Nova is a movie theatre that opened at the end of January, 1997, in the center of Brussels. The theatre’s programming is dedicated to independently produced films and videos. The Nova Cinema is therefore not a commercial screen, rather a non-profit organization managed by a collective of individuals who work on a volunteer basis. In existence for over a decade now, Nova has become an important reference point for alternative, unconventional or simply different approaches to the audiovisual arts, in Belgium and abroad.