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.
Mark Sowerby’s life was upended in 2018 when a highly publicised short-selling attack on Blue Sky dismantled his reputation, identity, and self-belief. Turning to the ocean not for glory but for survival. Mark utilises marathon swimming ... more
To Sir, with Love
Opening Date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
Idealistic, yet unemployed, Black American Engineering graduate Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) takes on a temporary position teaching a group of rambunctious White high school students from London's East End slum neighborhood ... more
In the Heat of the Night
Opening Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Winner of 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay! Black Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town. After being clea ... more
Somersault
Opening Date: Friday, 22 May 2026
KOKO RECOMMENDS! RESTORATION! Nova Film Club host Koko presents Cate Shortland's feature debut starring Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington and Lynette Curran in a gothic Australian drama of a young woman who settles in a small mountain community after fleeing ... more
H is for Hawk
Opening Date: Thursday, 28 May 2026
Q&A SCREENING: Wednesday May 13, 6.30pm. Experience the film at our special virtual Q&A with author Helen Macdonald on 13 May, before it hits cinemas on 28 May. Not to be missed! Based on a true story and a memoir of the same name, H IS FOR HAWK is a soar ... more
Iron Winter
Opening Date: Sunday, 31 May 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday May 31, 3:30pm. Join us for a special Q&A screening of IRON WINTER with director Kas Burgess and producer Chris Kamen. In Mongolia’s coldest valley, horses mean life. But in the Iron Winter, nothing can survive alone. For coun ... more
Big Book Club THE ODYSSEY Live
Opening Date: Thursday, 18 Jun 2026
Introducing The Readings Big Book Club. Bringing thinkers and readers together to explore great works of literature. Our inaugural five-part ... more
Big Book Club THE ODYSSEY Online
Opening Date: Thursday, 18 Jun 2026
Introducing The Readings Big Book Club. Bringing thinkers and readers together to explore great works of literature. Our inaugural five-part ... more
Midsommar - Director's Cut
Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Jun 2026
WINTER SOLSTICE SCREENING: Saturday June 21, 7.30pm. Written and directed by visionary filmmaker Ari Aster (Hereditary, Beau Is Afraid) comes a dread-soaked cinematic fairytale where a world of darkness unfolds in broad daylight. After losing her family ... more
Amélie
Opening Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026
SAVE THE DATE! Bastille Day Screening: Tuesday 14 July, 6.50pm. Vive la France! This Bastille Day, we’re playing the classic French whimsical romantic comedy! Enjoy a sparkling wine on arrival. Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) lives in Paris, and in a world ... more
