Pixar's “Coco” to world premiere at Mexico's Morelia Fest July 6, 2017 - 11:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pixar’s latest animated picture Coco will aptly make its world premiere in Morelia, a Mexican city famous for its Day of the Dead celebrations, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. The movie is set to open the Morelia International Film Festival on Oct. 20, several weeks ahead of Day of the Dead festivities. Among the voice talent in the Mexico-set Coco is Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle), whose touring documentary film festival Ambulante collaborates with the Morelia Film Festival. Garcia Bernal also makes Mexican feature films with producing partner Diego Luna (Rogue One) under the Canana Films banner. Edward James Olmos and Alanna Ubach (Meet the Fockers) also voice roles in the Pixar film, a comedy about a boy who journeys to the land of the dead. Oscar winner Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) co-directed and co-wrote Coco with Adrian Molina (Monsters University). The filmmakers visited the colonial city of Morelia to do research for the film. "Coco is the first Pixar movie inspired by the lovely people, the beautiful traditions and the culture of Mexico, so we are honored to have the opportunity to launch it there first," said Molina. Morelia, one of Mexico’s top film festivals, is set to run Oct. 20-29. Competition titles will be announced later.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
