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. 

BJÖRK: CORNUCOPIA is a documentary concert film by legendary Icelandic artist Björk, capturing her 2023 performance at Lisbon's Altice Arena during her four year-long Cornucopia tour. ... more

May 17th, 2025

Universal Language

Opening Date: Thursday, 22 May 2025

Matthew Rankin’s absurdist triptych UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE was the winner of major awards at Cannes, Toronto, and Melbourne Film Festivals. In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interwea ... more

May 22nd, 2025

Hundreds of Beavers

Opening Date: Friday, 6 Jun 2025

A triumph of imagination, Mike Cheslik's joyously silly HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS has been acclaimed by critics and audiences around the world for capturing the spirit of Looney Tunes in a micro-budget slapstick comedy. ... more

Jun 6th, 2025

Ellis Park

Opening Date: Thursday, 12 Jun 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday June 7, 6.00pm. Join musician and star Warren Ellis for a post-film Q&A. Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary with the fly-on-the-wall documentary ... more

Jun 7th, 2025

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Opening Date: Thursday, 12 Jun 2025

Capturing an extraordinary live performance of some of Zimmer's most revered compositions, HANS ZIMMER & FRIENDS: DIAMOND IN THE DESERT ... more

Jun 12th, 2025

Midsommar: Director's Cut

Opening Date: Tuesday, 24 Jun 2025

JOIN US FOR A WINTER SOLSTICE SCREENING!

Written and directed by visionary filmmaker Ari Aster (Hereditary, Beau Is Afraid) comes a ... more

Jun 24th, 2025

Wolves Always Come at Night, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 3 Jul 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday June 18, 6.30pm. Join director Gabrielle Brady for a post film Q&A. A young nomadic couple, Davaa and Zaya, live in the Mongolian desert with their four children, sheep and horses. Their loving and harmonious lifestyle is th ... more

Jun 18th, 2025

Together

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 13, 6.00pm. Join writer and director Michael Shanks for a post-film Q&A. The feature debut of Australian writer/director Michael Shanks, TOGETHER is a squishy, fleshy body horror starring real life couple Alison Brie ( ... more

Jul 13th, 2025
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