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.
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday July 3, 6:50pm. Join filmmaker Adrian Chiarella and star Joe Bird for a post-film Q&A live in-cinema, with star Stacy Clausen connecting via Zoom. Adrian Chiarella directs acclaimed supernatural thriller LEVITICUS, a tale of two ... more
Introducing The Readings Big Book Club. Bringing thinkers and readers together to explore great works of literature. Our inaugural five-part ... more
Introducing The Readings Big Book Club. Bringing thinkers and readers together to explore great works of literature. Our inaugural four-part ... more
Midsommar - Director's Cut
Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Jun 2026
WINTER SOLSTICE SCREENING: Sunday 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
Navigator, The
Opening Date: Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday July 8, 7.00pm. Join filmmaker Vincent Ward for a post-film Q&A of his fantastical time-travel classic. In Cumbria, England, in the year 1348, a village prepares for the dreadful onslaught of the Black Plague. Their only ho ... more
What Dreams May Come
Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Thursday July 9, 6.40pm. Join filmmaker Vincent Ward for a post-film Q&A of his Oscar-winning fantasy romance, led by Robin Williams. After Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams) dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by ... 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
Common Wealth
Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday July 14, 6:40pm Join us for a post-film discussion live on stage with director Kane Guglielmi and special guests Rayna Fahey (Prosper Australia), Thomas Walker (Think Forward), and Kane Jackson (moderator). An intimate yet gl ... more
Sia: Nostalgic For The Present
Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026
One voice. One unforgettable spectacle. Sia: Nostalgic for the Present - a bold, genre-defying experience that trades pop pageantry for pure ... more
