Science Fiction Film Festival
The Science Fiction Film Festival returns to Cinema Nova! Screening from Friday March 6 to 8, 2026.
Join us on Thursday March 5, 7pm to kick off the festival with a Trivia Night hosted in our Nova Bar. Tickets will be $5 on the door, with prizes to be won!
SFFF26 Fishgirl
Opening Date: Friday, 6 Mar 2026
FISHGIRL (Dir: Javier Cutrona; Ecuador, 103 mins) VICTORIAN PREMIERE BEST FILM, BEST ACTRESS – 2025 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival Played with a heartbreaking honesty by the remarkable Jessica Barahona, Camila suffers from amnesia. She recalls lit ... more
SFFF26 Itu Ninu
Opening Date: Friday, 6 Mar 2026
ITU NINU (Dir: Itandehui Jansen; Mexico, 75 mins) In the year 2084, Ángel, a climate migrant in an unspecified smart city under constant surveillance, makes a living by cultivating plants, preserving the fading wisdom of seeds. Within this desolate lands ... more
SFFF26 International Shorts
Opening Date: Saturday, 7 Mar 2026
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE: We undertake a journey across the planet to explore what bold, new speculative visions are emerging (Session running time: 104 mins) MUSHROOM CUT (Dir: Kuba Szutkowski; The Netherlands, 8 mins) A hairdresser is shocked when ... more
SFFF26 Animation Celebration
Opening Date: Saturday, 7 Mar 2026
ANIMATION CELEBRATION: A showcase of animated artistry from across the globe. JACK VARDAR VS THE GALAXY (Dir: Goce Cvetanovski; North Macedonia, 85 mins) VICTORIAN PREMIERE. When an IQ-challenged human gets abducted by a narcissistic robot to become a sp ... more
SFFF26 SASYQ
Opening Date: Saturday, 7 Mar 2026
SASYQ (Dir: Yerden Telemissov; Kazakhstan, 105 mins) VICTORIAN PREMIERE WINNER: BEST ACTOR – Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival As the district administration prepares for the arrival of high-ranking officials, the local homeless alcoholic takes on pr ... more
SFFF26 Cosmographies
Opening Date: Saturday, 7 Mar 2026
Session introduced by director Juan Francisco Salazar. COSMOGRAPHIES (Dir: Juan Francisco Salazar; Australia, Chile | 93 mins) VICTORIAN PREMIERE The struggle for environmental justice against ongoing forms of extractivism and ecological ruin in the Ata ... more
SFFF26 The Eagle Obsession
Opening Date: Sunday, 8 Mar 2026
Session introduced by SPACE 1999 star, Australian actor Nick Tate. THE EAGLE OBSESSION (Dir: Jeffery Morris; USA, 87 mins) VICTORIAN PREMIERE A cinematic odyssey by filmmaker Jeffrey Morris, exploring how the Apollo program and visionary science fic ... more
SFFF26 Australian Shorts
Opening Date: Sunday, 8 Mar 2026
AUSTRALIAN SHORTS SHOWCASE: A thrilling collection of visionary films from our shores. MEET ME AT THE MOON (Dir: Hannah Moon) A reflective comedy set in a moment when it's too late to save us- or our planet. Assembled entirely from the NASA archives. TH ... more
SFFF26 The Island of Dr. Moreau
Opening Date: Sunday, 8 Mar 2026
THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (Dir: John Frankenheimer; U.S., Australia, 100 mins) UNRATED DIRECTOR’S CUT In honour of the late Val Kilmer, we are proud to present a rare big-screen showing of one of the most insanely inspired films ever to come out of Hollyw ... more
