During its first year of existence, Nova forged a high-paced full screening program based on a series of varied themes: work, consumerism, travel, dance, the politically incorrect, childhood, the "camera’s gender", ... a continuous flux of international documentaries, fictional works, experimental or auteur films in short, middle or full length feature formats.
Little by little, the monthly thematic programs were channeled into more precise and focused thematic fortnights, weeks, days, and even two or three theme evenings. The result so far has been dozens of program themes, such as: the diary, cinema in Lithuania, Morocco, the Netherlands and South America, the Beat Generation, psychedelic culture, psychiatric alternatives, the Berlin Wall, contemporary cinema from former Soviet states... and, when possible, Nova tries to invite the directors and people whose films are being screened.
Every new program is therefore different than the one before it. A thematic program will encompass a variety of flavors and colors all while maintaining a general Nova-esque coherence. This "Nova" identity is characterized by the special chemistry that comes from bringing individuals, as well as outside partners, together into a "Nova" team, more so than by the guidelines Nova has tried to follow for better or for worse. So it’s nearly impossible to summarize the entire catalog of events and screenings that have made up the Nova experience... the variety of programs grow richer and richer with each month of new faces, new ideas and new films.
If you’d like to get an idea of Nova’s programming, visit the "archive" section (it goes back to May 2000 and is in French or Dutch) for past themes.