LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 8, 2009-- EMAK Worldwide, Inc. (OTC: EMAK), a leading marketing services firm, today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Donald Kurz to serve as an independent Director, effective June 6, 2009, expanding the Board to six members.

The new Board will be comprised of four independent members including Kurz, Howard D. Bland, Jordan H. Rednor and Stephen P. Robeck, Chairman. The Board also includes Jim Holbrook, EMAK’s CEO, and Jeffrey S. Deutschman, Board member representing Crown Capital.

Kurz is a Managing Member and CEO for Artemis Capital Partners, LLC, an investor in multi-strategy hedge funds, and is EMAK’s largest individual common shareholder. Prior to forming Artemis in 2006, Kurz was President and Owner of Insight Creative Solutions, Inc., a venture investor and provider of general management consulting services. A former Chairman and CEO of EMAK, Kurz originally joined the Company in 1990 as an Executive Vice President and Director, and was Co-CEO at the time of EMAK’s initial public offering in 1994. Kurz subsequently served as Chairman and CEO from 1999 until his separation from the Company in the spring of 2005, and he served as a Director until his resignation later that year.

"We are pleased to welcome Don back to the Board,” commented Robeck. “EMAK is on the path of returning to sustained growth and profitability, and we look forward to drawing on Don’s experience as we continue to build upon our strong foundation.”

Kurz added, “EMAK has a great tradition of creativity and client service which provides a strong platform for future growth. I look forward to working with the Board to maximize returns to all stakeholders.”

EMAK also announced that it has posted an updated presentation on its website showcasing its agencies Equity Marketing, Logistix, Neighbor and Upshot. The presentation highlights in-market promotions from each agency, their individual go-to-market strategies and industry awards and accolades. Interested parties can download the presentation at www.emak.com by visiting the Investor Info section of the website under “Investor Presentation.”

About EMAK Worldwide, Inc.

EMAK Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of a family of marketing services agencies including Equity Marketing, Logistix, Neighbor and Upshot. Its agencies are experts in “consumer activation” by offering strategy-based marketing programs that directly impact consumer behavior. The agencies provide strategic planning and research, consumer insight development, entertainment marketing, design and manufacturing of custom promotional products, kids marketing, event marketing, shopper marketing and environmental branding. The Company’s blue-chip clients include Burger King Corporation, Kellogg, Kohl’s, Kraft, Macy’s, Procter & Gamble and Safeway, among others. Headquartered in Los Angeles, EMAK has offices in Chicago and Hong Kong. More information about EMAK Worldwide is available on the Company’s website at www.emak.com.

Certain expectations and projections regarding the future performance of EMAK Worldwide, Inc. discussed in this news release are forward-looking and are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These expectations and projections are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data along with the Company’s operating plans and are subject to future events and uncertainties. Management cautions the reader that the following factors, among others, could cause the Company’s actual consolidated results of operations and financial position in 2009 and thereafter to differ significantly from those expressed in forward-looking statements: the Company’s dependence on a single customer; the significant quarter-to-quarter variability in the Company’s revenues and net income; the Company’s dependence on the popularity of licensed entertainment properties and the ability to license, develop and market new products; the Company’s dependence on foreign manufacturers; the Company’s need for additional working capital; the negative results of litigation, governmental proceedings or environmental matters; and the potential negative impact of past or future acquisitions. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The risks highlighted herein should not be assumed to be the only items that could affect the future performance of the Company.

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