Acorn International Announces Resignation of a Director

Acorn International, Inc.

today announced that Mr. Daniel Wu has resigned from the Company's board of directors due to personal reasons, effective April 8, 2010. Mr. Wu confirmed that there is no disagreement between him and the Company. Mr. Daniel Wu previously also served on the audit committee of the board with the Company as chairman of the audit committee and the member with financial management expertise. The company is actively searching for a candidate with similar expertise and experience to fill in the vacancy.