Filmmaker Screenings & Special Events

BUSH HERITAGE Q&A screening Thursday October 2, 6.45pm. Bush Heritage presents a post-screening discussion of the ecological themes of nature and sustainability. ... more

After the Second World War, the Australian government decided to accept immigrants from countries other than the British Isles. This ... more

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

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

Opening Date: Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025

Q&A SCREENING: Tuesday September 23, 6.45pm. Join musicians David Bridie and Telek for a post-film Q&A. Sir George Telek MBE, aka Telek, is a band, a man and in some parts of the world, a legend. His four decade career has been inextricably linke ... more

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

Opening Date: Thursday, 2 Oct 2025

Meet the Filmmaker: Saturday October 11,11:40am. Join filmmaker Stephen Soucy for apost-screening Zoom Q&A. ... more

Opening Date: Friday, 10 Oct 2025

INTERACTIVE GODDESS EDITION SCREENING! Join us at Cinema Nova on Friday October 10 for an audience-interactive screening of critically derided ... more

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 t ... more

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

Opening Date: Friday, 31 Oct 2025

HALOWEEN SCREENING! From the imagination of Tim Burton comes one of the greatest stop motion animated musicals ever made. Featuring ... more

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

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