The Mubi Fest originated in 2023 when the streaming service tested a film festival in Latin America markets, featuring films that had won
Academy Awards,
BAFTA, or accolades at
Cannes. Its first-ever global edition was held at the Cineteca Nacional in Santiago, Chile, from June 8 to 11, 2023. Following the success of the event, local editions were confirmed for
Bogotá,
Buenos Aires,
Mexico City, and
São Paulo. In June 2024, Mubi Fest announced local editions in nine cities across Europe, North America, and Latin America, to be held from July to December of that year. The cycle began in
Manchester, marking its first-ever edition in the
United Kingdom,
Bogotá,
Buenos Aires,
Santiago, and
Milan. An edition of the fest was to be held in
Istanbul between November 7-10, 2024, but was announced to have been scrapped at the last minute when Mubi learned that local authorities had asked them to pull the opening film
Queer from screening on grounds of it containing "provocative content". The event has been described by the streaming service as "a curated experience of contemporary culture." ==References==