Filmmaker Screenings & Special Events

Join us for special events that celebrate films in a whole new way and meet the people behind new films showing at Cinema Nova. 

LIMITED SCREENINGS. In an era where conversations about consent, power, and representation dominate the entertainment industry, MAKE IT LOOK REAL pulls back the curtain on the reality of Hollywood sets and offers unprecedented access to one of filmmaking' ... more

Jul 5th, 2025

LIMITED SCREENINGS - A deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, ... more

Jul 2nd, 2025

Nice Indian Boy, A

Opening Date: Thursday, 10 Jul 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 13, 1.15pm. Join director Roshan Sethi for a post-film Q&A hosted via zoom. ... more

Jul 13th, 2025

Stelarc – Suspending Disbelief

Opening Date: Sunday, 13 Jul 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 13, 3.30pm. Join filmmaker Richard Moore for a post-film Q&A, hosted will be Peter George. STELARC - SUSPENDING DISBELIEF explores the works of Melbourne based artist Stelarc, who burst into prominence in the early ... more

Jul 13th, 2025

Amélie

Opening Date: Monday, 14 Jul 2025

SAVE THE DATE! Bastille Day Screening: Monday 14 July, 6.50pm. Vive la France! This Bastille Day, we’re playing the classic French whimsical romantic comedy! Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) lives in Paris, and in a world of her own. Introverted, but with ... more

Jul 14th, 2025

Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill: Live From Prague

Opening Date: Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025

Roger Waters, founding member and creative force behind the legendary Pink Floyd, brings to the screen his live show, Roger ... more

Jul 23rd, 2025

Together

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 13, 6.00pm. Join writer and director Michael Shanks for a post-film Q&A. ADVANCE SCREENING: Thursday July 24, 7.00pm. The feature debut of Australian writer/director Michael Shanks, TOGETHER is a squishy, fleshy body h ... more

Jul 13th, 2025

Hundreds of Beavers

Opening Date: Friday, 1 Aug 2025

A triumph of imagination, Mike Cheslik's joyously silly HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS has been acclaimed by critics and audiences around the world for capturing the spirit of Looney Tunes in a micro-budget slapstick comedy. ... more

Aug 1st, 2025

CatVideoFest 2025

Opening Date: Saturday, 2 Aug 2025

The world's No. 1 cat video festival is returning to Nova this August!

CatVideoFest 2025 is a compilation of the latest ... more

Aug 2nd, 2025

Future Council

Opening Date: Thursday, 7 Aug 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday August 1, 7:30pm. Join filmmaker Damon Gameau for a post-screening Q&A. An inspiring and rollicking journey through Europe, where eight children join Damon Gameau to better understand the climate crisis. ... more

Aug 1st, 2025

Twilight + New Moon

Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Sep 2025

20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA SCREENING: Tuesday September 30, 6.50pm (Selling Fast!) + 7.10pm. To celebrate twenty years of sparkling vampires and spider monkeys, we’ve partnered with Readings to present a double feature of (the best films in the franchise) TWIL ... more

Sep 30th, 2025
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