Mubi Ceo Efe Cakarel on Cannes Success and Stepping Into Film Production
Samira Vishwas July 17, 2025 11:24 AM

London: Efe Cakarel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Prestigious Arthouse Streaming Platform Mubi, Took Center Center the SXSW LONDON to Share the Companying Ambitiousious Following ANARNER Year at the Cannes Film Festival, Reports Read Correspondent.

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Cakarel shared his love of the cinema-ging experience early in his appearance, saying, “I really focus on theatrical,” and “I am very comitted to these films guetting as wide a release in cinemas as soon” Reports the Hollywood Reporter.

Last Year, Mubi Released The Substance Globally, He Highlighted. “It turns out distribution is not Rockt 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 writeer and director kleber mendonça filho, Sentimental Value, Joachim Triority’S Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling (In Die Sonne Schauen), and lynne ramsay’s jennifer laws-robert pattinson starr die my love.

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The latter deal came with a $ 24 million price tag, the biggest knowledge 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 exepansion 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 incharge Cate Blanchet, Adam Driver and Tom Waits.

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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 employees 400 Staff Members Across 15 Countries.

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