Co-written by Oscar-winner Sarah Polley (Women Talking), & SONS is an intimate story of family, identity, and connection starring Bill Nighy (Living), George MacKay (The Beast), and Noah Jupe (Hamnet), based on David Gilbert’s titular novel. ... more

MOVIE EPIC! Arguably one of the greatest films ever made, over 50 years ago director Stanley Kubrick released his ground-breaking sci-fi epic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. The seminal classic has since been fully restored so a new generation of Novagoers can di ... more

WHAT THE FEST 2! Ken Russell (The Devils, Women In Love) directs ALTERED STATES, an experimental surrealist sci-fi horror from 1980 starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban and Drew Barrymore. Hurt stars as Harvard professor Edward Jessup, who exp ... more

Winner of the Silver Bear at Berlin, THE BLUE TRAIL is a beautifully shot adventure through the heart of the Amazon. In a not-so-distant dystopian future, where the government relocates the elderly to isolated colonies under the guise of boosting the econ ... more

EXCLUSIVE! Oscar-nominee Kristen Stewart makes her feature debut with THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER an unflinching portrait of womanhood, survival, and artistry, adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir. ... more

Moving between contemporary Normandy and the final years of the 19th century, COLOURS OF TIME is a French drama that brings together family, history, and artistic curiosity. When four estranged cousins inherit a long-abandoned house in Normandy, their in ... more

After more than five years in the making, Antonin Baudry’s deftly drawn geopolitical thriller DE GAULLE: RÉSISTANCE is the first part of a duology about the statesman and former President of France. June 1940. France collapses and signs the Armistice. In ... more

In the spirit of A Dog's Purpose and The Story of Hachiko comes GOHAN, a Thai drama about the intense bond between humans and animals. A stray dog is discovered outside a convenience store by a Japanese man living in Thailand. Naming the pup Gohan (the J ... more

Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, The Doom Generation) is back with I WANT YOUR SEX, a fresh, fun, and sexy look at art and murder, led by Olivia Wilde (The Invite) and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza). When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job ... more

Olivia Wilde directs and stars in THE INVITE, a fiercely energised dinner party dramedy filled with insecurities, jealously, and sexual tension. ... more

Led by a standout cast of young talent, writer/director Alex Ullom's IT ENDS is a terrifying psychological horror about being trapped on the road. ... more

Adrian Chiarella directs acclaimed supernatural thriller LEVITICUS, a tale of two star-crossed teenage boys living in small-town Australia who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most - each other. ... more

PREVIEW SCREENINGS: Friday August 28 – Sunday August 30. Writer/director Pascal Bonitzer (The Stolen Painting) brings Georges Simenon’s Inspector Maigret into the modern age as the detective attempts to solve the murder of a former diplomat with a long-he ... more

Curry Barker’s theatrical debut OBSESSION is a darkly romantic supernatural horror, led by an incredible performance from Inde Navarrette. Baron ‘Bear’ Bailey (Michael Johnston) is in love with his childhood friend Nikki (Navarrette), who he works with, ... more

Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY adapts Homer’s foundational saga to create an epic all-star drama in his signature Oscar-winning style. Matt ... more

NOVA EXCLUSIVE! Veneno (Victor Prieto Simental), a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco (Osvaldo Sanchez), a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself, and convinces ... more

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday September 2, 6.20pm Join us for a live, virtual post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Annemarie Jacir. In 1936, as villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf moves between his rural home and ... more

Led by a career-best performance from Matthew McConaughey, THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING is a crowd-pleasing story about honey, family, and music, with a knockout debut performance from Angela LookingGlass. ... more

Billed by Screen International as “an essential, galvanising watch,” SILENCED follows international human rights lawyer and free speech defender Jennifer Robinson's fight for survivors of gender-based violence to tell their story. SIL ... more

Best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee) are train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Florid ... more

The latest feature from meta-horror auteur Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow), TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA upends the slasher genre with Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Gill ... more

Matt Johnson (Blackberry, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie) adapts Anthony Bourdain’s seminal memoir Kitchen Confidential in TONY, which stars Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers) as the renegade chef. ... more

The debut narrative feature from Daniel Roher (Navalny), TUNER is a slick and stylish heist thriller starring up-and-comer Leo Woodall (One Day, Nuremberg), Dustin Hoffman, and Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms). With his once-promising musical career over, Niki ... more