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.
Pointe: Dancing on a Knife's Edge
Opening Date: Sunday, 30 Nov 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday November 30, 3:30pm. Join filmmaker Dawn Jackson and featured dancer Floeur Alder for a post-screening Q&A. POINTE DANCING ON A KNIFE'S EDGE is a captivating and moving documentary about Australian dancer Floeur Alder, daughter ... more
Pellegrinis
Opening Date: Thursday, 4 Dec 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday December 3, 7.00pm. Join director Frank Lotito for a post-film Q&A. From its humble beginnings in 1954 to its revered status as one of Melbourne’s most beloved institutions, Pellegrinis – A Melbourne Legacy chronicles the Es ... more
The Doors: When You’re Strange
Opening Date: Thursday, 4 Dec 2025
The chemistry of four artists made The Doors one of America’s most influential rock bands. With rare footage shot from ... more
Rental Family
Opening Date: Thursday, 25 Dec 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday November 30, 1.30pm. Join us for an Advance Screening of RENTAL FAMILY followed by a zoom Q&A with director Hikari. Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find pur ... more
Christy
Opening Date: Thursday, 8 Jan 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday December 7, 4:10pm. Join filmmaker David Michôd for an in-cinema post-screening Q&A Led by a committed pairing of Sydney Sweeney (Reality) and Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), David Michôd’s (Animal Kingdom, The King, The Rover ... more
