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21st edition

Ambulante

Mexico City, Mexico March-May 2026

About Ambulante

Ambulante is an itinerant documentary film festival that tours several Mexican states each year, presenting documentary cinema in theatres and public spaces as a tool for social transformation. It also runs training, publishing and production initiatives to support documentary culture in Mexico and Latin America.

Festival details

Location Zacatecas 142-A, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06700, Ciudad de México · Mexico City, Mexico
Scope National
Focus Documentary · Itinerant · Social Transformation · Latin American Documentary
Founded 2005
Official website ambulante.org
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Special programs

Gira Ambulante
Flagship itinerant documentary circuit touring Mexican states each year.
Ambulante Presenta
Year-round exhibition circuit through collaborative partnerships.
Ambulante Más Allá
Documentary production training project for emerging Latin American filmmakers.
Ambulante Ediciones
Publishing initiative for documentary film culture and criticism.
Vivero
Training programme for audiovisual and documentary practices.

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