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.
But Also John Clarke
Opening Date: Thursday, 4 Sep 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday September 5, 6.30pm. Join writer/director Lorin Clarke for a post-film Q&A in-cinema. A defining comedic voice who wrote and appeared in numerous films and TV productions, and who – in a beloved double act with Bryan Da ... more
Bonegilla - The Migrants Journey
Opening Date: Sunday, 14 Sep 2025
After the Second World War, the Australian government decided to accept immigrants from countries other than the British Isles. This ... more
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe
Opening Date: Sunday, 21 Sep 2025
One of the world’s greatest singers, Andrea Bocelli has a voice that transcends genres and generations.
Documentarian Cosima Spender follows ... more
Kim's Video
Opening Date: Sunday, 21 Sep 2025
EVENT SCREENING: Sunday September 21, 3:15pm. Pre-recorded introduction from filmmaker David Redmon to play before feature. Physical media reigns supreme in KIM'S VIDEO, an elegiac tribute to the iconic video store in New York City ... more
Twilight + New Moon
Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Sep 2025
20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA SCREENING: Tuesday September 30, 6.50pm (SOLD OUT) + 7.10pm (SOLD OUT). To celebrate twenty years of sparkling vampires and spider monkeys, we’ve partnered with Readings to present a double feature of (the best films in the franchise ... more
Deeper
Opening Date: Tuesday, 21 Oct 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday October 21, 6.30pm. Join anaesthetist and cave diver Dr. Richard ‘Harry’ Harris for a post-film Q&A in-cinema. Lauded documentarian Jennifer Peedom explores Thair cave rescuer Dr. Richard ‘Harry’ Harris’ return to the w ... more
St Kilda Film Festival Tour 2025
Opening Date: Wednesday, 22 Oct 2025
The St Kilda Film Festival Victorian Tour takes the best of the 2025 festival program on the road! Don’t miss this special encore presentation of Australia's Top Short Films, selected from the festival’s biggest ever program. Films presented across two s ... more
Fwends
Opening Date: Thursday, 6 Nov 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday November 7, 7:10pm. Join director & co-producer Sophie Somerville, co-producer Carter Looker, and cast for a post-screening Q&A. Sophie Somerville’s honest and raw debut FWENDS is a Melbourne set festival darling, winning the B ... more