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K-Star 2006

Bringing together the power of television and entertainment with the long history and popularity of Chinese martial arts, Shaolin Temple and Shenzen Satellite TV in conjunction with Los Angeles based IronPond Entertainment, are launching the first international reality show competition to search for the next-generation male Kung-Fu star of the world.

The contest will gather new-generation male kung-fu artists globally to compete on television and will showcase the culture, spirit and artistry of this 5,000 year traditional Chinese martial arts. K-Star 2006 strives to bring together kung-fu fans from around the world and promote a global cultural exchange of kung-fu passion, spirit, and brotherhood.

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION

More than XXX contestants from around the world will compete in regions throughout China and five international venues for the opportunity to become one of 28 global competitors in the first international reality show competition to find the next male Kung-fu star of the world.

Contestants will then be judged by a panel of distinguished martial arts masters and VIP judges in the entertainment industry on their skills as a kung-fu martial artist and their spiritual dedication to the art itself. This show will be broadcast around the wold and the finalists chosen through a combination of judges’ votes and mobile phone short messaging (SMS) votes.

Final Competitions:
The 28 global competitors will receive an all-expenses paid trip to train and compete at the famous Shaolin Temple in China. These 28 competitors will then compete and be short-listed to 18 finalists through a variety of competitions that tests the artists skills in forms, weapons, and martial arts drills to become the top seven semi-finalists, to enter the last round.

The last round will produce the final top three winners (second runner-up, runner up and first place winner) for the contest, who will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held on Month XX, 2006.


NORTH AMERICAN COMPETITION

The North American regional contest will be a two day event held in Los Angeles on July 14-15, 2006, featuring the top 100 male kung-fu contestants selected from a nationwide pool of applicants. This competition will lead to the selection of three North American finalists who will go on to compete in the K-Star ‘Final Competitions.’

Application/Eligibility Information
All adult males aged 18 or older from the United States and Canada with a high level of kung-fu experience are eligible to apply. An application is available at
www.[website].com.

Judges
The judging panel will be comprised of prestigious martial arts masters and will include a chief judging member, a martial arts judging member, a performing arts judging member, and an entertainment industry judge.

VIP attendees
World renowned martial and action artists and film stars such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Eric Tsang, Yuen Woo-ping, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi, Chow Yun Fat, Steven Seagal, Michelle Yeoh, and Ching Siu-tung are among the invited VIP guests to attend this global competition.

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
Broadcast Outlet-Shenzhen Satellite TV
As China’s youngest and fastest-growing vanguard media outlet, Shenzhen Satellite TV covers China’s 26 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions involving a total population of 200 million. In collaboration with over 50 domestic and overseas television stations, Shenzhen Satellite TV will work to make this contest a focus for 2006 in China and throughout the world.

Regional TV partners will broadcast regional contest programs, news reports and clips for publicity. Internet media will be involved in the whole process from registration, mass screening, to news report and online voting.