Mubi and Hay Festival have inked a partnership to launch a cinema screening series at this year’s edition of the literary event.
The screening series will run daily at Hay and take place at The Mubi Cinema, a new venue that will launch this year at the festival.
Some of the films set for the fest include Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days and Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun. The festival will also hold an onstage in-conversation session on Deborah Levy’s Hot Milk, which Rebecca Lenkiewicz has adapted for the screen for Mubi. The film debuted at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
“We are excited to bring some of our very best MUBI Releases to Hay Festival, as we believe that great cinema transcends traditional spaces,” Tsari Paxton, Director of UK Marketing at MUBI said in a statement. “We hope the thought-provoking films we champion inspire audiences and spark conversations in dialogue with Hay’s rich, culturally diverse programme.”
Hay Festival takes place from 22 May–1 June in Hay-on-Wye in Wales. Speakers set for this year’s festival include Fflur Dafydd, Matt Haig, Susie Dent and Elif Shafak.
Hay Festival Global CEO Julie Finch added: “As a charity, we work hard to build bridges of cultural exchange and offer our audiences a world of different experiences on site. Through this new partnership with MUBI, we are delighted to open the first-ever cinema space on site, offering a dynamic blend of screenings, conversations and drop-in events to engage and entertain festivalgoers.”
