Mexico City independent cinema guide
From the Cinetecas to neighborhood film clubs. Discover what makes each venue special and find your next screening.
67 places to discover
Cinemas and screening rooms
Xoco
Cineteca Nacional México
Rojkind Arquitectos’ sweeping canopy makes this Xoco venue a gathering place before a screening. Its cinemas, retrospectives and outdoor screening space make it a destination in its own right.
- Architecture
- Outdoor screenings
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Cineteca Nacional de las Artes
Inside the National Center for the Arts, this branch brings together twelve screens for Mexican and international cinema. A place to add a film to a visit to the Cenart arts complex.
- At Cenart
- 12 screens
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Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec
Arthouse cinema in the fourth section of Chapultepec Park. Its eight screens and outdoor screening space offer more places to discover Mexican and international films in the west of the city.
- Outdoor screenings
- 8 screens
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Cine Tonalá
A meeting place in Roma Sur where cinema shares space with a restaurant, bar, music and other arts. Its programme includes filmmaker conversations, making it a place to linger after the credits.
- Restaurant & bar
- Filmmaker talks
San Ángel
Cinemanía Loreto
An independent cinema inside Plaza Loreto in San Ángel. Its programme combines new releases and alternative films, with a food and drinks menu to accompany your visit. A place to explore cinema in the south of the city.
- Independent cinema
- Food & drinks
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La Casa del Cine MX
A Historic Center project dedicated to film exhibition and education, with a history of workshops and film programmes. Check its official channels to confirm the venue’s current activity before planning a visit.
- Independent project
- Film education
Cuauhtémoc
Le Cinéma IFAL
The French Institute of Latin America’s cinema, dedicated to sharing French film in Mexico. IFAL’s website reports a pause during building work; check its official channels for programming and reopening updates.
- French culture
- Check reopening
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Cinematógrafo del Chopo
Filmoteca UNAM’s cinema beneath the Chopo University Museum in Santa María la Ribera. Combine an exhibition with Mexican and international film programmes in one of the neighbourhood’s most recognisable buildings.
- Inside a museum
- Filmoteca UNAM
Ciudad Universitaria
Sala Julio Bracho · UNAM
One of Filmoteca UNAM’s three cinemas at the University Cultural Center. Its programme connects new releases with retrospectives and restored films, within an arts complex where a screening can become part of a longer cultural visit.
- University Cultural Center
- Filmoteca UNAM
Ciudad Universitaria
Sala José Revueltas · UNAM
With sixty seats, this University Cultural Center cinema offers an intimate setting for Filmoteca UNAM’s programme. It shares the cinema complex with the Julio Bracho and Carlos Monsiváis screens.
- 60-seat cinema
- Filmoteca UNAM
Ciudad Universitaria
Sala Carlos Monsiváis · UNAM
The third cinema in the University Cultural Center complex, named for writer and film enthusiast Carlos Monsiváis. It hosts Filmoteca UNAM programmes alongside the neighbouring Julio Bracho and José Revueltas screens.
- University Cultural Center
- Filmoteca UNAM
More spaces and film clubs
Museums, libraries and cultural spaces with a place for film. Screenings may be occasional.
Coyoacán
Albergue del Arte
A Cine en la Ciudad venue on Alberto Zamora in Villa Coyoacán. Add a screening to a neighbourhood visit and check the published dates: its programme follows individual film series.
- Cultural venue
Cuauhtémoc
Artefakta (Plaza Manuel Tolsá)
Through Artefakta, Plaza Manuel Tolsá also features on the city’s cinema map. This venue on Tacuba brings screenings to the Historic Center, with dates published by Cine en la Ciudad.
- Plaza Manuel Tolsá
Benito Juárez
Audiovideorama (Parque Hundido)
A place to find cinema inside Parque Hundido, beside Insurgentes Sur. The Audiovideorama belongs to the Cine en la Ciudad venue network; check the particular screening before visiting.
- In a park
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Barco UTOPÍA
A ship-shaped venue in Iztapalapa where film shares space with cultural and educational activities. Its facilities include a virtual aquarium and a climate change museum, alongside its announced screenings.
- Distinctive architecture
Benito Juárez
Bibliocinema Mondragón
Books and film meet at this venue in the Segunda del Periodista neighbourhood. Bibliocinema Mondragón features in Cine en la Ciudad’s programme in the Benito Juárez borough.
- Library cinema
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Biblioteca BS IBBY México
On Goya street in Mixcoac, this library also provides a setting for film screenings. Find its sessions in the Cine en la Ciudad programme.
- Library
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Biblioteca de México
The Library of Mexico in La Ciudadela adds cinema to its reading spaces. Its screenings offer another way to visit this Historic Center institution, with programming published by Cine en la Ciudad.
- Library
Tlalpan
Biblioteca Renato Leduc
A Villa Coapa library that also makes room for cinema. Screenings at this Tlalpan venue are published by date in the Cine en la Ciudad programme.
- Library
Cuauhtémoc
Centro Cultural del México Contemporáneo
A cultural center on Leandro Valle in the Historic Center that participates in the city’s screening network. Check screening dates to include it in a visit to the area.
- Cultural center
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Centro Cultural José Martí
This cultural center on Doctor Mora is also a place to see films in the Historic Center. Its screenings form part of the Cine en la Ciudad programme.
- Cultural center
Benito Juárez
Centro Cultural La Pirámide
Cinema inside a cultural center in San Pedro de los Pinos, at Pirámide and Calle Veinticuatro. A Cine en la Ciudad network venue in Benito Juárez.
- Cultural center
Tlalpan
Centro de Artes y Oficios (CAO) Tiempo Nuevo
A Tlalpan arts and crafts center included in the Cine en la Ciudad directory. Check its official programme for screening dates at this venue in the Miguel Hidalgo neighbourhood.
- Arts & crafts
Coyoacán
Centro Universitario Cultural (CUC)
A cinema venue on Odontología street in Copilco Universidad. The Centro Universitario Cultural belongs to the Cine en la Ciudad circuit, offering another way to explore film near Ciudad Universitaria.
- Cultural center
Cuauhtémoc
Cine Ágora (Ágora Galería del Pueblo)
Cinema at Plaza de la Constitución, in the venue listed as Ágora Galería del Pueblo. A stop on the Cine en la Ciudad circuit in the heart of the Historic Center.
- Historic Center
Venustiano Carranza
Cine de paca
A cinema venue in Cuchilla Pantitlán, in the Venustiano Carranza borough. Cine de paca belongs to the Cine en la Ciudad network, with screenings announced by film series and date.
- Neighbourhood cinema
Álvaro Obregón
Cine Mauan
Cinema in La Martinica, within the Álvaro Obregón borough. This venue on Calle 2 forms part of Cine en la Ciudad and adds to screening options in the west of the city.
- Neighbourhood cinema
Iztapalapa
Cine Viajero
A Cine en la Ciudad venue in La Asunción, Iztapalapa, by Victoria and 5 de Mayo. Check the date and meeting point for each screening before planning your visit.
- Neighbourhood cinema
Magdalena Contreras
Cine Víctor Manuel Mendoza
A cinema in Barranca Seca, in La Magdalena Contreras. It forms part of the Cine en la Ciudad circuit, bringing its programme to the southwest of the capital.
- Neighbourhood cinema
Tlalpan
Cine Villa Olímpica
Tlalpan’s Villa Olímpica also has a place in the city’s film circuit. This venue on Del Olimpo street publishes its screenings through Cine en la Ciudad.
- Neighbourhood cinema
Miguel Hidalgo
Cineclub BENM: Luz, Cámara, Educación
A film club on Calzada México–Tacuba, in the Un Hogar para Nosotros neighbourhood. Luz, Cámara, Educación is the BENM venue listed in the Cine en la Ciudad programme.
- Film club
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Cineclub Casa de la Primera Imprenta
The Casa de la Primera Imprenta film club adds cinema to a Historic Center visit. Its venue on Primo Verdad participates in the Cine en la Ciudad programme.
- Film club
Cuauhtémoc
Cineclub Julia Carranza
A film club based at the Casa Carranza Museum on Río Lerma. This directory entry connects a museum visit with the possibility of a screening; confirm dates with the venue.
- At a museum
Cuauhtémoc
Cineclub Lafragua
Cinema at the former Colegio de la Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, beside Plaza de las Tres Culturas. Cineclub Lafragua is included in the Cine en la Ciudad programme.
- Film club
Cuauhtémoc
Cineclub Salón rojo
A film club on República de Cuba in the Historic Center. Salón Rojo belongs to the Cine en la Ciudad network, with sessions announced as part of its film series.
- Film club
Cuauhtémoc
Cineclub Templo Mayor
A cinema venue on Seminario in the Historic Center, listed as Cineclub Templo Mayor. Check its Cine en la Ciudad sessions to add a film to a visit around the area.
- Film club
Cuauhtémoc
Cineclub Vicente Rojo
The SHCP Art Museum on Moneda street hosts this film club. Its programme offers a way to combine cinema with a visit to the Historic Center.
- At a museum
Tlalpan
Cineclub Xicalco
A film club in San Miguel Xicalco, in southern Tlalpan. The venue is included in the Cine en la Ciudad directory; check its official programme to confirm upcoming screenings.
- Film club
Coyoacán
Cinema Pai Pai
The National Museum of Popular Cultures in Coyoacán is the meeting place for Cinema Pai Pai. Its screenings add cinema to a visit to this venue in Del Carmen.
- At a museum
Cuauhtémoc
Colectivo Ecos Entrelazados
A collective in Centro, with a registered venue on Simón Bolívar. Ecos Entrelazados appears in the Cine en la Ciudad directory; check official channels to confirm activities and screenings.
- Collective
Iztapalapa
Colectivo La voz de USCOVI
A venue in the USCOVI housing complex in El Molino, Iztapalapa. This collective participates in Cine en la Ciudad, adding a neighbourhood meeting place for film screenings.
- Collective
Álvaro Obregón
Comunidad Tzotzil
A community venue listed in Paseo de las Lomas, Álvaro Obregón. It belongs to the Cine en la Ciudad directory; confirm programming and access arrangements with the venue before attending.
- Community venue
Gustavo A. Madero
Cuauhtli Ollin
A meeting place for cinema in Cuautepec de Madero, in the north of the city. This venue on Venustiano Carranza participates in the Cine en la Ciudad programme.
- Community venue
Gustavo A. Madero
FARO Aragón
FARO Aragón forms part of the Cine en la Ciudad circuit in San Juan de Aragón. Its venue on Avenida 517 adds screenings to the cultural offerings in the north of the city.
- Arts & crafts center
Azcapotzalco
FARO Azcapotzalco
An arts and crafts center in El Rosario, Azcapotzalco, included in the Cine en la Ciudad directory. Check the venue’s programme to confirm upcoming screenings.
- Arts & crafts center
Milpa Alta
FARO Tecómitl
A FARO network venue in San Antonio Tecómitl, Milpa Alta. Screenings at this space on Doctor Gastón Melo offer a way to explore the film circuit in the southeast of the city.
- Arts & crafts center
Tláhuac
FARO Tláhuac
Cinema at Tláhuac’s arts and crafts center on Avenida La Turba. This Cine en la Ciudad venue adds film screenings to a cultural space in the southeast of the capital.
- Arts & crafts center
Coyoacán
Foro Cultural El Caracol
A cultural venue in Conjunto Urbano Tlalpan, Coyoacán, included in the Cine en la Ciudad directory. Check the official programme to confirm screenings and the entrance location.
- Cultural venue
Miguel Hidalgo
Granada Semillero de Arte
An arts space in the Granada neighbourhood on Lago Onega. It forms part of the Cine en la Ciudad circuit, adding a place to find films in Miguel Hidalgo.
- Arts space
Xochimilco
La Cine–Fonda
A venue by Embarcadero de Belén in Xochimilco, on Nezahualcóyotl. La Cine–Fonda participates in Cine en la Ciudad; check the date to work a screening into a visit around the area.
- Xochimilco
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Museo Panteón de San Fernando
The San Fernando Cemetery Museum also appears in the city’s cinema venue directory. Check the official programme before planning a screening at this venue in the Guerrero neighbourhood.
- Museum
Gustavo A. Madero
PILARES Raúl Álvarez Garín
A PILARES venue in Casas Alemán, Gustavo A. Madero, on Gran Canal del Desagüe. It is included in the Cine en la Ciudad directory; confirm screening dates with the venue.
- PILARES
Benito Juárez
Sala de Cine del Metro Zapata
A cinema in the setting of Zapata station: an unusual place to find a film between journeys. Its programme appears in Cine en la Ciudad, within the Benito Juárez borough.
- At the Metro
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Atzintli
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Xalpa, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Atzintli is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Azcapotzalco
UTOPÍA Azcapotzalco
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Euzkadi, Azcapotzalco. UTOPÍA Azcapotzalco is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Cihuacóatl
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Leyes de Reforma 1ra Secc, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Cihuacóatl is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Huizachtépetl
A UTOPÍAS network venue in San Juan Xalapa, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Huizachtépetl is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA La Cascada Xicoténcatl
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA La Cascada Xicoténcatl is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Libertad
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Lomas de San Lorenzo, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Libertad is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Meyehualco
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Santa Cruz Meyehualco, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Meyehualco is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Olini
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Olini is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Papalotl
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Papalotl is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Quetzalcóatl
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Desarrollo Urbano Quetzalcóatl, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Quetzalcóatl is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Tecoloxtitlán
A UTOPÍAS network venue in San Sebastián, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Tecoloxtitlán is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Teotongo
A UTOPÍAS network venue in San Miguel Teotongo, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Teotongo is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Iztapalapa
UTOPÍA Tezontli
A UTOPÍAS network venue in San Antonio, Iztapalapa. UTOPÍA Tezontli is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
Cuauhtémoc
UTOPÍA Tlallipan
A UTOPÍAS network venue in Centro, Cuauhtémoc. UTOPÍA Tlallipan is included in Cine en la Ciudad; check the published dates to find a screening at this space.
- UTOPÍAS
- Community space
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