Storyopolis will feature portrait drawing classes for adults beginning July 15, 2003 to be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings through July 24, 2003. This class is appropriate for both seasoned artists and beginners, and will focus on getting a good likeness using proportions, site lines and measurements from a live model. All the classes will begin at 7:00 pm. For more details and pricing contact Storyopolis at 116 North Robertson Blvd. Plaza Level A, Los Angeles California, tel: (310) 358-2512, or Web: www.storyopolis.com.

AlwaysOn's conference, AO2003: The Innovation Summit, will be held at Stanford Law School on the Stanford University campus. Participants will discuss and debate what it means to be "always on." The event will allow professionals to uncover new opportunities and get some deals flowing. To help facilitate the discussion, there will be 15 sessions to focus on the real market opportunities, some of which include: the wireless boom, the home area network, always on/always vulnerable, next generation networks - the next 3 years and beyond, the realtime network, how far can Linux and the open source movement go?, Hollywood versus Silicon Valley and journalists' outlook. Joining these discussions will be 60 speakers from such companies as 3COM, Palm, Electronic Arts Online Publishing, eBay, QUALCOMM and more. For more information go to www.acteva.com.

Storyopolis will feature portrait drawing classes for adults beginning July 15, 2003 to be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings through July 24, 2003. This class is appropriate for both seasoned artists and beginners, and will focus on getting a good likeness using proportions, site lines and measurements from a live model. All the classes will begin at 7:00 pm. For more details and pricing contact Storyopolis at 116 North Robertson Blvd. Plaza Level A, Los Angeles California, tel: (310) 358-2512, or Web: www.storyopolis.com.

Bringing Virtual Figures to Life and Creating Convincing Animated Characters for Film and Television. A unique, interactive, intensive 2-day advanced character development workshop conducted as part of the Psychomechanics European Training Tour. This seminar dynamically introduces participants (animators & game developers) to the pre-production and production processes which, in derivative applications, have been utilized in the most internationally successful animated U.S. films of the past 5 years. Participants should wear loose non-restrictive clothing and be prepared to engage in intellectually challenging and physically interactive exercises. Fee: Professionals: 199 Euros - Students: 120 Euros (with valid student I.D.). Places are limited. Admission will be determined on a first-paid, first-reserved basis. More information at http://www.the-character-animator.com/what_participants_are_saying.html Register online at http://www.the-character-animator.com/form/signup_neu.php. BelleImages is the Netherlands' sole SoftImage Certified Training Center. Jeffrey Hinze has worked with, coached or supervised digital and traditional artists who are presently employed by or have worked for the following companies: Disney Feature Animation, H5B5, Industrial Light & Magic, Papa Loewe Film, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square USA and others.

Storyopolis will feature portrait drawing classes for adults beginning July 15, 2003 to be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings through July 24, 2003. This class is appropriate for both seasoned artists and beginners, and will focus on getting a good likeness using proportions, site lines and measurements from a live model. All the classes will begin at 7:00 pm. For more details and pricing contact Storyopolis at 116 North Robertson Blvd. Plaza Level A, Los Angeles California, tel: (310) 358-2512, or Web: www.storyopolis.com.

Storyopolis will feature portrait drawing classes for adults beginning July 15, 2003 to be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings through July 24, 2003. This class is appropriate for both seasoned artists and beginners, and will focus on getting a good likeness using proportions, site lines and measurements from a live model. All the classes will begin at 7:00 pm. For more details and pricing contact Storyopolis at 116 North Robertson Blvd. Plaza Level A, Los Angeles California, tel: (310) 358-2512, or Web: www.storyopolis.com.

Voice coach MJ Lallo is holding a character voice workshop with special guest director Bob Remstien, musician and fantastic keyboard player. He will be playing keyboard live. Participants can bring their own sheet music. Bob Remstein is a keyboardist, composer, producer and songwriter who has been involved in many facets of music over the years. In the last few years, he has toured in Europe with the Singing Waiters, in Japan with the Mello Cads and produced the debut CD for singer/songwriter Jamie Solow. Since 2000, he has worked extensively with several improv comedy groups, including Comedy Sportz, Cold Tofu and Soap Scum. He recently was the one-man band for a taping of LATE NIGHT GUERILLA, a TV pilot for TBS with comedian Orny Adams as host. Pre-registration is $35 and $45 at the door. Deadline for pre-registration is July 23, 2003. The event will take place from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. For more information contact M J Productions at 4020 West Magnolia Blvd Suite K, Burbank, CA 91505, tel: 818-980-6576 or e-mail: mjlallo@adelphia.net.

This year's show will be held in the fall (late October, early November) and tour four major cities in three states (Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles). Our goal is to put on a good, entertaining show, so help us out. For the past four years our festival has grown and grown. Now we are bringing it to four big cities, and many hundreds of pairs of eyes. Go to our site (http://www.fafcom.com), download an entry form, and/or drop us a line. We will look at Flash, quicktime, mini-dv, prodv, vhs, dvd, vcd, anything. The only hitch, it has to be in a DV format that we can edit together later (you can supply this when/if your short is chosen for this year's show). FAF is looking for the fun and the strange. Fill our mailboxes with your submissions. The early deadline is the end of JULY, no fee attached. The Late Deadline is the end of August 2003 with a $20 late entry fee (check or money order).

The five-year-old the Deep Ellum Film Festival celebrates the best in independent film, music and art while raising funds for victims of cancer. The event will host more than 40 live music venues, 30 restaurants and art galleries. Through a film competition, outdoor and roof top screenings and seminars and panels, DE/F2 captures the pop-culture soul of the historic Deep Ellum Arts District while providing independent filmmakers, both new and established, exposure to the film community. Each year, DE/F2 has grown in prominence and success, with DE/F2002 attracting a young, sophisticated and entrepreneurial audience of more than 12,000 people to nightclubs, juke joints, art galleries and theaters that line the streets of Deep Ellum. The 2003 festival is projected to have 15,000+ filmmakers, fans and supporters of the arts. Chris Gore of FilmThreat.com included it on his list of "Top 10 Festival Getaways." For more information visit http://www.def2.org.

Oscar-nominated feature animation director Kelly Asbury will be appearing to sign his new book, DUMMY DAYS, AMERICA