Mubi has struck a multi-year co-financing pact with Helsinki-based investment fund manager IPR.VC to bankroll a slate of prestige European auteur-driven films.
Their partnership is kicking off with Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland” and Felix Van Groeningen’s “Let Love In,” both of which are tipped for the Cannes Film Festival.
As part of the deal, IPR.VC becomes a strategic investor in future theatrical projects developed and produced by Mubi, in addition to “Fatherland” and “Let Love In.”
IPR.VC, which already has similar deals in place with A24 and MK2, will help Mubi mitigate risk in a volatile distribution landscape where fewer indie films are profitable, regardless of the cast and director’s pedigree. The company recently released Lynne Ramsay’s “Die, My Love” which competed at Cannes and has so far failed to ignite the box office. In spite of challenges, Mubi has ramped up its film production and distribution of high-end auteur cinema in the last couple years, and secured $100 million investment from Sequoia in 2025.
“Fatherland,” which stars August Diehl and Sandra Hüller, is a film that Mubi played a leading role in. The outfit produced it alongside Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli for Our Films; Ewa Puszczynska for Extreme Emotions, Jeanne Tremsal and Edward Berger for Nine Hours, Dimitri Rassam for Chapter2 and Lorenzo Gangarossa for Circle One.
The film is set during the Cold War and centers on the relationship between writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika.
“From day one, Mubi has been about making space for great cinema and the people who create it,” said Efe Cakarel, Mubi’s founder and CEO. “This alliance with IPR.VC, a team that truly understands the value of ambitious, filmmaker-driven work, gives us greater capacity to support filmmakers, protect the integrity of their vision, and bring bold, distinctive films to audiences around the world.”
Cakarel said “Fatherland” and “Let Love In” reflect “exactly the kind of cinema” they “want to keep championing.”
Since launching a decade ago, IPR.VC has financed more than 65 productions across three funds, with the European Investment Fund committing €25 million to its latest vehicle, called Fund III.
Andrea Scarso, IPR.VC’s managing partner, said, his banner “invests in premium storytelling with long-term cultural impact and commercial value, with a strong commitment to supporting European auteurs and globally relevant voices.”
“In an era of accelerating media consolidation, Mubi stands out as the leading independent global platform for curated cinema, driven by editorial integrity rather than scale or technology-first logic,” he continued. Scarso added that the partnership “creates a unique alignment” between the two companies, enabling them to support “a diverse ecosystem of filmmakers and stories.”
Mubi’s recent films include Joachim Trier’s Oscar-winning “Sentimental Value,” Akinola Davies Jr.’s BAFTA-winning “My Father’s Shadow,” Kleber de Mendonça Filho’s Oscar-nominated “The Secret Agent,” Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning “It Was Just An Accident” and Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion winner “Father Mother Sister Brother.” Besides “Fatherland” and “Let Love In,” the company is also expected to bring Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” and Andrew Haigh’s “A Long Winter” to Cannes.
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