**EXHIBIT 31.1**

 

I, Charles S. Leavell, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewedthis quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Renaissance Entertainment Corporation.

 

2.             Based on myknowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.             Based on myknowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information includedin this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, andfor, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.             The registrant’sother certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

 

a)             designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relatingto the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to usby others within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisquarterly report is being prepared;

 

b)            evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of adate within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the“Evaluation Date”); and

 

c)             presented in thisquarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date.

 

5.             The registrant’sother certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recentevaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a)             all significantdeficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which couldadversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors anymaterial weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b)            any fraud, whetheror not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.             The registrant’sother certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whetherthere were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors thatcould significantly affect

 

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internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses.

 
| Date:  August  8, 2003 |                                        |   |
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|                        | /s/ Charles S. Leavell                      |   |   |
|                        | Charles S. Leavell                          |   |   |
|                        | Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer |   |   |

 

 

The undersigned hereby certifies, for the purposes ofSection 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title XVIII of the United States Code, in hiscapacity as an officer of Renaissance Entertainment Corporation, that, to hisknowledge, the Quarterly Report of Renaissance Entertainment Corporation onForm 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, fully complies with therequirements of Section 13a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that theinformation contained in such report fairly represents, in all materialrespects, the financial condition and results of operation of RenaissanceEntertainment Corporation.

 

 
|   | /s/ Charles S. Leavell                      |   |   |
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|   | Charles S. Leavell                          |   |   |
|   | Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer |   |   |
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