‘Chimney Town: Frozen in Time’ Sells Wide Across Europe Ahead of Annecy French Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Arthouse Film to distribute in France, while previously announced deals include HBO Max taking Eastern European rights, MegaCom Film securing a Balkans-wide release

By Kevin Giraud

Kevin Giraud

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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.

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