FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JH Partners Evergreen Fund, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 451 JACKSON ST. (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/08/2010	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT INC [ DISK.PK ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series B Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value	18,738.403	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series C Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value	(1)	(1)	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	167,540,062	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Series C Preferred is convertible at any time, at the holder's election, and has no expiration date. However, any outstanding shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock will convert automatically to shares of Common Stock at such date that sufficient authorized but unissued Common Stock of the issuer exists to convert all such outstanding Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock. Each share of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of Common Stock.

	/s/ John C. Hansen, as Managing Member of JH Evergreen Management, LLC, Sole General Partner of the Reporting Person	07/19/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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