The artist presents the participatory exhibition It Takes a Village to Move a Desert, which proposes play as a collective experience for children and adults alike
Recognised by the Observatory of the Fundación Contemporánea as one of Spain’s four essential cultural centres, Matadero Madrid welcomed more than 1.1 million visitors in 2025
The festival concludes with the screening of Arco, by French filmmaker Ugo Bienvenue, a Golden Globe nominee for Best Animated Feature 2026, alongside the international premiere of Algo en la casa, by Carla Pereira, winner of the Animario Award for Animation Production 2024
Arco, Ugo Bienvenue’s film shortlisted for the 2026 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, will close the festival, together with the international premiere of the short film Algo en la casa, winner of the 2024 Animario Production Award and directed by Carla Pereira.
This section of the Animario festival aims to encourage the exchange of experiences and act as a forum for reflection on the challenges, trends and opportunities in audiovisual animation
The Always Classics cycle returns with eleven literary adaptations that trace the history of Christmas cinema, with Lubitsch, Kubrick and Capra among the standout directors.
The festival marks the culmination of LAB 4 Futuros Raros, Medialab’s semiannual thematic programme, which in this edition is dedicated to exploring the tensions between technology, power and volatility.
