MUBI, the global streaming service, production company and film distributor has today announced the sixth issue of their print magazine NOTEBOOK. Available in December 2024, the issue can now be pre-ordered here. 

Ah, to be young! NOTEBOOK Issue 6 is dedicated to different expressions of youth in cinema, a time of surprise, invention, rebellion, and hope for the future. Leading the issue is a cross-generational feature inspired by Amos Vogel’s “Children’s Cinema” screenings, where a group of parents curate a short film program and share the reactions (and drawings) of their own children–one of which graces the cover. Filmmaker Nikita Lavretski, plunging bravely into the madcap “microcinematic” world of videos found across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram feeds, provides a critical guide to one day’s intense viewing. And award-winning artist and filmmaker Fox Maxy handwrites an inspiring letter to her younger self.

Other features include academic Christopher Holliday on digital de-aging, visual artist Jonas Staal on product placement’s childhood targets, critic Philippa Snow on teenage fascination with visual extremity, and writer Adam Wray on bootleg movie merchandise.

Also in this issue: a roundtable with the makers and voices of the animated series Daria tell Claire Marie Healy how they channeled teenage disaffection; participants and teachers share photographs and memories from New York’s impactful Young Filmaker’s Foundation; writer and director Durga Chew-Bose (Bonjour Tristesse, Toronto International Film Festival 2024) pinpoints cinematic moments that evoke a timeless childhood; and a selection of poems by avant-gardist Shūji Terayama, written when he was a young adult in mid-century Japan, further attest to the enduring fire of youth.

Elsewhere in the magazine, Amalia Ulman (El Planeta, Sundance 2021) and Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine As Light, Cannes Grand Prix 2024) continue our multi-issue series “Things a Filmmaker Should Know;” the revelation of rare and restored imagery marks the centennial of Sergei Parajanov’s birth; and Norman O. Dawn – an unsung but brilliant special effects pioneer – is given his due.

NOTEBOOK provides a diverse curation of writing, photographs, original translations, and other unique material to illuminate what makes film exciting, moving, and relevant. With a design-forward approach, featuring renowned international writers and filmmakers and artists who are at the forefront of international cinema, the magazine is a showcase for experimental, reflective, and surprising approaches to film culture. In 2024, NOTEBOOK Issue 4 was awarded a D&AD Wood Pencil Award for Magazine & Newspaper Design.

NOTEBOOK magazine is edited by an international team led by Daniel Kasman and is a globally distributed, print-only expansion of MUBI’s original online publication, which launched in 2007 and continues to cover the most exciting films, stories, and talent in contemporary cinema. NOTEBOOK is developed, designed and published in-house at MUBI, with Pablo Martin serving as Creative Director. 
Annual subscriptions are available to purchase here at €35 per year (for two issues), with worldwide shipping included. Copies of Issue 6 will be shipped starting December 2024.