This festival of films and videotapes from more than 25 countries will be held at Facets Multimedia Center, 1517 W. Fullerton, from Friday, October 12, through Sunday, October 21. Single tickets are $2.50 for adults and children; a pass good for five films is $10. For more information call 281-9075.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
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SIMON AND THE DREAM HUNTERS Roger Cantin’s French feature about a boy named Simon who dreams about a magic forest where extinct animals find refuge, and his secret trip to find this forest in the real world. To be shown with animated shorts from Canada (by Pierre M. Trudeau) and England (by Diane Jackson). (10:00 am)
THE CASE OF THE WITCH WHO WASN’T Jean Beaudry’s Canadian feature about two girls who befriend a lonely woman, who’s labeled a witch by other children, as well as her pet pig. To be shown with Stanley and the Dinosaurs, a U.S. animated short. (2:00)
ANKUR MAINA AUR KABOOTAR An Indian film by Madan Bawaria, in Hindu with English subtitles, about a boy’s trip to a tropical island to help his grandfather save an exotic pink pigeon from extinction. To be shown with an animated Czech short. (10:00 am)
SHORTS #2 Animated shorts from Germany and the U.S. (2:00)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
