Mubi, the film distributor, production company, and streaming service founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, will launch a publishing arm, Mubi Editions, next April, focusing on titles on cinema and the arts.
Based in London and New York and led by Daniel Kasman, VP of editorial content at Mubi, the imprint will publish two to three titles in its in inaugural year, with plans to expand its list in future years. Distributed Art Publishers will distribute for the imprint in the U.S. and Canada, with Thames & Hudson distributing to the rest of the global market, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Turkey.
The first title from Mubi Editions, due in April, is Read Frame Type Film, edited by curator Enrico Camporesi, designer Philippe Millota, and design historian Catherine de Smet. The book, billed as “an experimental object where text and images mirror each other,” is a collaboration with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, exploring 24 experimental and artists’ films from the Pompidou collection and including specially commissioned photography of analog film strips.
The imprint will initially publish books under four series: Auteurs, comprising “books and art objects made in close collaboration with renowned artists and filmmakers”; Internegatives, which will republish rare or out-of-print texts alongside new translations; Lights!, focused on “books that explore and expand MUBI’s productions and releases”; and Projections, a film culture and history line.
“Since its founding, Mubi has always seen publishing as a key element of connecting cinema with global audiences,” Kasman said in a statement. “With MUBI Editions, we are building upon the great work done by our online and print publication, Notebook, and going even further: to start a new book imprint dedicated to exploring the beauty and richness of the seventh art. In doing so, MUBI will continue to deepen its mission to bring audiences together through their love of great movies and the culture and history of cinema.”
