MUBI has expanded its longstanding partnership with independent distributor Madman Entertainment, now set to handle the theatrical release of a new slate of acclaimed international films across Australia and New Zealand.
The agreement will see Madman sub-distribute several of MUBI’s upcoming theatrical titles in the region. Leading the rollout is “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” which will open in Australian cinemas on August 6th before arriving in New Zealand on August 20th.
Written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun following the success of “I Saw the TV Glow” and “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” the film won the Queer Palm at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Produced by Plan B, it stars Emmy-winning actor Hannah Einbinder alongside Gillian Anderson, Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Kevin McDonald, Quintessa Swindell and Jack Haven.
Madman will also release Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland,” which premiered in competition at Cannes, where the filmmaker received the festival’s Best Director prize. Co-written by Pawlikowski and Henk Handloegten, the drama stars Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler, August Diehl, Devid Striesow and Anna Madeley.
Also joining the slate is Lukas Dhont’s First World War drama “Coward.” The title explores queer love against the backdrop of war and stars Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, who shared the festival’s Best Actor prize for their performances. Dhont co-wrote the screenplay with Angelo Tijssens.
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Karim Aïnouz’s “Rosebush Pruning” will also receive a theatrical release through the partnership. The Berlinale selection centres on a wealthy family whose lives are disrupted by buried secrets, bringing together an ensemble cast including Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning and Pamela Anderson.
Completing the lineup is Markus Schleinzer’s “Rose,” another Berlinale competition title starring Sandra Hüller. Set in the early 17th century, the period drama follows a mysterious soldier disguised as a man who arrives in a secluded Protestant village claiming to be the rightful heir to a long-abandoned farmstead. Hüller received the Silver Bear for Best Leading Actress for her performance.