Riddle in a Bottle Wins Big Kahuna Award

Portland, OR – March 1, 2009 - The Riddle in a Bottle has been chosen to receive the Gold Kahuna Award for excellence in filmmaking at the 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival on March 6 – 8 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Riddle in a Bottle, by filmmakers Laura Sams and Robert Sams of Sisbro Studios, LLC, teaches children how life on Earth is connected by moving water. The movie features two siblings, The Riddle Solvers, who work to solve a mysterious riddle from the ocean, which they find in a magic bottle. They receive clues from sea turtles, tide pool creatures, pond animals and even a singing pirate.

"We spent a month filming in Hawaii to tell a five minute story about tide pools. For hours Robert hovered in one spot, letting all the small creatures in the tide pool meander back and forth in front of the camera,” says Laura Sams. “It was a truly exciting time, never knowing what could show up in the tide pool from day to day. One time a humpback whale jumped out of the water about 100 feet off shore!"

"It is rewarding to win an award in Hawaii, since we spent time filming there. Hawaii is truly a magical place, and we wanted to convey some of that in the film," says Robert Sams.

The Honolulu International Film Festival is held annually on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The festival recognizes outstanding achievement in filmmaking from around the world. The festival showcases the finest independent cinema the world has to offer while helping advance the careers of promising filmmakers by providing a platform through which their talents can be recognized. This year's festival will showcase feature films, documentaries, short films, foreign films, Hawaiian films, action sports films, music videos, experimental films, television pilots and environmental films. Award-winning films were selected from several hundreds of films submitted from over 30 countries around the world.

The Riddle in a Bottle is available for $19.95 each at many area gift shops and bookstores or by visiting www.sisbro.com.

About Sisbro Studios
Founded in 2001, Sisbro Studios creates award-winning high-quality movies, books, music and educational media that entertain and inspire children to learn about and explore the natural world. Sisbro Studios has been presented with over 40 international awards for its smart and entertaining product offering. Product families include:  The Riddle in a Bottle, Lost in the Woods: The Movie, Stranger in the Woods: The Movie and Bearly Alike for films, A Pirate’s Quest for books, and Lost in the Woods: The Soundtrack, and Stranger in the Woods: The Soundtrack for music. For more information about Sisbro Studios, visit www.sisbro.com.