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.
Edge of Life
Opening Date: Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Thursday November 13, 7.00pm. Following the screening of the film, director Lynette Wallworth will be joined by Dr Justin Dwyer and Anna Lam, daughter of Ros, who was part of the psilocybin trial, for a discussion which will give audie ... more
Pointe: Dancing on a Knife's Edge
Opening Date: Sunday, 30 Nov 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday November 30, 3:30pm. Join filmmaker Dawn Jackson and featured dancer Floeur Alder for a post-screening Q&A. POINTE DANCING ON A KNIFE'S EDGE is a captivating and moving documentary about Australian dancer Floeur Alder, daughter ... more
Pellegrinis
Opening Date: Thursday, 4 Dec 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday December 3, 7.00pm. Join director Frank Lotito for a post-film Q&A. From its humble beginnings in 1954 to its revered status as one of Melbourne’s most beloved institutions, Pellegrinis – A Melbourne Legacy chronicles the Es ... more
The Doors: When You’re Strange
Opening Date: Thursday, 4 Dec 2025
The chemistry of four artists made The Doors one of America’s most influential rock bands. With rare footage shot from ... more
Rental Family
Opening Date: Thursday, 25 Dec 2025
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday November 30, 1.30pm. Join us for an Advance Screening of RENTAL FAMILY followed by a zoom Q&A with director Hikari. Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find pur ... more
Christy
Opening Date: Thursday, 8 Jan 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday December 7, 4:10pm. Join filmmaker David Michôd for an in-cinema post-screening Q&A Led by a committed pairing of Sydney Sweeney (Reality) and Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), David Michôd’s (Animal Kingdom, The King, The Rover ... more
