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Nigeria's emergency agency said on 27 October 2026 that at least 62 people were killed when gunmen attacked Binnari village in Taraba state on 23 October.

York Cinemas in Canada stopped showing Jailer 2 from October 21, 2026, saying distributors did not supply the digital keys needed to play the film.

Shashank Walia's Punjabi debut Birds in the Dark won the New Currents Award and an audience prize at Busan's film festival, which closed October 15, 2026.

Rahul Roye's Aman won the short film award at the 70th BFI London Film Festival on October 18, 2026, as Sergei Loznitsa's Imperium took Best Film.

Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has crossed ₹300 crore net in India and about ₹109 crore overseas, showing how a remade Malayalam story now travels across Indian-diaspora markets.

The 70th BFI London Film Festival opened on October 7 with Simon Stone's Elsinore; Indian titles include two competition films and a 4K Pakeezah restoration.

Indian titles including Rima Das' Not a Hero and Vishwendra Singh's Khoriya screened at the 31st Busan film festival this week; Das also sits on a jury.