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Amazon.com and the Tribeca Film Festival Announce Five Finalists in Short-Film Competition

Amazon.com Customers Invited to Rate the Finalist Films to Determine the Grand Prize Winner

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2005-- Founding Partner American Express to Provide $50,000 Grand Prize

Bank Of America Investment Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) and Tribeca Film Festival founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, along with Tribeca Film Festival founding partner American Express, today announced the five finalists of the Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition. The finalists were determined by Amazon.com customers, who submitted hundreds of thousands of ratings and viewed more than 2 million minutes of film footage between April 15 and May 20.
The top five aspiring filmmakers are now competing for a grand prize of $50,000 to fund their next film project, which will be awarded in the form of an American Express prepaid card. Amazon.com and American Express are committed to enabling aspiring and working filmmakers to continue to develop and refine their craft and identify new opportunities and outlets to show their work.

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Investment Opportunity Once again, customers will use the Amazon.com five-star rating system to rate the films, which will be featured consecutively on the Amazon.com welcome page over the next four weeks. During this phase of the competition, customers will be also able to write and post their own reviews and commentary about the films, as well as read reviews from other customers. The five finalists include:

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Investment Manual Solution About Tribeca Film Festival

Investment Stock The Tribeca Film Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking capital. Tribeca Cinemas, located at 54 Varick Street, was acquired by the Festival founders in 2003 and serves as a year-round venue for the Festival and its related activities.

Essential Investment Solution The 2005 Festival, presented by American Express, took place from April 19th to May 1st in various locations throughout lower Manhattan. The 2005 Festival featured special events, outdoor concerts and screenings, a street fair, and panel discussions with noted filmmakers.

Citicorp Investment Services About Amazon.com

Fool Guide Investment Motley Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as beauty, health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.

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Mellon Investment Services This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to potential future losses, significant amount of indebtedness, competition, management of growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions, and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, consumer trends, inventory, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and all subsequent filings.

Finance Investment About American Express

Investment Manual Science American Express has been the Founding Sponsor of the Festival since its inception in 2002. Part of a multi-year relationship, the sponsorship demonstrates American Express' dedication to the goals of the Festival and the revitalization of lower Manhattan. American Express hosted the Tribeca Drive-in outdoor screenings, the Tribeca Family Festival and Family Festival Street Fair. It also sponsored the Festival's Online Vote, where film fans are invited to choose their favorite film (the winning Film was shown at the Regal Cinemas 11, the Official Theater Exhibitor of the Tribeca Film Festival). American Express was also the Festival's Information Sponsor, helping to enhance the festival-goer experience by providing special opportunities and access to events.

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