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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 Or 15(D) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 16, 2006

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                            IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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           Delaware                 000-11071               84-0685613
 (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)              Number)           Identification Number)

         20525 Nordhoff Street, Suite 200, Chatsworth, California 91311
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (818) 407-9100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

           On August 17, 2006, Image Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release
announcing that it held a conference call on August 16, 2006, to discuss the
Company's recent agreement with Relativity Media, LLC. A copy of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.

           A recording of the call will be available until August 23, 2006. To
access the recording, dial (888) 203-1112 and enter the confirmation code of
8844006. International participants please dial (719) 457-0820 and use the same
confirmation code. A Web cast of the call is also available at
www.image-entertainment.com and through Thomson StreetEvents at
www.earnings.com.

           Unless otherwise required by law, the Company disclaims any
obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes in its expectations or
any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking
statements are based.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a)     Exhibits.


         Exhibit Number                    Exhibit Description
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            99.1                 Press Release dated August 17, 2006






                                    SIGNATURE

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                 IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.


Dated:  August 17, 2006                      By: /s/ DENNIS HOHN CHO
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                                                 Name:   Dennis Hohn Cho
                                                 Title:  Corporate Secretary