The edition was centered around film noir and horror genre, the original version with subtitles fascinated the Valencian public.

The films were preceded by introduction sessions and showcased different perspectives on the cinema throughout eras, genres and countries, playing classics such as 'Elevator to the Gallows' (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) and contemporary films like 'Bram Stoker’s Dracula', that being the closure of the 2025 cycle.

One of the 16th edition most remarkable feature has been the public reaction, forcing to increase the seats available from the very first night on 9 July, playing 'After Hours' by Martin Scorsese, a 1985 comedy about the misfortune of a programmer who loses his train in one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods of New York. The film influenced many other titles in different countries.

This excellence in film and filmmaker choice kept going with 'Sorry, Wrong Number' by Anatole Litvak (1948) on 10 July, a mystery thriller based on a radio work and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster; and 'Elevator to the Gallows' by Louis Malle (1958), film noir iconic work that was presented by Head of the UV University Culture Service Adela Cortijo.

For two years in a row, ‘Nits de Cinema’ paid tribute to silent film, still being explored in the En mudo y en directo ('Silent and Live') cycle. Aula Cinema of Universitat de València played 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' (La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc) by Carl Theodor Dreyer (1928) on 12 July with live soundtrack music composed by professor Ana Teruel Medina and played by Tránsito Sonoro.

Gender perspective was also a theme of these night with 'Nina' by Andrea Jaurrieta (2024) on 13 July, a revenge tale; and 'The Night of the Hunter' by Charles Laughton (1955) on 14 July, a key work of the 50s starring the iconic Robert Mitchum and the ‘love’ and ‘hate’ tattoo on his fingers.

15 July took a fun approach with 'The Party' by Blake Edwards (1968), an absurd comedy that focuses on the behind-the-scenes daily life of the cinema.

The closure came on 17 July with 'Bram Stoker’s Dracula' by Francis Ford Coppola (1992), masterpiece with aesthetic and script adapted from the 1899 novel, with superb performance and best actor Saturn Award winner Gary Oldman. The film won three Oscar Awards.

‘Nits de Cinema’, organised by UV Aula de Cinema, work within the frame of the dissemination programmes of UVcultura, where one can also find training in specialties like cinema production and directing with university micro credentials like the PECA Courses —inscriptions are open. This year, the cycle poster was designed by Escola d’Art I Superior de Disseny (EASD) student Teresa Giménez as a collaboration Project for promoting emergent talent.