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Celluloid has signed the contract for the distribution two very interesting Brazilian films that focus on the contemporary social ills that plague the country.

Both the films Birdwatchers and Plastic City are produced by Sao Paulo based Gullane Filmes, one of Brazil’s top production companies.

“Birdwatchers” is majority produced by Amadeo Pagani’s Classic Film. RAI Cinema and Bechis’ Karta Films co-produced the pic, which Ocean will distribute in France.

Plastic City directed by Hong Kong based Yu Lik Wai. The film is based in the Liberdade district and it is seen by the international community as a futuristic multiethnic neighborhood filled with gang warfare, corrupt politician and other unnecessary evils. The film will deal with a faceoff between a Chinese racketeer and his adopted son.

London- and Paris-based Celluloid Dreams’ has handled Brazilian titles before, including the early Walter Salles-Daniela Thomas collaboration “Foreign Land.”

For Gullane, the deal is a coup as Brazilian producers, backed by their government, seeks to consolidate their export drive

“It’s really important for us to have a big sales agent representing these films,” said producer Fabiano Gullane, who runs the company alongside Ciao Gullane.

Celluloid Dreams reps a third Venice Competition player, “Achilles and the Tortoise,” from Japan’s Takeshi Kitano.