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Film News · Selected stories · Briefing of 29 October 2026
Denzel Washington and Christopher McQuarrie set for Amazon MGM thriller
Read the story →: Denzel Washington and Christopher McQuarrie set for Amazon MGM thrillerAmazon MGM Studios and United Artists have greenlit an untitled thriller starring Denzel Washington and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, with a theatrical date set for October 1, 2027.
Imperium wins Best Film at London Film Festival 2026
Read the story →: Imperium wins Best Film at London Film Festival 2026Sergei Loznitsa’s Imperium won London’s Best Film award, alongside prizes for 9 Temples to Heaven, Concrete Land and Rahul Roye’s Aman.
Sanguine wins Best Feature Film at Sitges 2026
Read the story →: Sanguine wins Best Feature Film at Sitges 2026Marion Le Corroller’s Sanguine has won Best Feature Film in the Official Fantàstic Selection at the 59th Sitges Film Festival.
Majid Majidi’s Midday Meal wins top prize at Busan 2026
Read the story →: Majid Majidi’s Midday Meal wins top prize at Busan 2026Majid Majidi’s Midday Meal won Busan’s Best Film award, while India’s Birds in the Dark took the New Currents prize.
Austin Film Festival announces Sally Field reading and new premiere guests
Read the story →: Austin Film Festival announces Sally Field reading and new premiere guestsAustin Film Festival has put select advance tickets on sale and announced a live screenplay reading with Sally Field, alongside new guests for its October 29–November 5 programme.
Drishyam 3 passes ₹500 crore worldwide, reports say
Read the story →: Drishyam 3 passes ₹500 crore worldwide, reports sayReports published October 14 say Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has crossed ₹500 crore worldwide, making it the actor’s largest global box-office hit.
Photography: Laura Alier (CC BY 4.0) · Ewan Munro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Anna Hanks (CC BY 2.0). Archive images, displayed with crops; full captions and license links in each story. Selected reporting, with sources and context.
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