Mubi (; stylized as MUBI; The Auteurs before 2010) is a global curated film
streaming platform
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,
production company
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and
film distributor. Mubi produces and theatrically distributes films by emerging and established filmmakers, which are exclusively available on its platform. Additionally, it publishes ''Notebook'', a film criticism and news publication, and provides weekly cinema tickets to selected new-release films through Mubi Go.
Mubi's streaming platform is available in over 190 countries on the web,
Android TV
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,
Chromecast,
Roku
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devices,
PlayStation,
Amazon Fire TV
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,
Apple TV, and
LG and
Samsung Smart TVs, as well as on mobile devices including
iPhone,
iPad
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and
Android.
History
The Auteurs was founded in 2007 by
Efe Çakarel, who began work on the business model for Mubi after being unable to watch ''
In the Mood for Love'' online while in a café in
Tokyo
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.
The
Criterion Collection began to provide
video-on-demand
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(VOD) in partnership with The Auteurs in 2008.
In 2010, the company adopted the new name "Mubi".
Mubi is a curated streaming service, which offers an ever-changing collection of hand-picked films, introducing one new film each day.
Mubi is also a distributor and producer. Co-productions include
Memory' (
Michel Franco),
''One Fine Morning'' (
Mia Hansen-Løve),
''Port Authority'' (
Danielle Lessovitz), ''Farewell Amor'' (Ekwa Msangi), ''Our Men'' (Rachel Lang), and a true crime documentary from
David Farrier
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. Mubi is also an executive producer on ''Maniac Cop'' (
Nicolas Winding Refn).
In January 2022, Mubi announced the acquisition of The Match Factory, the international production and sales company.
Prior to the
79th Venice International Film Festival world pemiere, Mubi entered the TV industry by acquiring ''The Kingdom Exodus'' miniseries. They also brought out the first two seasons of
the original series in never-before-seen
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
's cuts.
Podcasts
In 2021, Mubi launched two original podcasts. An English language podcast called ''Mubi Podcast'' produced with
Rico Gagliano, and a Spanish language podcast titled ''Mubi Podcast: Encuentros'',
produced in collaboration with La Corriente del Golfo, the production house founded by
Gael García Bernal
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and
Diego Luna
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Following an early car ...
.
Releases
Mubi is a distributor. In addition to releasing films on the platform, it started distributing theatrically in the
United States
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and
United Kingdom
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in 2016.
See also
*
Curzon Home Cinema
*
Fandor
*
FilmStruck
*
Indieflix
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History
Indieflix wa ...
*
Kanopy
*
Netflix
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*
Shudder
*
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home video, home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." Criterion serves film and media scho ...
(The Criterion Channel)
*
The Film Detective
*
Tubi
Tubi is an American over-the-top content platform and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox Corporation. The service was launched on April 1, 2014, and is based in Los Angeles, California. In January 2021, Tubi reached 33 million monthly ...
*
List of streaming media services
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References
External links
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{{VOD services
Film websites
Internet properties established in 2007
PlayStation 4 software
Social cataloging applications
Subscription video on demand services