Chapultepec Forest hosts film showcase from 20 November
Published on 11/14/2026 at 08:17 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSFilm programme and forest venue
- The Secretary of Culture presents the 80th International Film Showcase at Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec from 20 November to 10 December 2026.
- The programme brings 14 recognised films to the Fourth Section of the forest, including a restored Luis Buñuel classic.
- Mexico City’s Chapultepec Forest is classified as an Urban Forest and an Area of Environmental Value.
Chapultepec Forest hosts the 80th International Film Showcase at Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec from 20 November to 10 December 2026. The venue is in the Fourth Section of the large urban forest in Mexico City, where the programme brings 14 films to the park’s cultural landscape.
The event is part of the November and December programme of Cineteca Nacional, Mexico’s national film institution. The Spanish name Bosque de Chapultepec appears in the venue’s official information, while the government announcement identifies the cinema as a site in the Fourth Section.
Chapultepec Forest sets a 20 November film start
The 80th International Film Showcase begins at Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec on 20 November 2026 and continues there until 10 December 2026. The dates are stated by the Mexican Culture Ministry and in the Cineteca programme announcement.
The selection contains 14 films that have travelled through international festivals and received recognition. Among the titles named by the organisers is El jardín que soñamos, directed by Joaquín del Paso and identified as the winner of the Best Ibero-American Film award at the 2026 Malaga Film Festival.
The programme also includes Minotauro by Andrey Zvyagintsev, Boca vieja by Yovegami Ascona and Mi amigo el sol by Alejandra Pérez González. The last of these is an animated film based on Mexica mythology and is included as an introduction to Mexican cinema for younger audiences.
A Fourth Section cinema extends the forest’s cultural role
Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec places the showcase in the Fourth Section rather than in the older museum district around Chapultepec Castle. The government describes the cinema as a venue for national and international films, linking the scheduled programme to a newer cultural area of the forest.
The showcase also includes La ilusión viaja en tranvía, the 1953 Mexican classic by Luis Buñuel. The Ministry says the film has been digitised by the Elena Sanchez Valenzuela Digital Restoration Laboratory of Cineteca Nacional and restored by the National Cinema Museum in Turin.
The venue sits within Chapultepec Forest, which the park’s custodian describes as a cultural, natural and artistic heritage area of Mexico City. The custodian also classifies it as an Urban Forest and an Area of Environmental Value, with environmental functions including water recharge and temperature regulation.
Two exhibitions remain on the Cineteca programme
The cinema’s wider programme retains Los multiversos, an exhibition by Janet Alcoriza, and La tragedia a través del lente, dedicated to the work of Enrique Metinides. These exhibitions sit alongside the film showcase and give the scheduled visit a visual arts component as well as cinema screenings.
The combination is specific to the Chapultepec venue: the 80th showcase brings festival films into the Fourth Section, while the continuing exhibitions connect the cinema programme with Mexico City’s wider cultural forest.
Visiting Chapultepec Forest: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The 80th International Film Showcase runs at Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec from 20 November to 10 December 2026.
- The cinema is in the Fourth Section of Chapultepec Forest; the Ministry advises checking the Cineteca Nacional website for screening rooms and times.
- The named venue address is Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 1401, Colonia Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City.
- The programme includes 14 films, including La ilusión viaja en tranvía, a 1953 film restored for presentation in the showcase.
- Spanish is the official language used for the venue information, and Mexico’s national currency is the Mexican peso.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Chapultepec Forest
When does the 80th International Film Showcase take place at Chapultepec Forest?
It runs at Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec from 20 November to 10 December 2026.
What films are included in the showcase at Chapultepec Forest?
The programme includes 14 films, among them El jardín que soñamos, Mi amigo el sol and the restored 1953 film La ilusión viaja en tranvía.
Where is Chapultepec Forest and how do you get there?
The Cineteca venue is in the Fourth Section at Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 1401 in Colonia Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City.
