Filmmaker Screenings & Special Events

Opening Date: Monday, 26 Jan 2026

Like many teens, 15-year-old Kim is overwhelmed by digital noise, constantly called back to bouts of scrolling by the pings of their phone – until a claw rips through their bedroom and drags them off to a kaleidoscopic otherworld. ... more

Opening Date: Thursday, 5 Feb 2026

On the verge of a divorce, middle-aged couple Alex (Arnett) and Tess (Dern) are navigating co-parenting, living in different homes, and the possibility of their new lives. One night, in order to avoid paying an entry fee to a pub, Alex signs himself up to ... more

Opening Date: Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026

MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL EVENT SCREENING: Tuesday February 17, 7.10pm. Join us for a celebration of Melbourne Fashion and enjoy complimentary food and an Aperol Spritz or glass of sparkling on arrival. Cleverly intertwining past and present, fiction ... more

Opening Date: Thursday, 19 Feb 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday February 17, 6:45pm. Join filmmaker Sophie Hyde and actor AudMason-Hyde for a post-film Q&A. Hannah (Coleman), a film director, travels with her non-binary teenager Frances (Mason-Hyde) from Australia to Amsterdam to visit ... more

Opening Date: Friday, 20 Feb 2026

The band’s getting back together! Matt Johnson (Blackberry) and Jay McCarrol stars as fictionalised versions of themselves in time-travel mockumentary NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE. Looking to take their band ‘Nirvanna the Band’ to new heights, Ma ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 22 Feb 2026

“You – when’s your birthday?” “22nd of February.” “What year?” “Every year.” In honour of a very special birthday (unnamed ginger teen drinking illegally ... more

Opening Date: Friday, 6 Mar 2026

Filmed under the stars against the iconic backdrop of the Sydney Opera House, this concert film documents the debut Sydney solo shows of English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Thom Yorke, one of the most acclaimed musicians of his generation ... more

Opening Date: Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday March 17, 6.30pm. Join filmmaker Dianne Whelan for a post-film Q&A.

The 24,000 km Trans Canada Trail ... more

Opening Date: Wednesday, 8 Apr 2026

Melbourne Comedy Festival Event Screenings: Featuring live appearances by the cast and crew of this hilarious independent Melbourne-made comedy! Thomas, a young oddball millionaire without any friends, sobers up a homeless drunk, Deacon, in an effort to m ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 12 Apr 2026

RESTORATION! Featuring 27A producer Haydn Keenan live at Nova to discuss his 1974 award-winning Australian drama, starring Bill Hunter and ... more

Opening Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Super green! Luc Besson's visually spectacular intergalactic adventure THE FIFTH ELEMENT returns to Cinema Nova for a five-star fifth of the fifth screening event. Since its debut in 1997 THE FIFTH ELEMENT has gone on to become a cult favourite thanks to ... more