Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is Chosen for The Royal Film Performance(tm) 2008

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is Chosen for The Royal Film Performance(tm) 2008

LONDON, July 29/PRNewswire/ -- The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the charity
which brings you The Royal Film Performance(tm), is delighted to announce
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as The Royal Film Performance(tm)
2008.

The Royal and European premiere screening of the sixth
installment of the Warner Bros. Pictures Harry Potter film franchise based on
the beloved novels by J.K. Rowling, will take place on Monday 17th November
2008 in the presence of member(s) of the Royal Family (details tbc).

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is directed by David
Yates and produced by David Heyman, the producer of all of the Harry Potter
films, together with David Barron. Screenwriter Steve Kloves, who scripted
the first four installments of the film franchise, is adapting the screenplay
based on the book by J.K. Rowling. Once again heading the cast, Daniel
Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are reprising their roles as young
wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, who are facing new
challenges and dangers in the wake of Lord Voldemort's return. They will be
reunited with returning Harry Potter cast members, including Helena Bonham
Carter, David Bradley, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Michael
Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Natalia Tena, Julie Walters and David
Thewlis, as well as Evanna Lynch, Matthew Lewis and Bonnie Wright.

Two award-winning actors are joining the film's all-star cast
in their first Harry Potter film: Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent as
Potions Professor Horace Slughorn, and award-winning actress Helen McCrory as
Narcissa Malfoy, mother to Draco Malfoy and sister to the evil Bellatrix
Lestrange. Additionally, several young newcomers will be making their feature
film debuts in the film: Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown; nine-year-old Hero
Fiennes Tiffin as Tom Riddle at age 11; and 16-year-old Frank Dillane as the
teenage Riddle, who is already on the path to becoming the evil Lord
Voldemort.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films production,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released on November 21, 2008,
by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

David Murrell, President of The CTBF said:

"We are delighted to have Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince premiering at our most prestigious fundraising event, The Royal Film
Performance(tm). The Harry Potter series is a perfect example of great
British filmmaking and we are grateful to Warner Bros. for its support. With
its help we are going to make this event a spectacular fundraiser for the
CTBF and continue our lifeline of support for people behind the scenes in the
world of film, television and cinema."

Josh Berger, President and MD of Warner Bros, UK, said:

"We are honoured that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,
one of the most anticipated films of the year, has been chosen as the 61st
Royal Film Performance. Directed, filmed and produced in the UK with a hugely
talented, and largely British cast and crew, it is particularly fitting that
this Warner Bros. film will help raise funds to support those from the
British film and television community most in need."

David Heyman added:

"I am delighted that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
has been chosen for this year's Royal Film Performance. We have always
endeavoured to remain true to Jo Rowling's vision in recreating the magic of
her world and we have been overwhelmed with the continual support of
audiences. And thus, we are thrilled that our film is being honoured in this
way and will help to raise money for such good causes."

For the first time in the history of the Harry Potter films, premiere
tickets will be available to purchase. Please contact The CTBF fundraising
department Tel: +44(0)20-7439-2966 or email: events@ctbf.co.uk.

All money raised from the event will go directly to the CTBF,
which supports industry employees and their families who have fallen on hard
times.

Notes to Editors

The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund is the trade charity
for the UK film and TV industries. The Royal Film Performance(tm) is the
charity's biggest annual fundraising event. The Royal Film Performance(tm)
began in 1946 and has included films such as: A Matter of Life and Death
(1946), Romeo and Juliet (1968), Kramer Vs Kramer (1980), Chaplin (1997),
Casino Royale (2006). http://www.ctbf.co.uk

Source: Warner Bros UK and The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF)

For further information contact: Sophie Pacellini, The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund, Tel: +44(0)20-7437-6567 or Email: sophie@ctbf.co.uk; Warner Bros. UK Publicity contact details:, Jayne Trotman / Louisa Radcliffe / Stuart Gurr, Director of Publicity, Tel: +44(0)207-984-5000, Jayne.trotman@warnerbros.com / Louisa.Radcliffe@warnerbros.com / Stuart.Gurr@warnerbros.com

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