The Oscar® goes to...the "Double D". Live broadcast of the 79th Academy Awards® in the Arri Cinema Munich - and the MINI Collection and "Double D" will be there too.

Munich/ Los Angeles. It's that time of year again - the Oscars® will be awarded
on the evening of 25 February 2007. Thanks to the MINI Collection and German
Films, it will also be possible to experience this event at close quarters via
a live broadcast in the Arri Cinema in Munich. Throughout the duration of the
event, the "Double D" - a 1961 British double-decker bus converted for the MINI
Collection, with lounge, cool DJ sounds and drinks - will be parked outside the
cinema.

The reason for this is the nomination of the film "Das Leben der Anderen" in
the category "Best Foreign Language Film". Even as a student at the Munich
College for Television and Film and also during the production of his
successful film project, up-and-coming director Florian Henckel von
Donnersmarck was supported by the BMW Group.

As an introduction at 10.30 p.m., there is a Special Preview Screening of the
film HOLLYWOODLAND by director Allen Coulter before the preliminary programme
from the Red Carpet of the Kodak Theatre continues at 1.00 a.m.. The live
broadcast of the Academy Awards® starts at 2.00 a.m..

In addition to film fans and members of the press, the event is expected to
attract prominent guests from the film industry, who can relax upstairs in the
"Double D" during the long Oscars® night.

High-resolution photos, information about the winner of the Oscar® for the
"Best Foreign Language Film" and impressions from the Arri Cinema will be
available for downloading shortly in the BMW Group PressClub at
www.press.bmwgroup.com.

Further information on the "Double D" is available at
www.mini.de/urbanstyletour, and further details about German Films can be
accessed at www.german-films.de.