Venice-Bound ‘Meteorite,’ Debut Feature From Colombia’s Sebastián Múnera, Acquired by MoreThan Films (EXCLUSIVE)

MoreThan Films has acquired Colombian filmmaker Sebastián Múnera’s film “Meteorite,” which will have its world premiere in Venice Critics’ Week (Sept. 2-12). The film follows Tefa and Nia, who live in a small town near the Magdalena River, where they raise Nia’s young nephew. Nia persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling

San Sebastián has set Le Faux Soir, a WWII feature directed by Belgian filmmaker Michaël R. Roskam, as the closing film of this year’s festival, which is set to run from September 18 to 26. Le Faux Soir will arrive at San Sebastian following its screening at TIFF.  The film is based on the book…

Michaël R. Roskam returns to the Spanish festival in an out-of-competition slot.