Encounters South African International Documentary Festival Awards Announced
The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival is pleased to announce its
film awards, including the Encounters Programmers Choice Awards, Adiaha Award and
Free Film School Award, following the resounding success of the first in-person festival since
the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
Gripping Line-up of African and South African Doccies for Encounters
Documentaries centred around belonging and home, where roots formerly were and where they are now, of relationship - money- and life’s transactions, of defiance, of sacrifices, found love and success feature in a gripping selection of African and South African...
A bold International Film Selection for Encounters South African International Documentary Festival – 23 June to 3 July 2022
A bold international film selection is on offer to audiences for the 24th edition of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, which takes place in cinemas in Cape Town and Johannesburg from 23 June to 3 July 2022.
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival reveals first South African feature films confirmed for this year’s post-COVID, “in-person” event
For the first time in two years all films will be shown in selected cinemas in Cape Town and Johannesburg from 23 June to 3 July 2022.
New Board Members Announced 2022
Ahead of 24th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
Call for Entries 2022
The organisers of Encounters, Africa’s home of documentaries, are calling for feature, mid-length, and short documentary film entries for the 2022 edition of the Festival.