The MUBI film festival is coming to London for the very first time this year.
Taking place at Hackney Picturehouse, it will run from 13 to 15 November 2026, showing early screenings of new movies and Oscar-worthy stories.
Tickets go on sale for MUBI subscribers at 10am on 30 September 30 before general sale opens at 10am on 2 October.
The three-day celebration at Hackney Picturehouse pairs preview screenings with cult classics and filmmaker Q&As.
London’s cinema lovers have another reason to settle into a screening room this autumn. MUBI FEST is making its London debut at Hackney Picturehouse from 13 to 15 November 2026, with a programme spanning new releases, anniversary screenings and conversations with the people behind the camera.
For anyone whose film wishlist keeps growing, this is an opportunity to catch upcoming titles early and revisit favourites on the big screen. The streaming service, distributor and production company has assembled a weekend that moves between period dramas, psychological thrillers and intimate family stories. Here are the highlights to have on your radar.
Friday 13 November
Rose
Sandra Hüller leads Markus Schleinzer’s period drama, set in 17th-century Germany. The story follows a soldier who arrives in a remote village claiming ownership of an abandoned farmstead, prompting suspicion among the residents. With questions of identity and belonging at its centre, the film opens the festival with a preview screening followed by a Q&A with Schleinzer.
Donnie Darko
Richard Kelly’s cult favourite follows a troubled teenager whose encounters with a sinister rabbit figure pull him into a mystery involving time, fate and a looming catastrophe. Jake Gyllenhaal stars alongside Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore and Patrick Swayze. The anniversary screening is paired with a live Evolution of Horror podcast exploring ‘the horror of adolescence’.
Drive
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Nicolas Winding Refn’s neon-soaked thriller stars Ryan Gosling as a Hollywood stunt driver who also works as a getaway driver. His growing attachment to neighbour Irene draws him into a dangerous criminal world. Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks complete the principal cast.
Saturday 14 November
Minotaur
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s thriller centres on Gleb, a corporate executive played by Dmitriy Mazurov. Set against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the story follows a man juggling suspicions about his wife’s fidelity with pressure to send employees to war. Personal anxiety and political coercion collide as his carefully managed life begins to unravel.
Coward
Lukas Dhont turns his attention to the First World War with a romance about two young soldiers finding love and artistic expression amid the violence of the Belgian trenches. Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne star, with both actors joining co-screenwriter Angelo Tijssens for a Q&A following the preview.
Blue Heron
Sophy Romvari’s debut feature follows a Hungarian immigrant family settling into a new home on Vancouver Island during the late 1990s. Seen through young Sasha’s eyes, their fresh start becomes increasingly complicated by her eldest brother’s behaviour. Eylul Guven, Edik Beddoes, Iringó Réti and Ádám Tompa star in this exploration of childhood, memory and family care.
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Set in northern Chile during the 1980s, Diego Céspedes’s drama follows Lidia, a girl raised by a found family of trans women and performers. When a mysterious illness fuels fear and prejudice, she tries to understand the hostility surrounding them. Tamara Cortés, Matías Catalán and Paula Dinamarca star, while Céspedes will attend a Q&A before the screening.
The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook’s seductive thriller unfolds in Korea under Japanese occupation. A pickpocket becomes a wealthy heiress’s handmaiden as part of an elaborate scheme to steal her fortune, but desire complicates the deception. Kim Tae-ri, Kim Min-hee and Ha Jung-woo lead a film packed with shifting loyalties and carefully concealed motives.
Pressure
Horace Ové’s landmark Black British drama follows Tony, a London teenager navigating racism, employment struggles and competing ideas about belonging. Herbert Norville plays the young protagonist, with Oscar James, Frank Singuineau and Lucita Lijertwood portraying members of his family. The screening is accompanied by a panel discussion presented by Bounce Cinema.
Sunday 15 November
A Long Winter
Andrew Haigh’s adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s story follows Mike, a young man whose mother disappears into the wilderness in 1951 Colorado. Fred Hechinger leads a cast including Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai. The closing-night preview is followed by a conversation with Haigh about the film’s exploration of loss and belonging.
Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall
Music fans can catch an early screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s concert film documenting Cameron Winter’s solo performance at Carnegie Hall. Featuring the Geese frontman as himself, the documentary captures the musician onstage at the New York venue. Anderson and Benny Safdie used 35mm and 16mm film to record the performance.
Subscriber presale for MUBI Fest London opens at 10am on Wednesday 30 September, with general sale following at 10am on Friday 2 October. Both times are UK local time. With previews and anniversary screenings sharing the programme, choosing what to book may be the hardest part.
Where: MUBI Fest London, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE
When: 13 to 15 November 2026.
Contact: https://mubifest.com