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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                       Wednesday, November 17, 2004


  VISUAL BIBLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW
             CHAIRMAN, CFO AND ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS


  Toronto, Canada-Jake Eberts, a Montreal-born producer whose film
  production career includes the films Chariots of Fire, Gandhi,
  The Killing Fields, Driving Miss Daisy, Dances with Wolves, A
  River Runs Through It, and recently, Open Range and Two
  Brothers, has been appointed non-executive Chairman of the Board
  of Directors of Visual Bible International, Inc. ("VBI"). The
  films Mr. Eberts has helped develop and finance have earned 64
  Oscar nominations and have received 27 Academy Awards.  In
  addition to his appointment as Chairman, Maurice J. Colson, CEO
  of VBI, announced that Mr. Eberts will serve as executive
  producer of the next three motion pictures expected to be
  produced by VBI beginning with The Gospel of Mark, the
  screenplay for which has been completed.

  "We are absolutely delighted to have someone of the caliber and
  with the international industry recognition of Jake Eberts as a
  part of what we expect to be a very exciting period of our
  growth," Colson said, "Jake's willingness to join us is
  certainly a vote of confidence in our future".

  VBI is exclusively licensed by the American Bible Society to
  produce word-for-word film adaptations based on the Books of the
  Old and New Testaments. VBI released The Gospel of John in 2003
  to critical acclaim.

  Garth H. Drabinsky, who produced The Gospel of John, will
  continue his creative role as producer for the forthcoming
  production of The Gospel of Mark, currently scheduled for
  commencement of principal photography in the spring of 2005.

  Eberts said "The Gospel of John" and Mel Gibson's "The Passion
  of the Christ" each showed that there is an enormous market for
  the distribution of movies based on the Bible.  I was impressed
  with the artistic quality and integrity of VBI's production of
  The Gospel of John."

  Colson further announced the appointment of Luc Perron as Chief
  Financial Officer. Perron formerly worked as
  Vice-President-Finance for Oshawa Power and Utilities
  Corporation, Vice-President, Finance and Administration for
  software developer Syntell Inc., and Audit Manager at Ernst &
  Young.

  Colson also announced that as a result of management
  appointments, the consulting arrangements between VBI and Garth
  H. Drabinsky and Myron I. Gottlieb will be concluded shortly.
  Colson acknowledged the significant contribution made by
  Drabinsky and Gottlieb during their association with VBI.

  Recent appointments to the Board of VBI are Paul Carroll and
  Marlene Hore. Carroll is President and CEO of Carnarvon Capitol
  Corporation, a Toronto-based investment management and venture
  capital company.  Hore is presently Creative Director at Wave, a
  Canadian advertising, public relations and research company, and
  was a founding partner of its predecessor, The Ongoing
  Partnership. She is a former Vice-Chair and Executive Vice-
  President, Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson and former
  Executive Creative Director at BCP Toronto. It is anticipated
  that further board appointments will be made.

  Colson further added that VBI intends to pursue additional
  equity financing which will be required by VBI in order to
  undertake production and marketing of The Gospel of Mark.


  Inquiries should be directed to:
  Joanna Leenhouts
  Visual Bible International, Inc.
  Tel: (416) 921-9950 (ext. 232)


  Forward Looking Statements

  This press release may contain certain forward-looking
  statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
  Litigation reform Act of 1995. Actual events or results may
  differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking
  statements.