Filmmaker Screenings & Special Events

ENCORE SEASON: Re-release to coincide with NGV blockbuster exhibition about the designer, now showing at the NGV International. The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time - fashion designer Vivienne Westwood - a ... more

Opening Date: Monday, 26 Jan 2026

Like many teens, 15-year-old Kim is overwhelmed by digital noise, constantly called back to bouts of scrolling by the pings of their phone – until a claw rips through their bedroom and drags them off to a kaleidoscopic otherworld. ... more

Opening Date: Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026

MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL EVENT SCREENING: Tuesday February 17, 7.10pm. Join us for a celebration of Melbourne Fashion and enjoy complimentary food and an Aperol Spritz or glass of sparkling on arrival. Cleverly intertwining past and present, fiction ... more

Opening Date: Thursday, 19 Feb 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday February 17, 6:45pm. Join filmmaker Sophie Hyde and actor AudMason-Hyde for a post-film Q&A. Hannah (Coleman), a film director, travels with her non-binary teenager Frances (Mason-Hyde) from Australia to Amsterdam to visit ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 22 Feb 2026

“You – when’s your birthday?” “22nd of February.” “What year?” “Every year.” In honour of a very special birthday (unnamed ginger teen drinking illegally ... more

Opening Date: Friday, 6 Mar 2026

Filmed under the stars against the iconic backdrop of the Sydney Opera House, this concert film documents the debut Sydney solo shows of English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Thom Yorke, one of the most acclaimed musicians of his generation ... more

Opening Date: Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday March 17, 6.30pm. Join filmmaker Dianne Whelan for a post-film Q&A.

The 24,000 km Trans Canada Trail ... more

Opening Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Super green! Luc Besson's visually spectacular intergalactic adventure THE FIFTH ELEMENT returns to Cinema Nova for a five-star fifth of the fifth screening event. Since its debut in 1997 THE FIFTH ELEMENT has gone on to become a cult favourite thanks to ... more