Thrilled that our Festival now going for 25 years has been honoured by SAFTAS. We would not be here without amazing documentary filmmakers, our supporters, and audiences!🙌🏾🫶🙏🏽💕
Webber Wentzel partner, Odette Geldenhuys will participate on a panel at the Encounters Festival (@EncountersDoc) tonight at The Labia Theatre in Cape Town. The panel includes Advocate Naefa Kahn, Hugh Corder, Lukasz Konopa (Co-Director) and Helle Faber (Producer) will discuss pursuing justice: navigating the complexities of international law and human rights in theatre of violence and investigating the legitimacy of the ICC in Africa. The panel will be moderated by Advocate Eshed Cohen.
Book tickets: https://t.co/mgtKMTWRsd
#BackTogether #Encountersdocfest
#ThoughtfulThursday celebrating some of our Audience Award Winners today with a flashback to the SA/African and International Winners from 2015, 2016 and 2017.
A big shout out to our previous partners @backsberg Wine Estate for supporting our Audience Award.
#celebratingdocs
🚨FINAL DAY TO APPLY 🚨
Calling all documentary filmmakers, distributors and sales agents. Today is the deadline for applications for the 25th edition of @EncountersDoc taking place from 22 June to 2 July 2023.
More details here: https://t.co/8crawAqKnB
#backtogether
The DIFF x Encounters Connection partnership has been running for over 7 years now and we are proud to announce that both festivals will be co-premiering and co-presenting South African and African feature documentaries again this year.
#diffencountersconnection
ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY FOR DFM PITCH AND FINANCE FORUM 2023🛎
Filmmakers with live action fiction and documentary projects in development are invited to submit their projects.
https://t.co/4gS1faFWOu
Deadline: 10 February 2023
#Opportunity#AfricanCinema#Coproduction
Call for Applications:
IPO Programme Manager
The IPO is urgently seeking to appoint a competent Programme Manager for a short-term assignment to manage all aspects of the IPO's Get on Set Emerging young producers mentorship programme, funded by the NFVF's PESP programme.
Festival Director, Ms Mandisa Zitha, wrote this article for the Sunday Times earlier this year.
Celebrating the very best in local content Mandisa highlighted the top docs at Encounters, shon a spotlight on new voices and celebrated the return to big screens!
#SundayTimesZA