16 Jan 2020
Epcot to debut three new films as International Festival of the Arts kicks off
BY Andy Knaggs
The 2020 Epcot International Festival of the Arts begins today (17 January 2020), and to coincide with this, three new films are also debuting at the Florida theme park, part of Walt Disney World Resort.
Awesome Planet will be shown in the Land pavilion at Epcot. It explores the beauty, diversity and dynamic story of life on Earth, using in-theatre effects such as wind, scents and water, and with a narration by Ty Burrell, star of ABC's Modern Family show.
In the Canada pavilion, Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360 is an update of the previous O Canada! film, with new scenes, a new musical score by composer Andrew Lockington, and narration by actors Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy.
Lastly, the Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along delivers a new twist on an old tale. Shown in the France pavilion's Palais du Cinémais, the film is directed and produced by Don Hahn, producer of the animated and live-action Beauty and the Beast films, and features narration by Angela Lansbury, who played Mrs Potts in the original film.
The sing-along film is joined by a new exhibit called "Tales as Old as Time: French Storytelling on Stage and Screen", involving six gallery cases holding collections of costumes, music and artwork dedicated to the adaptation of French literature in cinema, theatre, ballet and opera.
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