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Encounters South African International Documentary Festival

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The 2014 Encounters South African International Documentary Festival returns for the 16th year to keep cinephiles glued to screens in Cape Town and Johannesburg from Thursday, 5 to Sunday, 15 June 2014. The Mother City leg of the premier fiesta will screen at the iconic Labia Theatre as well as at the V&A Waterfront’s Nu Metro cinema.As always, the documentary festival will feature prize-winning and award–nominated films selected from hundreds of submissions from across the globe. This stellar line-up is set to include a collection of profound and inspiring African-themed and international documentaries, many of which will screen for the first time, both in Africa and the world.Online is Encouters Film Festival Spokesperson, Jenna Bass, with more
2 Jun 2014 10AM English South Africa News

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