2008
                                                 
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                         SEVEN ARTS PICTURES PLC ("Seven Arts" or "the Company")

                                      APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Significant event: Michael Garstin, former CFO of Orion Pictures, and former head of media and
entertainment at Bear Sterns, appointed President and Executive Managing Director of Seven Arts.

                                                 

The PLUS-quoted feature films producer and distributor Seven Arts Pictures plc (PLUS: SAPP and
OTCBB: SAPXF), is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Garstin as executive Managing
Director and President of the Group as of 1 July 2008.

Michael began his career as a Lending Officer at Chase Manhattan Bank, then joined Filmways Corp.,
later renamed Orion Pictures, as a Board Director and Chief Financial Officer. Subsequently, he
returned to Wall Street and worked as a Senior Managing Director and Head of the Media &
Entertainment Group at Bear Stearns & Co., during which time he provided advice to and helped
raise capital for a number of independent film companies including Carolco Pictures, on whose
Board of Directors he served on for a number of years. Michael is well known and respected in
financial circles for his understanding of motion picture financing and accounting".

Michael Garstin commented:-

"I am very excited to have the opportunity to join Seven Arts Pictures at this stage of its
development. I believe that Seven Arts has the opportunity to consolidate its position as a one of
the leading profitable independent film production and distribution companies in the business and
I look forward to assisting my friend and former Carolco Board Member and CEO, Peter Hoffman, as
well as his talented team, in achieving this goal."

Peter  Hoffman, CEO of Seven Arts, said about the appointment, "It is a great pleasure to bring
Michael's expertise in the world of finance and motion picture accounting to our company. I have
known  Michael for more than 20 years and worked with him on many transactions. There is no more
knowledgeable and experienced executive in our business."


The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.

ENQUIRIES:

Seven Arts Pictures plc US contact:
Erik Smith, +1-323-692-5010
esmith@7artspictures.com

or

Seven Arts Pictures plc UK contact:
Elaine New, Finance Director
+44-203-006-8222
enew@7artspictures.com

Barry Hocken/Duncan Vasey
St Helen's Capital Plc
020 7628 5582


About Seven Arts:

Seven  Arts  Pictures  plc  was founded in 2002 as an independent motion  picture  production  and
distribution company engaged in the development, acquisition, financing, production, and licensing
of  theatrical motion pictures for exhibition in domestic (i.e. the United States and Canada)  and
foreign  theatrical  markets,  and  for subsequent worldwide release  in  other  forms  of  media,
including home video and pay and free television.

Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

Included in this news release and other information that we make publicly available from  time  to
time  are  forward-looking  management  comments and other statements  that  reflect  management's
current  outlook for future periods. These statements include, among others, statements  regarding
the anticipated benefits from the development, production, or acquisition of new film projects  as
well  as  anticipated revenue from other sources and which may be critical to the overall  revenue
and profits of the Company.

These  statements  and  expectations are based on currently available competitive,  financial  and
economic  data  along with our operating plans, and are subject to future events and uncertainties
that  could  cause  anticipated events not to occur or actual results to  differ  materially  from
historical or anticipated results. Among the events or uncertainties which could adversely  affect
future  periods are: changes in legal contingencies; issues surrounding labor disputes with unions
such  as  the  Screen  Actors  Guild, the Director's Guild, and the Writer's  Guild;  our  use  of
estimates  and  assumptions; and the concentration of our capital stock  ownership.  The  forward-
looking  statements  in  this news release should be read in conjunction with  the  more  detailed
descriptions  of  the  risk factors located in our Registration Statement filed  with  the  United
States  Securities  and  Exchange Commission as amended on Form 20-F (annual  report  pursuant  to
Section  13  or  15(d) of the Exchange Act) for the year ended March 31, 2007 and  as  updated  to
December  31st,  2007  under  Part  1  Item 3 Section 3.D entitled  "Risk  Factors".  The  Company
undertakes  no  obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements  contained  in  this
release as a result of new information or future events or developments.


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