https://filmnews.net/news/daily-signal-20261031FilmNewsen2026-10-31T10:02:05.584ZFilm News Today — October 31, 2026 https://filmnews.net/news/sanjay-gupta-indian-director-of-kaante-and-zinda-dies-at-59-1g3vpnFilmNewsen2026-10-31T09:33:22.000ZSanjay Gupta, Indian Director of ‘Kaante’ and ‘Zinda,’ Dies at 59 https://filmnews.net/news/pink-film-veteran-zeze-takahisa-champions-original-stories-at-tokyo-masterclass-1lcwfcFilmNewsen2026-10-31T08:40:13.000ZPink Film Veteran Zeze Takahisa Champions Original Stories at Tokyo Masterclass https://filmnews.net/news/japans-film-funds-look-beyond-production-committees-to-build-new-financing-model-19cs3vFilmNewsen2026-10-31T08:15:56.000ZJapan’s Film Funds Look Beyond Production Committees to Build New Financing Models https://filmnews.net/news/japans-new-2027-anime-award-should-put-creators-in-the-spotlight-industry-leader-1iins1FilmNewsen2026-10-31T06:51:00.000ZJapan’s New 2027 Anime Award Should Put Creators in the Spotlight, Industry Leaders Say at Tokyo Market https://filmnews.net/news/ozu-shapes-mishima-yukikos-tokyo-competition-title-two-cigarettes-three-nights-1smjp1FilmNewsen2026-10-31T06:40:15.000ZOzu Shapes Mishima Yukiko’s Tokyo Competition Title ‘Two Cigarettes, Three Nights’ https://filmnews.net/news/how-keanu-reeves-landed-in-stop-motion-samurai-epic-hidari-and-why-s-s-rajamouli-y9am52FilmNewsen2026-10-31T04:38:17.000ZHow Keanu Reeves Landed in Stop-Motion Samurai Epic ‘Hidari’ – and Why S.S. 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