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Upcoming events at Matadero Madrid, Arganzuela, Madrid.
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INTERNATIONAL
Estrenos Cineteca
Cineteca Madrid screens recent film premieres and restored classics from world cinema archives.
FAMILY
Explora y juega Matadero Madrid en Familia
Family exploration game at Matadero Madrid using an interactive map to navigate 100 years of architectural history through games, walks, and bike routes that engage the senses.
CONTEMPORARY
Guided tours, Matadero Madrid Contemporary Creation Centre
Guided tours explore how Madrid's former abattoir and cattle market, reopened in 2007, transformed into a major cultural venue with interactive conversations about its history and current activities.
EXHIBITIONS
Unexpected connections
Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez explores how video games develop new reading habits and learning methods, with advice on healthy gaming and online security from professionals at Movistar Koi esports club.
THEATRE
DecirSioNo
Interactive theatre show at Cineteca Madrid where audiences choose the endings of four teenage characters' stories involving social, verbal, psychological, and physical aggression.
TALKS
Travelling with Ash Through the Pokémon Universe
Guided tour at Cineteca Madrid exploring Pokémon comics and illustrated stories tied to the anime series, led by a Movistar Koi esports professional.
EXHIBITIONS
Escuela de espectadores Sénior
Nave 10 Matadero recibe en la temporada 25/26 a los nuevos integrantes de la II Edición de la Escuela de Espectadores Sénior. 25 personas mayores de 65 años que, a lo largo de la temporada, tendrán una oportunidad única de explorar y participar en el mundo del teatro desde una…
PHOTOGRAPHY
The Animals, photographic exhibition by Estela de Castro
De Castro's contemporary photography uses portraiture to question society and build memory, with The Animals making visible realities typically overlooked by mainstream focus.
CONTEMPORARY
Convocatoria Intermediae Distribuido
Open-call exhibition at Cineteca Madrid featuring diverse artistic practices and experimental work displayed across multiple interconnected spaces.
CONTEMPORARY
La Tullida Gallery: A Project by Costa Badía
Art and education collaborative project by Costa Badía at Cineteca Madrid combines contemporary installations with workshops and community participation, fostering creative dialogue.
FESTIVAL
Imprescindibles TVE
Film festival at Cineteca Madrid screening documentaries and dramas from Spanish public television's archives spanning decades of broadcasting history.
FESTIVAL
Foro CIMA
Festival of independent cinema and experimental audiovisual work from emerging and established filmmakers at Cineteca Madrid.
LECTURE
Gloria Fuertes (hoy)
Talk at Cineteca Madrid on Spanish poet Gloria Fuertes, examining her accessible verse, social commentary, and influential work in children's literature and 20th-century poetry.
EXHIBITIONS
Sound fiction course, beginner level
Annual course enrolling by trimester taught by Aránzazu San Ginés combines technical training with oral storytelling, culminating in a performance at Casa del Lector's auditorium. Maximum 15 participants.
EXHIBITIONS
Curso de Ficción Sonora. Nivel Intermedio
Se trata del segundo trimestre de un curso anual. En este nivel –intermedio– se presupone cierta experiencia en el trabajo con la voz. Cada sesión constará de 2 partes.
FESTIVALS
Fabulous Creatures
Practical workshop cycle exploring legendary animals and supernatural beings through artistic materials. Participants learn techniques including painting, modelling and printmaking to develop their own mythical creature. Led by Creativiteka.
FESTIVALS
Play Art as a Family
Interactive artistic play space where children and adults explore creative materials both everyday and new. Everything is touchable and part of the game. Movement and play respect freedom and equality as core values.
EXHIBITIONS
Pin Pan Pun! Little Ones in Concert
Interactive music concert at Casa del Lector where children play instruments, clap, dance, and sing along to classical, jazz, pop, and folk pieces arranged for different instruments.
SCIENCE
INVESTIGACTIVA Imanes, Dinosaurios y Naturaleza
En esta edición especial exploraremos el magnetismo, el mundo de los dinosaurios y los secretos de la naturaleza en familia. Descripción: Espacio de ciencia orientado a niñas y niños de 2 a 8 años.
KIDS
Advanced Comic Course for Children
Advanced comic techniques at Matadero Madrid for students who have completed the basic level or those with existing experience. Topics include three-point perspective, extreme angles, and dynamic camera work to create cinematic scenes.
KIDS
Comic Course for Children
Introduction to comic creation at Matadero Madrid. Learn character design, narrative techniques, and panel layouts through three complementary workshops. No drawing experience needed, only imagination and enthusiasm.
DESIGN
(Super)models
International design and architecture exhibition at Nave Una curated by Eduarda Neves and Mohammad Salemy, featuring work by artists from across Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
EXHIBITIONS
Libros a la calle para los pequeños y jóvenes lectores
La literatura infantil y juvenil… sale a la calle. Con motivo de la celebración del Día Mundial del Libro Infantil, que se celebra el 2 de abril, la Comisión de Editores de Libro Infantil y Juvenil de la Asociación de Editores de Madrid presenta esta exposición, que reúne una…
KIDS
Gran Convoy
Wooden train filled with building materials - cubes, sticks, chalk, logs, ropes, textiles - designed by serrín.tv for Matadero Madrid. Children and adults construct and transform shared play spaces freely, with no fixed instructions or set routes.
EXHIBITIONS
Image explorers
Participants solve visual riddles and sequencing challenges while creating new illustrations, using iPads in a hands-on workshop that includes an explorer notebook and reading guide.
EXHIBITIONS
Reading detectives
Participants conduct a mock criminal investigation into villainous characters from folk tales, examining suspects, gathering evidence, and issuing public warnings through illustrations and witness statements.
THEATRE
Ubu
Absurdist theatre at Naves Matadero. Marta Guerras stars as Mami Ubu, a caricature of greed and the hunger for power, adapted from Alfred Jarry's classic.
FESTIVALS
Milagros Mumenthaler Focus
Cineteca Madrid screens Argentine director Milagros Mumenthaler's third feature: a protagonist's journey after an impulsive gesture transforms her life. A critical examination of neoliberal alienation through modernist cinema.
CINEMA
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.
FLAMENCO
Israel Galván: La Edad de Oro
Flamenco performance at Centro Danza Matadero celebrating the 20th anniversary of Israel Galván's classic La Edad de Oro, renewed with María Marín on vocals and Rafael Rodríguez on guitar.
DOCUMENTARY
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.
CINEMA
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.
CINEMA
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.
FESTIVALS
Should I Have Taken More Photos: Joan Fontcuberta
Talk with National Photography Prize winner and Hasselblad Prize laureate Joan Fontcuberta. He traces image-making from alchemical to algorithmic photography, asking whether image-saturation and visual fatigue demand we reconsider how we create.
FESTIVALS
Rediscover the Image
Reflection on image-making in an era of visual accessibility and algorithmic sameness. Explores what space remains for surprise and the unexpected, and how art reveals what escapes our habitual gaze amid increasingly homogeneous and disposable imagery.
CINEMA
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.
FESTIVALS
Film Direction Today: Industry and Vision
Discussion on how directors sustain their creative vision amid intensive production, platform commissions, rising budgets and complex development timelines. Addresses creative decision-making and team management in contemporary filmmaking.
FESTIVALS
Myths of the Future
A collective exploration of how cultural institutions shape imaginaries of the future, examining whether film festivals and schools can expand possibilities beyond collapse and surveillance narratives.
FESTIVALS
Cenizas bajo el mar
Film screening of Cenizas bajo el mar at Cineteca Madrid exploring themes of memory and the sea through documentary narrative.
FESTIVALS
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Screen the 1985 Belgian film Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour study of domestic routine and labour, at Cineteca Madrid.
FESTIVALS
Abortion
Documentary exploring reproductive freedom and artificial reproduction technology, examining how medical and social systems approach these issues.
FESTIVALS
Animal Love
Animal Love festival at Cineteca Madrid showcases films exploring human and animal relationships through documentary and narrative cinema.
FESTIVALS
Bowl and Galaxy
Double feature of films by Masao Adachi: Bowl (1961, 25 min) blends psychosexual poetry with dream rituals; Galaxy (1967, 75 min) depicts dreams and supernatural encounters on a Japanese beach.
FESTIVALS
Tribute to Manuel Vidal Estévez
Tribute screenings at Cineteca Madrid honouring filmmaker Manuel Vidal Estévez and his contributions to Spanish cinema.
FESTIVALS
CIMA Conversa: What Lies Beyond the Silence?
Conversation series at Cineteca Madrid discussing the film Después del silencio, featuring filmmakers and industry professionals.
FESTIVALS
Benny's Video
Curated screening at Cineteca Madrid of experimental and narrative video works.
FESTIVALS
Female Student Guerrilla
Three secondary students plan to sabotage their graduation ceremony to avenge their school's mistreatment, recruiting two classmates to join their mountain-based rebellion. Not recommended for under 18s.
MUSIC
DEMM26: Maria Arnal, Ángeles Toledano, Rita Payés, Lucía Fumero and Gazzi
Concert featuring Maria Arnal performing her solo debut AMA, Ángeles Toledano's contemporary flamenco, Rita Payés and Lucía Fumero's jazz-folk blend, and Gazzi's electronic DJ set at Matadero Madrid.
FESTIVALS
The prince of Nanawa
A cultural event at Cineteca Madrid in Arganzuela.
FESTIVALS
Volver a casa tan tarde
Film screening of Volver a casa tan tarde at Cineteca Madrid examining journeys, time, and return.
FESTIVALS
Divine Treasure
Roberto, a retired man, rents a room to student Carmen, sparking fascination that spreads to his friend Carlos and his son Alfonso. Followed by director Q&A.
MUSIC
DEMM26: pablopablo, Alizzz, Depresión Sonora and Akazie
Concert with pablopablo, Alizzz, Depresión Sonora, and Akazie representing contemporary pop, postpunk, and electronic music at Matadero Madrid.
MUSIC
DEMM26: La Fantástica Banda Family Morning Concert
Family-oriented concert by La Fantástica Banda at Matadero Madrid, featuring catchy, danceable songs and educational content for all ages.
FESTIVALS
Clean and Organize
Film programme exploring cinema's storage capacity and what constitutes a film through works by Matthias Müller, Sarah Sewell, Leslie Thornton and others.
FESTIVALS
Oedipus the Slave
Alfonso falls for Carmen as his father did. Myriam pursues a younger man, and Miguel seeks co-parenting with lesbian friends. Followed by director Q&A.
FESTIVALS
The Urania Trilogy
Gina Lee, an alienated American, escapes to Vienna where she becomes entangled in decadent love affairs and a Nazi treasure mystery. Filmed in black and white.
MUSIC
DEMM26: Le Parody Family Morning Concert
Family performance by Le Parody at Matadero Madrid combining risk and experimentation within accessible, all-ages entertainment.
FESTIVALS
Love Exposure
Film screening of Love Exposure at Cineteca Madrid exploring intimacy and human connection through experimental cinema.
WORKSHOPS
Comic Workshop: Boom, Zas, Cuidado
Learn onomatopoeia and sound effects techniques in comic storytelling at Casa del Lector, exploring how visual art captures sonic expression.
FESTIVALS
Tav Falco: Selection of Short Works
Programme of experimental films by Tav Falco and collaborators spanning 1973 to 2019, with Tav Falco in attendance.
FESTIVALS
Tras el cristal
Tras el cristal (Behind the Glass) screening at Cineteca Madrid presents a film exploring perspectives and human connection through glass barriers.
TALKS
English and Theatre Summer Camp
A talk and discussion at Matadero Madrid in Arganzuela.
FESTIVALS
The Endless Autobiographical Laboratory of Claudio Caldini
Documentary screening at Cineteca Madrid showcasing filmmaker Claudio Caldini's constant autobiographical exploration.
FESTIVALS
Funeral Parade of Roses
Funeral Parade of Roses, a landmark Japanese avant-garde film, screens at Cineteca Madrid exploring identity and transgression in Tokyo.
FESTIVALS
Prisoner/Terrorist
During an airport suicide attack, one terrorist's grenade fails to detonate and he is captured. In prison, he gradually loses contact with reality while confronting his ideological convictions.
FESTIVALS
The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles screening at Cineteca Madrid presents a science fiction film with philosophical themes about perception and reality.
FESTIVALS
Revolution+1
Following his father's suicide, the protagonist's mother joins a religious group. Believing this has ruined his family, he commits an act of violence against a political figure.
FESTIVALS
Confused Cupid
Film screening followed by director discussion. Nico navigates independence, conflicting relationships, and gender identity when his girlfriend resists commitment and he meets Leo, a transgender man. Not recommended for under 18.
FESTIVALS
Change the Battery Pack (LAV 2026)
Film screening Change the Battery Pack from LAV 2026 at Cineteca Madrid investigating technology and contemporary culture.
FESTIVALS
Encuadres LAV #07 - Inquietudes
Film programme Encuadres LAV #07 Inquietudes at Cineteca Madrid showcasing experimental and independent cinema.