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CINEMA: FAMILY CHRISTMAS 2025

FAMILY CHRISTMAS 2025

Animation Gems

Cinema & Audiovisual

Foto: Textiles que formarán parte de la exposición jugable de la artista María Jerez en Matadero Madrid

Play Exhibition by María Jerez. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MOVE A DESERT

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MOVE A DESERT

Play Exhibition by María Jerez

23 octubre a 1 febrero 2026

Cristina Mejías. Lengua en coro, cuenta (Tongue in Choir, Tell)

EXHIBITION PROGRAMM

Una pareja vestida de época en el campo

December 20 to January 4

CINEMA SERIES: SIEMPRE CLÁSICOS

Cinema & Audiovisual

The Animals. Estela de Castro. Matadero Madrid

Date

29 October to January 2026

Photographic exhibition 'THE ANIMALS'. ESTELA DE CASTRO

Foto: Textiles que formarán parte de la exposición jugable de la artista María Jerez en Matadero Madrid

Foto: Textiles que formarán parte de la exposición jugable de la artista María Jerez en Matadero Madrid

Date

16 January to 8 February

Play Exhibition by María Jerez. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MOVE A DESERT

Date

3 january

'Roscón CONCERT' with Soleá Morente

Date

december 5 to january 6

DECEMBER 20 TO JANUARY 4 (DECEMBER 24, 25, 31 & JANUARY 1 CLOSED)

ACTIVITY PROGRAMM 'Madrid, Meeting at Christmas 2025–2026'

This year, Madrid’s Christmas of Encounter at Matadero Madrid begins a new chapter. A new cycle in which each edition will be built around the idea of Madrid Christmas 25/26 of Encounter, with an artistic and cultural expression as the central theme guiding the entire programme

7 to 27 JANUARY

Cinema series: 'Machines for Living'

An invitation to think about space through a cinematic lens

Cinema & Audiovisual

Personas observan una piscina vacía con rascacielos de fondo

Escalera de caracol en edificio

7 to 25 january

RETROSPECTIVE DEDICATED TO HEINZ EMIGHOLZ

Cinema & Audiovisual

Dibujo niña rubia estilo manga

11 to 25 JANUARY

FAMILY FILM SERIES: 'IMAGINED CITIES'

Cinema & Audiovisual

Señor comiendo churros en cafetería de Madrid

14 to 18 january

FOCUS ON DIRECTOR JUAN CAVESTANY

Cinema & Audiovisual

Date

From 15 to 25 January 2026

'La mort i la primavera' by La Veronal

Date

8 to 25 january

'Todos los ángeles alzaron el vuelo' By La Zaranda

Seis figuras humanas hechas con hilo

Date

January to july 2026

Meeting space for people with disabilities 'Spasticus Artisticus'

Special projects

Date

To 1 March 2026

Exhibition Legendaria II: Myths Told and Illustrated

Date

Until 25 january

Exhibition 'ESPERE SU TURNO' by Riki Blanco

Date

September 12 to October 19

CLEOPATRA, THE IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION

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mapa_matadero_redes_1_cuadrado

Date

From October 5, 2024

EXPLORE AND PLAY: MATADERO MADRID WITH THE FAMILY

News Highlights

december 15 2025

'Les Pieds Dans L’Eau', by Éloïc Gimenez Yoon, and 'Cuatro perros', by Néstor Fernández Núñez, win the Animario 2025 awards

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

december 11 2025

Animario to screen 'Arco' and 'Amélie et la Métaphysique des tubes', both shortlisted for the 2026 Golden Globes for Best Animated Feature

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.