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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 27, 1997

            FILM ROMAN APPOINTS DAVID PRITCHARD PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
                               EXECUTIVE OFFICER


NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA. AUGUST 27, 1997 - Film Roman today announced the
appointment of industry veteran David B. Pritchard to the position of President
and Chief Executive Officer.  Pritchard, who has extensive creative and
corporate experience within the entertainment industry, will join Film Roman in
September.

     With a career in the industry spanning over 16 years, Pritchard has
experience in most aspects of TV and film production.  In addition to various
senior corporate roles at HBO and Gulf & Western (Paramount), Pritchard has
established and operated two successful production companies.

     Phil Roman will remain as Chairman and will continue to play an active
role in the company.  Commenting on the appointment, Roman said, "We are
delighted to have David aboard as President and CEO.  This will allow me the
opportunity to focus my efforts on the creative process which is what I enjoy
most.  I am looking forward to working with my creative team on the development
of new animation products and allowing David to focus on the business aspects of
the company."

     Pritchard was previously CEO and partner of Pritchard/Ecclesine, a live
action and animated TV and Film Production company.  It is anticipated that
several of the productions currently underway will be transferred from
Pritchard/Ecclesine to Film Roman for continued development.  From 1990 through
1996, Pritchard was Founder and President of Popular Arts Entertainment, Inc. a
broad based production company.  Under his leadership, Popular Arts grew into
one of the more successful reality television production companies producing
pilots, specials, and series for Comedy Central, A&E, CBS, fX, New Line
Syndication and more.  As well, Pritchard was instrumental in creating several
computer animation programs, including the award winning, "Dr. Katz Licensed
Therapist" for Comedy Central.  In 1995, Pritchard and Popular Arts produced one
of the first interactive TV channels to air on Time Warner Full Service Network.
The channel was a family home entertainment guide hosted by animated characters.
From 1983 to 1989, Pritchard was vice president corporate affairs at HBO where
he was responsible for all public and financial affairs including responsibility
for relationships with Wall Street.  From 1979 to 1983 he was director of
corporate planning and human resources at Gulf & Western where, during his time
the corporation acquired or divested over sixty different companies.  Prior to
1979, Pritchard held various corporate positions, including vice president of
financial planning at Chase Manhattan Bank, planning analyst 
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with Schlumberger Ltd., and various management consultancy positions. He was
educated at Missouri State University and Washington University in St. Louis.

     "We believe David Pritchard is the executive we have been looking for to
run Film Roman.  His superb track record, breadth and depth of entertainment
industry experience make him an ideal candidate to lead the company into the
future," said Roman.  "With David leading the Corporation, I am confident we
have an executive with the range of relevant corporate experience necessary to
not only capitalize on the progress we have made to date but also to help return
the company to profitability.  David is joining the Company at an exciting
time," concluded Roman.

     "Film Roman is emerging from its first year as a public company poised to
strengthen shareholder value.  This is a great time to be in the animation
business and I am confident we can capitalize on the worldwide growth
opportunities ahead of us," said David Pritchard.  "Film Roman has a reputation
as the standard bearer for prime time animation, and the Company has made a
major contribution to Saturday morning, with "Bruno the Kid", "Bobby's World"
and "Felix the Cat".  All of these properties will continue to benefit from Film
Roman's creative nurturing and supportive distribution relationships.  In
addition, the Company has a slate of strong projects in development, the ability
to recognize and aggressively acquire new properties, and most of all, strong
creative leadership from founder Phil Roman, who will remain very active.
Finally, the Company is staffed with a wealth of talented people that can
deliver the highest quality of animation on time and budget.

     "I can't wait to get to work," Pritchard concluded.  "This is a dream job
for someone with business judgment, and creative instincts who likes to work
hard having fun selling cartoons."

     Film Roman is the Emmy Award-winning animation studio whose list of credits
include "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill," "Bruno the Kid," "Bobby's World,"
and "The Mask."

     When used in the preceding discussion, the words "believes", "expects" or
"intends to" and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements relate to, among
other things, profitability, potential revenue sources, liquidity, future
strategies and growth plans.  These forward-looking statements are based largely
on the Company's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties.  Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
conditions in the general economy and the entertainment industry, access to
distribution channels, demand for animated programming, the availablity of time
slots for animated programming and other risks described under the caption
"Risks Related to the Business" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996 and in the Company's other SEC reports and
filings.  Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking
statements.
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