Carl Roberts 
Tickets are now on sale for MUBI subscribers ahead of the general sale tomorrow. This is for the first MUBI Fest London this November.
MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service, and production company, is pleased to announce that MUBI FEST London is the immersive cinema event for film lovers. It will come to London from November 13-15, 2026, at Hackney Picturehouse.
MUBI FEST London is a weekend-long celebration of cinema that invites Londoners to watch exciting previews of MUBI Releases, recent festival highlights, and a curation of iconic cinema gems. Alongside the film programme, guests can hear from leading filmmakers and cultural voices in attendance. Moreover, they can experience events that merge music and cinema in innovative new ways. They can also catch free shorts programmes. Finally, they can eat, drink and dance with good company.
CINEMA EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE SCREEN
The festival will also bring the cinema experience beyond the screen, with live music, panel talks, social events and more. This includes a custom-built MUBI Library where you can explore MUBI’s publishing output, including NOTEBOOK magazine and books from MUBI Editions.
Throughout the weekend, attendees can stock up on snacks and popcorn from the bar, and enjoy award-winning Caribbean food from Original Flava – now available at Hackney Picturehouse.
Tickets go on sale to MUBI subscribers at 10 am on Wednesday, September 30. After that, they go on general sale at 10 am on Friday, October 2.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13TH
Kicking off the festival is our propulsive opening night film – one of the first UK screenings of Rose. The film features an award-winning performance by Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall). Afterward, there will be a Q&A with director Markus Schleinzer.
Also showing is the new 4k restoration of Donnie Darko (2001) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the cult classic. Plus, there will be a live podcast recording with the Evolution of Horror on ‘the horror of adolescence’.
To mark the release of Her Private Hell (2026), join us for a special screening of Nicolas Winding Refn’s breakthrough film Drive (2011). This will be followed by the fourth edition of MUBI and Crack Magazine’s Underscore. That is a series of music events inspired by film. Through DJs and art, the event will explore Refn’s distinctive marriage of sound and vision. In his films, pulsating synths and stylized pop are as integral to his cinematic world-building as strobed neon and ultraviolence.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14TH
Enjoy a preview screening of Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur (2026), winner of this year’s Cannes Grand Prix, in partnership with the London Review of Books.
Fresh from its London Film Festival premiere, Lukas Dhont’s sweeping World War 1 romance Coward (2026) arrives following its joint Best Actor win at Cannes. This special screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-screenwriter Angelo Tijssens and lead actors Valentin Campagne and Emmanuel Macchia.
Screening highlights also include Sophy Romvari’s tenderly-assembled semi-autobiographical debut Blue Heron (2025), presented in partnership with Irish storytelling platform Seanchoiche. After the screening, there will be a curation of stories to be shared. Park Chan-wook’s erotic thriller masterpiece The Handmaiden (2016) is also part of the highlights. In addition, there will be a special 50th-anniversary screening of Horace Ové’s landmark Pressure (1976). This film is widely regarded as the first Black British feature-length film of the post-war era. A panel discussion will accompany it, celebrating five decades of Black British cinema.
Diego Céspedes will join us for a pre-screening Q&A for his film The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025). Afterward, he will lead a panel for the Gay Times & MUBI Queer Short Film Prize, championing the next generation of LGBTQ+ filmmakers. The panel will feature the prize-winning directors Lyndon Henley Hanrahan (Sunday Lunch), Daisy Ifama (Rap Baby) and Caleb J. Roberts (Purebread).
An afternoon series of talks focused on the creative industries will be announced soon.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH
Closing the MUBI FEST London weekend is a special preview screening of celebrated filmmaker Andrew Haigh’s (All of Us Strangers) latest film, A Long Winter (2026), followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker
Also playing is one of the first UK screenings of Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall (2026). The film captures Geese frontman Cameron Winter’s solo piano performance at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall. It is shot on 35mm and 16mm. This immersive portrait of one of music’s most exciting emerging talents is not to be missed on the big screen.
And the London premiere of Nuisance Bear (2026), the Sundance-winning documentary exploring human-wildlife conflict, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jack Weisman and Producer Teddy Leifer, alongside the striking animated Bouchra (2025) from Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani, exploring queerness and familial expectations from a unique Y2K aesthetic, featuring a pre-recorded Q&A with the filmmakers.
With so much to discover and more surprises and plenty of free activities in store across the weekend, find more details about MUBI FEST London HERE. More screenings and activities to be announced October 20.
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
