Filmmaker Screenings & Special Events

Opening Date: Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday March 17, 6.30pm (sold out) + 7.15pm. Join filmmaker Dianne Whelan for a post-film Q&A. The 24,000 km Trans Canada Trail stretches across the continent of North America, connecting the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans. ... 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: 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: 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: 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