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Mubi CEO Efe Cakarel spotlighted at SXSW London, unveiling ambitious plans after a standout Cannes success. Read further on Dynamite News
Mubi CEO Efe Cakarel
London: Efe Cakarel, founder and chief executive officer of the prestigious arthouse streaming platform Mubi, took centrestage at SXSW London to share the company's burgeoning ambitious following a banner year at the Cannes Film Festival, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
While originally aiming to champion no more than 12 curated releases annually, Mubi has already surpassed that target with 15 feature titles in 2025 alone, months ahead of the Venice Film Festival.
Cakarel shared his love of the cinema-going experience early in his appearance, saying, “I really focus on theatrical,” and “I am very committed to these films getting as wide a release in cinemas as possible”, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Last year, Mubi released The Substance globally, he highlighted. “It turns out distribution is not rocket science,” Cakarel concluded, adding that the firm is launching theatrical in Italy next. Mubi was on a streak at Cannes, picking up rights in select markets to competition titles The Secret Agent from writer and director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier’s latest feature, Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling (In Die Sonne Schauen), and Lynne Ramsay’s Jennifer Lawrence-Robert Pattinson starrer Die My Love.
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The latter deal came with a $24 million price tag, the biggest known and announced during the festival. He joked that his team is “freaking out” after Mubi’s strong Cannes run – in a good way.
Mubi also made its production debut at Cannes with "The Mastermind" by Kelly Reichardt, signalling a significant expansion into original content. “We want to produce more” great films and series, he shared. The company is co-producing Jim Jarmusch's next feature "Father Mother Sister Brother", with a powerhouse cast including Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver and Tom Waits.
The film is scheduled to debut at the Venice Film Festival. Cakarel also shared that Mubi became profitable in 2020, thanks to a 60% subscriber boost during the pandemic. The company now employs 400 staff members across 15 countries.
