COMMUNITY FUNDED CINEMA
Independent cinema in theaters, on screen, and in the hands of the audience.
THEATRICAL FESTIVAL
July 23 to 29, 2027
Cinema Village
22 East 12th Street, New York City
AWARDS BALL + LIVE BEST NUVEE FINALE
November 13, 2027
New York City
Countdown to Nukhufest
Nukhufest is the annual film festival of the Nukhu Foundation, connecting independent cinema with theatrical exhibition, streaming premieres, audience discovery, and awards. In 2027, professional jury recognition and audience recognition follow separate paths, giving films more than one way to be discovered.
Bring your film to Nukhufest 2027.
Submit for the theatrical Grand Jury Competition or the streaming Nukhufest Official Selection through Nukhu. Films can enter the festival through the path that best fits their release and exhibition plans.
Choose the screening later.
Lock in the lowest Nukhufest theatrical ticket price before the 2027 screening schedule is released. The first 500 Early Access Seat Passes are available for $10 each.
When redemption opens, each order will receive a unique code based on the number of seat passes purchased. A pass does not reserve a particular screening until redeemed. Admission remains subject to available capacity. The $10 Early Access rate ends when the initial 500 pass allotment sells out. Awards Ball tickets are separate and will be released in summer 2027.
A festival built to keep independent films moving.
Nukhufest connects festival curation, New York theatrical exhibition, streaming distribution, audience participation, and support for what filmmakers create next.
Curated films meet live audiences during a seven day festival at Cinema Village.
Official Selections can premiere on Nukhu and continue reaching audiences beyond festival week.
Best Nuvee voting continues through the live November 13 Awards Ball finale.
One festival. Two ways to be recognized.
Nukhufest connects curation, theatrical exhibition, streaming, professional jury recognition, and audience participation across one festival season.
Two paths into Nukhufest.
Grand Jury Competition begins with theatrical consideration. Streaming Selection begins with a Nukhu premiere. Grand Jury applicants are also considered for Official Selection.
Independent cinema meets a New York audience.
Selected Grand Jury films screen during Nukhufest at Cinema Village from July 23 to 29. The professional Grand Jury independently selects its prize recipient.
The film keeps moving after the screening.
Official Selections can premiere on Nukhu, reach viewers across web and TV apps, earn from paid viewing, and continue building visibility through the wider Nukhu ecosystem.
The audience gets the final word on Best Nuvee.
Best Nuvee voting remains cumulative through November 13. Voting closes live at the Awards Ball, the final Top 10 become Nukhufest Finalists, and the highest ranked film becomes Best Nuvee.
Screenings, filmmaker conversations, workshops, panels, and community programs bring independent cinema off the platform and into the room.
The annual Best Nuvee receives a handcrafted Nukhu ball and Development to Distribution support toward the filmmaker's next project.
Help bring the festival to life.
Support filmmakers, guests, audiences, screenings, conversations, communications, and festival operations during Nukhufest 2027 at Cinema Village.
One cinema. A full week of independent film.
From July 23 through 29, Nukhufest returns to Cinema Village with curated screenings, filmmaker conversations, panels, workshops, and special programs in Lower Manhattan.
RESERVE $10 SEATS
22 East 12th Street
New York, NY 10003
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Cinema Village
22 East 12th Street
New York, NY 10003
Nukhufest Theatrical Festival
July 23 to 29, 2027
Cinema Village is the oldest continuously operated cinema in Greenwich Village, known for showing independent films and documentaries.