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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Renaissance Entertainment
Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ended June 30,
2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), I, Charles S. Leavell, Chief Executive and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to
the best of my knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
     15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


                                     /s/ Charles S. Leavell
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                                     Charles S. Leavell
                                     Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
                                     August 14, 2002