Author Michael Barrier, publisher of Funnyworld magazine, will discuss classic animation and screen rare examples of the greatest cartoons of the 1930s and 1940s in 16mm and 35mm in conjunction with the publication of the revised paperback edition of his award-winning book, Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in the Golden Age (Oxford University Press) at the American Film Institute in the Ted Ashley Screening Room on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 3 pm. The American Film Institute is located at 2021 N. Western Avenue in Los Angeles. Admission is $2 for ASIFA-Hollywood members and $10 for non-members. Admission is free if you buy an ASIFA-Hollywood membership at the door.

To commemorate The Drawing Club

The National Post Design Exchange Awards competition is Canada's only awards program to judge design by balancing function, aesthetics and economic success. These awards are designed to: expand national understanding of design as an essential resource, demonstrate that investment in design impacts overall business success, celebrate effectiveness in all design disciplines, highlight the critical role of design in enhancing quality of life, reinforce the value of strong client/designer partnerships and promote the critical role of design in sustainability. A jury of leading business executives, designers and community leaders will select up to three winners in each of seven categories. This year's National Post Design Exchange Awards program is sponsored by Apple Canada,Volvo, JBM Resources Network, Karo International Group Inc. and the Crowne Plaza Toronto Centre. For more information visit www.dx.org/whats_on/national.html.

Illustrator and caricaturist Gogue will be holding an exhibition, entitled

Members of ASIFA-Hollywood are invited to come for a very special evening at DreamWorks Animation, located at 1000 Flower Street, Glendale, for a presentation of the winners of ASIFA East's 34th Annual Animation Festival. This is a free event for members of ASIFA-Hollywood and their guests. Members must RSVP by email to asifareeleast@yahoogroups.com or call the ASIFA-Hollywood office at (818) 842-8330 by Monday, September 29, 2003 at 5 pm to reserve their seat(s). To guarantee reservations, members must include their full name, contact information, and the full name of their guest(s) at the time of RSVP. For security purposes, everyone must have a photo ID when arriving at DreamWorks to be allowed on campus - no exceptions. Seating is limited to 150 people. Due to limited seating, we cannot accept all requests. We ask that everyone on the guest list be in attendance at the event.

John Truby will be teaching his famous 22-step Story Structure Class in New York City at DV Dojo. Day One will tackle finding the perfect structure for your story, creating the single driving force, three variations to classic story structure, seven steps to a great premise, four requirements of a good hero, three character traits to avoid, using desire and motive, five major character changes, four keys to the perfect opponent and writing characters who aren't like you. Day Two will focus on 22 building blocks in every great script, tricks of Hollywood's most popular genres, pacing by character growth -- not page number, stacking, creating the visual world, using the subplot, building the reveals, creating the strong middle and writing three-track dialogue. On October 6, Truby will be teaching a special genre class. Topics include: what each genre really means under the surface, three ways to handle genre and which one is best, how each genre varies from classic structure, the crucial question for each story form, key structure points for each genre, the difference between crime stories, detective stories and thrillers, the central theme of each genre, mixing genres: the key strategy for blockbuster films and bending the genre rules for originality. For more information visit www.screenstyle.com.

The 2003 Icograda World Congress brings together more than 1,400 designers and students from more than 40 countries to discuss identity, entertainment, sustainability intellectual property and education in the design industry. The conference will contain exhibitions, social events and visits to Japanese companies. For students, the conference will include an International Student Poster Competition and an International New Designers Workshop. Challenging the traditional conference presentation, the event will include unique ways of conducting its discussions, which is being called Visualogue. For more information about the event contact it at 18th Floor, Business Center Bldg., NADYA PARK 18-1, Sakae 3-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0008 Japan; Tel: +81-52-249-3695; Fax: +81-52-265-2901; E-mail: info2@visualogue.com; or Web: www.visualogue.com.

MIPCOM: International Film and Programme Market for TV, Video, Cable and Satellite is one of the world

Following the success of Square Art May 2003, Golden Square Post Production has announced Square Art October 2003. This is the fourth in a series of exhibitions that showcases the artwork of people within the international advertising and production industries. Artwork includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, multi-media and installations. The opening evening of the exhibition will be held on Thursday, October 23 at Golden Square Post Production, 11 Golden Square, London, W1. For more information visit www.golden-square.co.uk.

"International Federation of Journalists" and "Cartoonists Rights Network East Europe" is presenting an international exhibition dedicated to Ion Luca Caragiale, an East European writer, humorist, dramatist, caricaturist and journalist, killed in 1912 because of his features. All great caricaturists from the world were invited to submit their work. Ten gold prizes of $1,000 will be awarded and winners along with 15 other cartoonists will be invited to participate at exhibition's open. For more information contact the Cartoonists Rights Network, at: Str-Eminescu, Nr-28A, Ap-27, OP-1, CP-172, Ploiesti, Romania or Web: www.cartoon-crn.com.