Illustrator and caricaturist Gogue will be holding an exhibition, entitled

The event was developed out of the National Fine Arts Film Festival and attracts films from 43 countries. This is the fourth year for the festival and second for the market. This year

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

This voice-over workshop will teach students how to interpret and read all types of commercial copy. Attendees will read current commercial copy - singles, duos and groups. Classes will cover: commercials, narration, audio books, corporate and infomercials. Techniques will include breathing, physicalization, voice stretching and voice placement. The five classes will be every Monday from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at MJ Productions, 4020 W. Magnolia Blvd. Suite K, Burbank, California. The cost is $375 if you pre-register September 15 or two payments of $199 on Sept. 3 and the 4th week of class Oct. 1. For more, contact (818) 980-6576, e-mail: mjlallo@adelphia.net or Web: www.creatingvoices.com.

This one-day intensive workshop, presented by the Toronto Animated Image Society, is designed as a broad introduction for those interested in starting their own business and/or selling your skills as a freelancer. It will explain how to deal with GST, PST, legal registration, licensing, zoning and bylaws. Emphasis will be placed on saving money on taxes, getting organized, tapping into various consultants and government help centers. This workshop is especially useful for anyone interested in setting up their own film production company or planning a film shoot. Speaker Christine Whitlock is a writer/producer/director who has also been teaching business courses since 1981. She has two businesses that do consulting, write scripts, publish books and create events. She belongs to the Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville Chambers of Commerce. The price of the workshop is $25 for TAIS members and $35 for the public. The event will begin at 11:00 am and go until 5:00 pm with a one-hour lunch break. Workshops take place at the Toronto Animated Image Society Animators' Co-op, 37 Hanna Ave., Suite 231, Toronto, M6K 1W9. Enter by door 5A, south side of building and walk up to the second floor. For more information or to reserve a spot call (416) 533-7889.

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The DIY Convention will present an afternoon of panels, speeches and spotlighted discussions at the Belcourt Theatre, located at 2102 Belcourt Avenue. The event will be followed by a CLUB DIY after-party presentation of live music showcases at the nearby Easy's in the Village, located at 1910 Belcourt Avenue. Kicking off the DIY Convention in Nashville will be a keynote address by Wayne Rosso, president of Grokster, the popular P2P file-sharing service. Confirmed panelists include Derek Sivers, founder of CDBaby.com, the second largest online seller of independent music; popular songstress and Nashville Underground label owner Lari White; Al Schiltz, a partner in Consortium Management; Memphis International Records co-owner David Less; platinum-selling recording artist Lila McCann; Andy van Roon, president of Film Nashville; filmmakers Suzie and Stephen Lackey, creators of FANS AND FREAKS: THE CULTURE OF COMICS AND CONVENTION; Jack Marshall, the D.C. PHANTOM EDITOR of STAR WARS; Jennifer Andrews of the Nashville Mayor's Office on Film; authors Frankie Schelly, Carol Grace Anderson and Lisa Wysocky. Admission to the DIY Convention/Nashville is $20 for those registering before August 15, 2003 and includes free admission to the CLUB DIY showcase. Paid admissions who pre-register by phone (323-665-8080) with a credit card or online at www.diyconvention.com before August 15, 2003 will receive a free transcript of CLUB DIY's most popular panel, "Independent Music in Film & Television." For more information visit www.diyfilmfestival.com.

The Austin Game Developers Conference is a new conference, which addresses the hottest growth areas in game development: multiplayer online games and mobile games. The program offers six tracks (48 sessions) from industry leaders, including: Atari, Ubi Soft, Electronic Arts, Sony Online, Mythic Entertainment, GameSpy, Turbine, Castle Hill Studios, Metrowerks, Mutable Realms, Online Alchemy, Wolfpack Studios, MicroForte and others. The keynotes speakers are Mark Jacobs, ceo and president of Mythic Entertainment and Ralph Koster, chief designer of STAR WARS GALAXIES and Sony Online Entertainment. In addition to the sessions there are two special features exclusive to the Austin Game Conference.