The Armory Center for the Arts continues the "Get a Life in the Arts" lectures for high school students. This series presents speakers who work in artistic careers. Lorraine Cleary Dale discusses her career as a visual artist and art teacher. She will also provide high school students with an overview of how they can begin to prepare, plan and apply to local art schools. Lorraine creates a wide variety of works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and installation and has been making and exhibiting her work for the last 15 years. Admission is free. The event takes place at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Old Pasadena at 6:30 pm. For more information, call (626) 792.5101 x140 or visit www.armoryarts.org.

Distinguished painter/animator/teacher Glenn Vilppu will give a lecture on his work and human figure drawing workshops. Lecture is open to all SCAD students/faculty/staff and alumni. The lecture will begin at 7:00 pm in the Trustees Theatre. Vilppu will also be giving workshops on March 5 and 6 to students at the O-House ballroom.

Vilppu has taught at UCLA, The American Animation Institute, DHIMA, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Loveland Academy of Art, Ringling College of Art and Design, DreamWorks, Warner Bros, Rhythm + Hues among others. He is the author of several books including THE VILPPU DRAWING MANUAL, and the VILPPU SKETCH BOOK. More information on him can be found on his Website at www.vilppustudio.com.

The Interactive Academy's DICE Summit was created to explore approaches to the creative process and artistic expression as they uniquely apply to the development of interactive entertainment. D.I.C.E. is solely focused on the creative endeavor inherent in game development. Speakers concentrate on the challenges of various aspects of game design and creation and offer solutions to help developers maintain the creative edge in this rapidly evolving industry. The DICE Summit also serves as the home to the Academy's annual Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony. These peer-based awards are dedicated to recognizing the outstanding products, talented individuals and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the $30 billion worldwide entertainment software industry. For more information, visit http://www.interactive.org/dice.

The 4th Annual Durango Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating the art of cinema, enjoying flickering images on the screen and honoring the talented filmmakers for their passion, vision and work. Located in historic downtown Durango nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of southwest Colorado, the juried 9-day festival presents independent narrative features, documentaries, animation, shorts, experimental, children and regional films, showcasing the work of filmmakers that embody the passion and distinctive voices in independent film. Also featured are speaker panels, educational salons, panels comprised of directors and producers of films in competition. For more information, visit www.durangofilmfestival.com.

The Animation Co-op Project Pitch Session's purpose is to expose those with projects in the works to those who may be interested in contributing to those projects. To attend, you must RSVP to RSVP@animationcoop.org by March 3, 2004. Space is limited, please do not RSVP if you are not certain that you can attend. The event will take place at 2340 Overland Avenue, West Los Angeles at 8:00 pm. For more information, visit www.animationcoop.com.

WIA is hosting a meeting with Amy Friedman, creative director/vp of development at Noggin/The N and Tanya Young, development manager at Noggin/The N. Amy Friedman is responsible for steering the overall brand identity, educational mission and development of programming for both Noggin and The N. Amy is also the exec producer of the network's original series, A WALK IN YOUR SHOES. Tanya Young is the gateway to pitching and developing a show at Noggin/The N. She prepares creators by sharing info about Noggin's brand identities, the ages of Noggin's audiences, and the specific genres of shows Noggin is looking for. Tanya evaluates written proposals and sets up pitch meetings with Noggin's team of development executives. Once deals are made, Tanya gets contracts executed and payments sent out to creators. The event will take place at Little Airplane Productions, 86 Franklin St., 5th Floor (between Church and Broadway) from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. RSVP at LGOLDEE@aol.com by noon on March 8.

Bra!nCamp East is an intimate two-day gathering of senior executives and creators involved in the production, licensing, marketing and sale of kids' entertainment products. Introduced in 1997, BrainCamp attracts some of the most interesting and influential people in the children's entertainment industry, both as speakers and attendees. The focus is on creating and marketing entertainment product to children. BrainCamp provides networking and deal making opportunities. Speakers will include: Al Kahn, chairman and ceo of 4Kids Entertainment Chris Byrne - The Toy Guy, editor, THE TOY REPORT Deborah Dugan - president, Disney Publishing Worldwide Marjorie Kaplan

The first Bay Area Muslim Film Festival is an annual event that screens films by or about Muslims. The world has become increasingly interested in understanding the diverse Muslim culture and society. The MFF seeks to help portray Muslim artists and their view, providing Muslims with a venue to share their work about themselves and their diverse traditions. Muslim Film Festival will offer an audience award and hold a filmmakers social hour network gathering at the festival. MFF hopes to enhance the film industry by providing a focused event for films about and by Muslims. For more information, visit www.MuslimFilmFestival.org.

Sheridan College Faculty member Tony Tarantini will be running long-term workshop(s) called "The heArt of Animation Workshops" at TAIS. These workshops are designed to assist animators in planning and creating an animated film. Tony worked for many years at Nelvana Animation, where, from generating conceptual art to directing, he has a keen insight into the process of making animated films. This information meeting is open to anyone who is interested in taking these workshops or just feels curious about them. Tony Tarantini will be doing the presentation which will include a breakdown of the proposed workshop, samples of work expected to be generated and various films produced by local independent filmmakers. The event will take place at 7:30 pm at the TAIS Centre, 37 Hanna Ave, Suite 231, Toronto.

The PGA New Media Council is hosting a DVD and Beyond panel discussion, featuring the DVD producers and executives behind THE ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES DVD COLLECTION, SEABISCUIT, ALIENS QUADRILOGY, X-MEN 2, THE SIMPSONS, STEP INTO LIQUID, T2: Extreme DVD, FINDING NEMO, THE LION KING SPECIAL EDITION, SHREK and MINIORITY REPORT. Scott Hettrick, home entertainment editor of VARIETY and EDITOR-IN-CHIEF of VIDEO BUSINESS and DVD EXCLUSIVE will lead the discussion on the future of DVD production. Our focus will be on key issues in DVD Production, including the state of the business, digital piracy/copyright protection and the emerging trends in DVD technology and distribution vehicles. Panelists will include Andy Siditsky, svp of DVD productions and worldwide creative services for Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment; Laurent Bouzereau, who has written, directed and produced more than 90