According to Deadline, Neon closed a North America deal for rights to Natalie Portman-voiced animation Arco, which recently launched at the Cannes Film Festival.

French director Ugo Bienvenu´s animated feature, which has been described as “France’s answer to Studio Ghibli”, is about a boy who uses rainbows to travel through time and his adventures as he gets stuck in the wrong era. There’s chatter the movie could feature in the awards race.

Natalie is also producing with Sophie Mas under their joint Paris and New York banner MountainA with Félix de Givry at Paris-based Remembers. The movie debuted as a special screening in Cannes.