Celluloid Dreams Nabs "Birdwatchers" and "Plastic City"

September 6, 2008 by Jane Boursaw

Rolling off a warm reception at the Venice Film Festival, Paris-based distributor Celluloid Dreams has sold several territories on Marco Bechis‘ Birdwatchers.

An eco-drama romance, “Birdwatchers” is set in the Brazilian jungle, and tells of a rebellion by natives against wealthy landowners. The film has also sold to the U.K. (Artificial Eye), Germany (Pandora), Benelux (Cinemien), Austria (Filmladen) and Switzerland (Trigon). Come on, people! We need this film in the U.S.!

More after the jump, including a trailer…

Celluloid Dreams has also picked up Yu Lik-Wai’s Plastic City, the first Brazilian/Chinese/Japanese co-production. Also set in Brazil, this time in San Paulo, “Plastic” involves gangsters in a futuristic multi-ethnic neighborhood with the world’s largest Japanese immigrant community.

I’m excited for both of these films and hope they find distribution in the U.S. soon. I’m not finding a subtitled trailer, but check this one out and see how beautiful it is.