Juan Benavides is an architect working with documentary film. Operating between Mexico and Europe, his practice explores contemporary architecture and its relationship to landscape and everyday life through observational filmmaking and formal composition. His work has been presented internationally at festivals, exhibitions, and cultural institutions.
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mail@juanbenavides.mx
BASED IN SLOVAKIA
AVAILABLE ACROSS EUROPE & MEXICO
IN COLLABORATION WITH DOMINIKA KOPIAROVA
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Film Commissions & Inquiries
mail@juanbenavides.mx
BASED IN SLOVAKIA
AVAILABLE ACROSS EUROPE & MEXICO
IN COLLABORATION WITH DOMINIKA KOPIAROVA
Instagram · Vimeo
SUBSCRIBE TO OFFSET NOTES
At the Garden’s Pace
THE Netherlands, 2024
DOCUMENTARY FILM, 70 MIN.
THE Netherlands, 2024
DOCUMENTARY FILM, 70 MIN.














CURRENTLY IN FESTIVAL RUN
WORLD PREMIERE AFFR 2024
GRAPHICS BY ALFONS HOOIKAAS
SCORE BY ANDRES LAVALLE
COLORING BY JAMIE NEALE
FOR SCREENING REQUESTS & INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT mail @juanbenavides.mx
SCREENINGS:
ARCHITECTURE FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2024
ADFF, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, 2025
FILMTHEATER HILVERSUM, NETHERLANDS, 2025
MIMIK CINEMA, NETHERLANDS, 2025
VLAAMS ARCHITECTUUR INSTITUUT, BELGIUM, 2025
CASA DE MEXICO EN ESPAÑA, SPAIN, 2025
TU DELFT, ARCHITECTURE FACULTY, NETHERLANDS, 2025
ENSA PARIS, FRANCE, 2025
daad festival, slovakia, 2026
USI Accademia di architettura, SWITZERLAND, 2026
RESENE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL, NEW ZEALAND, 2026
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE ARQUITECTURA, ARGENTINA, 2026
WORLD PREMIERE AFFR 2024
GRAPHICS BY ALFONS HOOIKAAS
SCORE BY ANDRES LAVALLE
COLORING BY JAMIE NEALE
FOR SCREENING REQUESTS & INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT mail @juanbenavides.mx
SCREENINGS:
ARCHITECTURE FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2024
ADFF, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, 2025
FILMTHEATER HILVERSUM, NETHERLANDS, 2025
MIMIK CINEMA, NETHERLANDS, 2025
VLAAMS ARCHITECTUUR INSTITUUT, BELGIUM, 2025
CASA DE MEXICO EN ESPAÑA, SPAIN, 2025
TU DELFT, ARCHITECTURE FACULTY, NETHERLANDS, 2025
ENSA PARIS, FRANCE, 2025
daad festival, slovakia, 2026
USI Accademia di architettura, SWITZERLAND, 2026
RESENE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN FILM FESTIVAL, NEW ZEALAND, 2026
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE ARQUITECTURA, ARGENTINA, 2026