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Welcome to Cinema Nova
Melbourne's largest and most vibrant arthouse cinema complex
We offer the very best in new release arthouse films together with upmarket commercial releases, regular special film events and festivals, all in a warm, intimate environment of architecturally challenging design.
Cinema Nova had its beginnings as a twin arthouse cinema when it opened in August 1992, and has been expanding in size and diversity since. |
 Two years after opening, the Nova doubled in size to a four screen complex; we added a fifth screen a year later, and December 1999 saw Cinemas 6, 7 and 8 open to the public. In 2004 three more screens opened, bringing our total to 11 screens.
We're located at 380 Lygon Street, Carlton in the Lygon Court Shopping Piazza between Elgin and Faraday Streets. Our entrance is up the escalator at the Lygon Street end of the piazza. |
Contact Us
Our box office phone numbers are
(03) 9347 5331 & (03) 9349 5201
Our fax number is (03) 9347 2695
Send us an email - info@cinemanova.com.au (no attachments) |
 
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Ticket Prices
Adults (all sessions) $16.50
Adults 3D (all sessions) $18.00
Industry Concession (see list below) $13.50
Industry Concession 3D (see list below) $15.00
Students, Unemployed, Seniors $12.00 (Saturday nights $14.50)
Students, Unemployed, Seniors 3D $13.50 (Saturday nights $16.00)
Pensioners & Children $9.00 (Saturday nights $14.50)
Pensioners & Children 3D $10.50 (Saturday nights $16.00)
Privilege Card Members 12.00 (Saturday nights $14.50)
Privilege Card Members 3D 13.50 (Saturday nights $16.00)
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 Discount Day
Monday is our discount day - All tickets are $6 for sessions before 4pm, and $8 for sessions after 4pm every Monday except public holidays.
Concessions
AFI, 3CR, Channel 31, MQFF, MTC, Open Channel, PBS, Playbox, RRR, MIFF
*Only AFI and Non-earners receive concession tickets on Saturday nights |
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 Free 2 Hour Parking
Free 2 hour parking is available to Nova patrons (hourly rate thereafter) in the Lygon Court / Safeway car park - entry on Drummond St. Simply present your ticket to the parking attendant on your way out of the car park. Should Lygon Court be full, an alternate Pay by the hour car park can be found on Elgin St, behind Jimmy Watsons. Please note 2 hour free parking offer does not apply here. Metered parking is also available in the immediate surrounds. |
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Group Booking & Fundraiser Screenings
Group Bookings are a great way to enjoy a night out with friends and/or raise money for your organisation. Click here for more information |
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 Access for patrons with disabilities
Cinema Nova is located in Lygon Court, on 2 separate levels. On the ground floor are the new box office and cinemas 4 & 5. On the first floor there are the main foyer, upstairs box office and cinemas 1,2, 3, 6,7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Please note: cinemas 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 and 11 all have easy wheelchair access, and are wheelchair friendly.
You can ring on 9347 9821 to find which cinema each of our films is in for that day.
Lygon Court offers 2 elevators: Safeway lift provides access from the car park to the 1st floor, and Drummond St lift, located at the rear of the court, offers access from the lower car park (near the exit) to the ground floor and 1st floor.
For more detailed information regarding disabled access within the cinemas, and our scheduled program of improvements, follow this link
Assistive Listening
All cinemas are fitted with the loop receiver device, which is suitable for people with hearing aids (with a T switch). |
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 Technical facilities
10 of our 11 cinemas run on 35mm format. In addition we have a 16mm projector in two auditoriums, and video projection facilties in three of the auditoriums (one of these cinemas is a dedicated video projection facility). |
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 The Accessible Cinema Program
What are open captioned movies?
Open captioned movies ensure that all people can enjoy films, including the Deaf and hearing impaired. Captions are the reproduction of the soundtrack in a text format, and are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Captions reproduce the dialogue as well as significant sound effects and song lyrics. Please note that editorial decisions are sometimes made not to include song lyrics as they may detract from the important action or visual impact that is taking place on the screen.
Open captioned movies are advertised with the symbol (OC). 
Who uses captions?
Anyone - captions are there to be enjoyed by all members of the public.
People who are deaf or hearing impaireds - people who have a hearing impairment rely on captions to follow the soundtrack on movies, television or videos. There are around 3.5 million Australians with a recognised hearing loss.
People learning English - many language schools use captioned videos and television to help teach people spoken English. It is easier to follow a soundtrack reading the captions and listening to the pronunciation of words.
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What are audio described movies?
Audio described movies ensure that all people can enjoy films, including the blind and vision impaired.
Audio description provides an additional commentary via personal headphones to concisely narrate the visual elements of a movie. Visual elements of a movie may include descriptions of new scenes, settings, costumers, body language, and ‘sight gags’. Audio description is spoken between existing portions of dialogue.
Audio described movies are advertised with the symbol (AD). 
Who uses audio description?
Anyone – audio description is there to be enjoyed by all members of the public.
People who are blind or have a vision impairment - people with vision impairments are the primary users of audio description. There are more than 500,000 Australians with a vision impairment.
People with print disabilities – people with disabilities such as dyslexia, colour blindness, and others with both learning difficulties and physical disabilities to interact with print and visual media can also benefit from audio description.
Sessions
To see current sessions of open captioned and audio described movies, go to our Session Times <linked>
More information
For more information and details of captioned movies simply log onto www.yourlocalcinema.com.au, email info@mediaaccess.org.au,
or ring Media Access Australia on (02) 9212 6242 (voice and TTY).
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Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how "Cinema Nova" uses and protects any information
that you give "Cinema Nova" when you use this website or subscribe to Nova Enews.
“Cinema Nova” is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we
ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this
privacy statement.
This policy is effective from 19th May 2008.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
* Contact information, including name and email address.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to periodically send promotional emails about new
products, special offers or other information which we think you may find
interesting using the email address which you have provided.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
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How we use cookies
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We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- * If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by clicking "Delete Me" in the Email Subscriber options, and typing in your subscribed email
- If you would like to update your information, simply click “Update Me” in the Email Subscriber options
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. |
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