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.
This is the story of a band that grew up but never grew apart. Perth alt-rockers Jebediah starkly contrasted the explosivity of bands around them as they came to fruition in the late-90s and early-2000s Australian indie music scene ... more
Twilight Saga: Overnight Marathon
Opening Date: Saturday, 31 Oct 2026
Melbourne's OG TWILIGHT SAGA movie marathon returns due to enormous popular demand! It started with Cinema Nova revisiting TWILIGHT for a “one-off” event in March 2022 to celebrate Kristen Stewart's Oscar nomination for Spencer and Robert Patt ... more
Policewoman, The
Opening Date: Thursday, 5 Nov 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday October 25, 4.15pm Join us for a very special early screening, which will be followed by an in-cinema Q&A with documentary subject Narelle Fraser, director Claire Pasvolsky, and producer Steve Pasvolsky. An all-access look ... more
Fox, The
Opening Date: Thursday, 26 Nov 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday November 18, 6.30pm Join director Dario Russo, star Emily Browning, and moderator Michael Cusack (creator of Smiling Friends) for a very special in-cinema post-screening Q&A. Drawing on Japanese and Korean folktales, Dario ... more
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand
Opening Date: Sunday, 13 Dec 2026
KOKO RECS Q&A SCREENING: Sunday December 13, 3:40pm. Join us for the 25th anniversary Melbourne premiere of the restored film, followed by a Q&A with director Richard Lowenstein (Mystify: Michael , Dogs In Space) and star Damien Walshe-Howling (un ... more
