This Holiday season brings two great films based in magic and fantasy to the big screen.

Disney Pixar's newest release is "Coco", co-directed by first time director Adrian Molina. The film is based in Mexico and tells the story of a young boy named Miguel, who wants to become a musician despite his family's ban on music. Miguel believes that he can change his family members' minds by performing at the Dia De Los Muertos talent show. Yet, after sneaking into a famed musician's mausoleum and attempting to steal a guitar, he finds himself stuck in the Land of the Dead. Miguel then has to try to find his way back home before he is stuck there forever. The film ultimately tells a story of treasuring one's family and loved ones, whether they are with us now or have passed on.

Independent Television Services (ITVS) has promoted Noland Walker to the role of vice president of content.

Genre filmmaking is becoming a more commercially potent force in Latin America and elsewhere as digital distribution gains strength.

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NALIPster Ángel Manuel Soto's VR project, "Dinner Party" was exhibited at Ventana Sur, a Latin American Film Market in Buenos Aires, on Nov. 27. The VR film is based on the real life accounts of Barney and Betty Hill, who believe they were abducted in 1961 in New Hampshire. The film also tackles the issues of race and perception, as Barney was black and his wife Betty was white. It's an interesting project that uses the immersive experience of an alien abduction as a way to discuss race and privilege in 1960's America.