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.
When Harry Met Sally...
Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Dec 2025
NEW YEAR'S EVE SCREENINGS! Directed by the late, one-of-a-kind landmark filmmaker Rob Reiner, and written by Nora Ephron, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... is the epitome of romantic comedies. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan play the titular Harry and Sally, two New Yo ... more
Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
Opening Date: Thursday, 8 Jan 2026
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
Gianni Versace - Emperor of Dreams
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
Jimpa
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
Fifth Element, The
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
