La Cineteca

Cineteca follows the path blazed by the inimitable personality of Matadero Madrid, embracing transdisciplinarity, site-specific work, experimentation, the construction of an emotional community, collective production of meaning, the processual approach and increasing its visibility, and the principles of a resource-based economy.


This foundation will guide the content and work featured by Cineteca, encompassing all things related to audiovisual production and aspiring to become Madrid's documentary film mecca.  Cineteca, a pioneer space on Spanish soil that works nearly exclusively with non-fiction film, looks to expand the horizons of those who love documentary film, which has its origins in the end of the 19th century thanks to the Lumière brothers.


Sala Azcona- named in honor of the beloved screenwriter from Logroño- will be an exhibition space for work by film and TV professionals.  Around this hall, other spaces- a multi-purpose hall (Sala B), the Documenta Archive, the Plató, the Cantina and, finally, the Cineteca Patio- will make it possible to attend screenings and productions in different formats and various styles, always intended with formal and narrative risk-taking in mind.


At Cineteca you can also find the Cantina, a meeting place with an eye to healthy and natural food, which also features an open-air terrace with multi-purpose functionality and room for screenings.