| Location | Mexico (various cities) |
|---|---|
| Established | 2006 |
| Founded by | Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Elena Fortes |
| Festival date | From February to May |
| Website | https://www.ambulante.org/en/ |
Ambulante Documentary Film Festival or Ambulante is a non-profit organization devoted to supporting and promoting documentary films as a tool for social and cultural transformation. Founded in 2005 by actors Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Elena Fortes, and currently directed by Paulina Suárez, Ambulante seeks to strengthening documentary film culture in Mexico and Central America, in order to contribute to a more open and critical society, and facilitate access to different perspectives from around the world. Among its work schemes, Ambulante identifies and travels to spaces with limited exhibition offers and training in documentary film, in order to promote cultural exchange, promote a participatory, critical and informed attitude in the viewer and open new channels of reflection in Mexico.[1]
In 2014 and 2015, Ambulante held Ambulante California, a version of the festival in the United States.