Cinema in Madrid.
Film screenings at Madrid's independent cinemas and cultural centres.
32 events currently running
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Estrenos Cineteca
Cineteca Madrid screens recent film premieres and restored classics from world cinema archives.
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Senior Film Appreciation Programme
Senior film appreciation programme at Matadero Medialab combining screenings with educational workshops and guided discussions for older audiences.
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Cinefórum 'Soledad No Deseada' at Biblioteca Iván de Vargas
A film screening at Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas (Centro) in Centro.
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Imprescindibles TVE
Film festival at Cineteca Madrid screening documentaries and dramas from Spanish public television's archives spanning decades of broadcasting history.
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Foro CIMA
Festival of independent cinema and experimental audiovisual work from emerging and established filmmakers at Cineteca Madrid.
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Cinefórum at Biblioteca Iván de Vargas
A film screening at Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iván de Vargas (Centro) in Centro.
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Perhaps
1968: as circus star Pinito del Oro prepares her final performance, she enlists Canarian poet Natalia Sosa to write her memoirs. Their deep connection sparks decades of correspondence navigating era-specific obstacles until their story finally comes to light.
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Second Round
Documentary portrait of transgender men across different ages, sexualities, professions, and temperaments, capturing diverse lived experiences.
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Blind Love
Sensitive teen Han questions her family's perfect facade, detecting her mother Shu-yi's unhappiness. Drawn to enigmatic woman Xue-jin, Han's rebellion uncovers a profound connection that redefines her fragile home.
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This Body of Mine
Actress Carolina Yuste documents the transition process of her friend Afioco Gnecco with candor and unflinching honesty. The film weaves friendship with reflection on identity and gender, resulting in an inquisitive yet entertaining portrait that reads like a comedy based on…
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Cinema Forum: Captain Fantastic
Discussion of Captain Fantastic at Biblioteca Pública Municipal Francisco Ayala examining the film's themes and visual storytelling.
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Iván & Hadoum
Iván, a transgender man working as a forklift operator in European greenhouses, falls in love with Hadoum, a Spanish-Moroccan coworker on the canning line. Against family opposition from both sides, they navigate their relationship between greenhouses and beaches.
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Fernando Trueba Cycle: The Girl of Your Dreams
During the Spanish Civil War, a group of Spanish artists travel to Nazi UFA studios in Germany to film a folkloric movie. Ideological clashes between Spanish and German creators lead to conflict, including confrontation between the protagonist, daughter of a Republican prisoner,…
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See You
Best friends Chien-yu and Chih-pang's bond is tested when Chih-pang vanishes on his sixteenth birthday. Upon his return, only Chien-yu can see him. In these strange circumstances, they share long-hidden secrets and embark on a journey of self-discovery.
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No Ghosts on Good Street
Film at Sala Borau. Four siblings approach adulthood while striving to build independent lives without losing the bonds that unite them, navigating family ties and personal ambition.
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What Does This Nature Tell You?
Donghwa, a Seoul poet in his thirties, visits his girlfriend's parents' hillside home. Over one day and night, family bonds emerge through walks, temple visits, and intimate conversations, revealing personal and familial truths.
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The Currents
Film by Milagros Mumenthaler at Sala Azcona. An Argentine stylist's impulsive decision to jump into a Swiss river during a business trip triggers a profound shift. Weaving modernist cinema with critique of contemporary neoliberal society.
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A Scary Film
A documentary filmmaker and his twelve-year-old son spend summer in Lisbon's abandoned hotel, reminiscent of The Shining's eerie atmosphere. Director in attendance Friday 5th.
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Tycoon + Broom Broom Follar
Double feature at Sala Azcona. Broom Broom Follar (Spain, 2026, 8') draws on an urban legend of two teenagers who died while making love on their motorcycle, haunting Vigo as immortal ghosts bound by passion.
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Patty Is Such a Girly Name
An 18-year-old judoka from a remote Greek island moves to Athens to pursue Olympic dreams, facing love, betrayal, and painful truths that may break or strengthen her.
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When You Die You Become a Place
Filmmaker Julián Génisson's work captures immediacy and spontaneity through direct, unmediated cinema. This film bypasses contemporary production logics to present itself raw and urgent, echoing the experimental tropical film sessions pioneered by Iván Cardoso.
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On Duty
Film by Petra Biondina Volpe. Floria is a dedicated surgical nurse in a Swiss hospital, but one hectic night shift tests her professionalism when the emergency ward is overwhelmed and understaffed.
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Memories of Yesterday
A 27-year-old single woman takes a countryside holiday from 1982 Tokyo. The film moves between her present and schoolgirl past with nostalgic reflection and striking landscapes as she contemplates difficult decisions about her future.
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Drinking and Driving
Avalon Fast and Jillian Frank explore nostalgia for an unreachable past and an imagined future. Set during one summer, the film captures a generation facing a bleak present that looks backwards, seeking lost futures.
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Eternal Flame
Love, cinema, and naiveté converge when João and Clara meet by chance. She is a film production assistant; he is unemployed. Recognising each other from film school, she invites him to a film set. Includes post-screening discussion.
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The Idea of a Lake
Milagros Mumenthaler's second feature draws from Guadalupe Gaona's poetry collection Pozo de aire, which merges verse and photography to explore the wound of her father's disappearance during Argentina's military dictatorship.
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Cinefórum: How to survive in a material world (Kajillionaire)
Screening of Kajillionaire (2020) in original language with Spanish subtitles. Professional con artists train their daughter until a planned fraud turns their world upside down.
KIDS
Children's Cinema: WALL-E at María Lejárraga Library
Screening of WALL-E at Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Lejárraga. A small waste-collecting robot meets a sleek explorer probe in Earth's distant future, sparking an unexpected adventure across the galaxy.
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Homo Argentum
Film by Lucía Puenzo comprising 16 interconnected stories using humour and satire to explore Argentine cultural identity, customs, and national attitudes. Recommended from age 12.
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Little Miss Sunshine Film Screening
The Hoover family, each with their own struggles and quirks, embarks on a chaotic road trip to California so their youngest daughter Olive can compete in a beauty pageant. A darkly comic portrait of American family life.
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The President's cake
Director Hicham Lasri. A nine-year-old girl in Saddam Hussein's Iraq must gather ingredients for the dictator's birthday cake or face imprisonment. Winner of the Marrakech Film Festival jury prize.
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Wolfgang
Director Javier Ruiz Caldera. Ten-year-old Wolfgang, with an IQ of 152 and autism spectrum disorder, moves in with his estranged father after his mother's death. He devises a secret plan to attend the Grimald music academy in Paris. 105 minutes.