Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever has closed a string of distribution deals on Japanese animated feature “Chimney Town: Frozen in Time,” with French distributor Arthouse Films acquiring rights for France, HBO Max taking Eastern European rights and Serbian MegaCom Film picking up Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia.
The sales announcement comes ahead of the film’s screening in the Annecy Presents section of the Annecy Animation Film Festival, following its world premiere in the Generation Kplus strand of the Berlinale earlier this year.
Directed by Yusuke Hirota and produced by Studio4°C, “Chimney Town: Frozen in Time” brings the audience back to the rich settings of 2020 animated feature “Poupelle of Chimney Town,” based on the work of Japanese creator Akihiro Nishino.
Set one year after the events of the original film, the story follows Lubicchi as he ventures into the mysterious Millennium Fortress, a realm where time has stopped and a giant clock has remained frozen at 11:59 for a century. Determined to uncover the truth behind the phenomenon and reunite with his lost friend Poupelle, he embarks on a fantastical adventure exploring courage, friendship and the power of belief.
