Part of Babylon Cinema's curated selection of the Best of Annecy festival, this 98-minute animated feature explores the beauty and melancholy of abandonment through stunning visual storytelling. Annecy, the world's leading international animation festival, showcases innovative works that push the boundaries of the medium, and this selection reflects the festival's commitment to discovering exceptional animation from around the globe.

Chimney Town: Frozen in Time uses animation's unique visual language to capture a world suspended in memory, where architecture and atmosphere become characters in themselves. The film's evocative title suggests themes of preservation, decay, and the passage of time, rendered through meticulous animation that transforms the screen into a window onto another world.

This screening offers Berlin audiences a chance to discover compelling animated cinema that extends far beyond entertainment into artistic expression. Babylon Cinema's role as a curator of international film ensures that the city's cinephiles can experience the discoveries highlighted at prestigious festivals without traveling to the festival itself.

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