Ahorita Ahorita is the studio of Venezuelan artist Cristóbal Ochoa (1986), who has set out to be a multicultural meeting point and a place of integration, especially for creators from other latitudes, with a specific emphasis on Latin America.
Its name alludes to that common expression in American Spanish, but also to art's ability to occur simultaneously in different contexts. Thus, what was once an aluminum factory has, for the past two years, become the place where Ochoa concocts his projects, but also the venue for residencies, the headquarters for collective exhibitions, and a multifaceted site where culture intersects with joy and the collective.
The PROYECTOR 2025 Festival studio tour showcases the spaces of Madrid-based artists, where you can discover artistic proposals that explore video, technology, sound, animation, and analog formats.
2025 arrives filled with moving images with a new edition of the PROYECTOR Festival: New Hertzog Da Silva Awards and the 3rd Edition of VERTICAL <25
The PROYECTOR platform showcases and distributes the most experimental and cutting-edge proposals from the international scene. The Festival is known for its non-cinemanormative works—pieces that fall outside traditional formats and engage directly with space and the active viewer.
From September 10 to 21, 2025, more than twenty venues across Madrid will intersect to present new languages and formats through around 100 works of expanded cinema, performance, video art, site-specific pieces, interactive installations, and unique premieres presented for the first time at the Festival.
PROYECTOR collaborates with both independent and established spaces, spanning from the city center to surrounding neighborhoods of the capital. These venues are filled with video art proposals curated by the PROYECTOR platform as well as by the galleries and museums that form part of the OFF Circuit.
In its 18th edition, the Hertzog Da Silva Awards return! A total of 6 prizes will be awarded to works selected through the public call by this edition’s jury. Each year, the jury is made up of international professionals specializing in experimental video art. For this edition, the jury includes both artists and curators.
Thanks to Hertzog Da Silva, the VERTICAL <25 call for young creators who embrace verticality will allow the winner to enjoy a production residency in 2026 and the exhibition of their work at the next edition of the PROYECTOR Festival.
PROYECTOR continues to support Madrid’s contemporary scene, collaborating with more than 25 spaces this year and opening doors to artist studios.
The Festival is committed to equality and to the internationalization of a free and accessible culture. That’s why each year, more than half of the selected works are by women artists from up to 30 different countries, and all festival activities are free of charge.
Additionally, all events—including openings, talks, performances, and workshops—will be streamed online (via YouTube and Vimeo) to ensure international accessibility.
The platform collaborates with universities, offering younger generations the opportunity to gain training and integrate into the cultural sector. We are grateful for the support and sponsorship of associations, galleries, foundations, private companies, embassies, venues, and above all, the artists who make it all possible.
Teresa Sapey Collection (Marina Abramović, Haluk Akakce, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, Eugenio Ampudia, Anthony Goicolea, Tilo Baumgartel, Erick Beltrán, Candice Breitz, Hussein Chalayan, Miguel Chevalier, A. K. Dolven, Leandro Erlich, Jon Mikel Euba, Glenda León, Ruth Gómez Aragón, Dionisio González, Douglas Gordon, Barnaby Hosking, Christian Jankowski, Maria Loboda, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Julian Opie, João Onofre, Tony Oursler, James Paterson, Sergio Prego, Michael Reese, Thiago Rocha Pitta, Charles Sandison, Martín Sastre, Mary Sue, Grazia Toderi, Patrick Tutofoco, Luis Úrculo, Robert Wilson, Wendy Wischer, Jordan Wolfson.)