EXCLUSIVE: After co-producing and co-financing Magic Farm, the latest film from writer-director Amalia Ulman (El Planeta), which is set to world premiere in the Premieres section of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Mubi has locked down distribution rights to the dark comedy in North America and the UK.
They’ll release the ensemble film, featuring Chloë Sevigny (Monsters), Alex Wolff (A Quiet Place: Day One), Simon Rex (Red Rocket), and more, in 2025.
In Magic Farm, a media crew mistakenly ends up in the wrong country while trying to profile a musician. As they collaborate with locals to create a viral trend, relationships form amid an unfolding health crisis. Joe Apollonio (Betty), Ulman and Camila del Campo also star.
The film is produced by Spacemaker Productions, MUBI, and REI Cine and co-financed by Spacemaker Productions, MUBI, and Tango Entertainment. Producers included Alex Hughes (The Scary of 61st St, How to Blow Up a Pipeline), Eugene Kotlyarenko (The Code, Spree), and Riccardo Maddalosso (El Planeta, How to Blow Up a Pipeline) of Spacemaker Productions. Robert Pattinson’s production company Icki Eneo Arlo was among the executive producers, with The Match Factory handling international sales for the title.
Stated Ulman, “I couldn’t be more excited to have partnered with MUBI on the production of Magic Farm. This was a project that required taking risks, and their team was so supportive in realizing our vision.”
“We’re thrilled to have partnered with MUBI on Magic Farm,” added Spacemaker. “Their taste in bold and uncompromising cinema is unparalleled and we strongly believe in their vision to bring Amalia’s unique film to audiences.”
Recently, Mubi released Coralie Fargeat’s acclaimed body horror pic The Substance, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, which won Fargeat the prize for Best Screenplay at Cannes and is one of this year’s big awards contenders. Among the company’s recent productions is Kelly Reichardt’s upcoming The Mastermind starring Josh O’Connor.
