Filmmaker Screenings & Special Events

Opening Date: Thursday, 26 Mar 2026

Disney Pixar returns with the original animation HOPPERS, a funny and endearing tale of animals, humanity, and coexistence. Mabel (Piper Curda – May December) is a 19-year-old biology student and dedicated animal lover who longs to spend her life caring ... more

Opening Date: Wednesday, 8 Apr 2026

Melbourne Comedy Festival Event Screenings: Featuring live appearances by the cast and crew of this hilarious independent Melbourne-made comedy! Thomas, a young oddball millionaire without any friends, sobers up a homeless drunk, Deacon, in an effort to m ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 12 Apr 2026

RESTORATION! Featuring 27A producer Haydn Keenan live at Nova to discuss his 1974 award-winning Australian drama, starring Bill Hunter and Robert McDarra. Bill McDonald is a middle aged alcoholic who is sentenced to six weeks in prison for a minor offen ... more

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Apr 2026

A tale of human connection, hope and resilience in the face of great tragedy, UNDER A BAMBOO SKY tells the ... more

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Apr 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday April 19, 4.00pm. Join us for a post-film Q&A with writer/director James Litchfield and producer Lucinda Reynolds. This darkly funny thriller follows Anna (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) and Jack (Nicholas Denton), a young couple who ... more

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Apr 2026

KOKO RECOMMENDS! Nova's Film Club host Koko presents Harmony Korine's directorial debut, which shocked audiences and critics in 1997, two years after Larry Clark's incendiary Kids, written by Korine, took the world by storm. Koko says about GUMMO, "Never ... more

Opening Date: Thursday, 30 Apr 2026

From Oscar-nominated documentarian Amy Berg comes IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY, a touching look at a life and legacy of a life cut tragically short. When young star Jeff Buckley released his first album ‘Grace’, he’d taken the world by storm. After ... more

Opening Date: Thursday, 30 Apr 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday April 21, 6.50pm. Join filmmaker Warwick Thornton and star Deb Mailman for a post-film Q&A. From acclaimed Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton (Samson & Delilah) comes WOLFRAM, a follow-up to his revered 2017 feature Sweet Co ... 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

Opening Date: Thursday, 7 May 2026

Encore screenings by popular demand! The 24,000 km Trans Canada Trail stretches across the continent of North America, connecting the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans. It is the longest trail in the world. For six years filmmaker Dianne Whelan traveled ... more

Opening Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday May 12, 6.00pm. Join director Zoe Pepper and star Maria Angelico for a post-film Q&A. Evicted and jobless, Cory and his pregnant wife are forced to stay with his parents. As the younger couple’s stay extends the par ... more