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