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Directors Desk
Festival Guests and
World Premières
International Guests
Audience Awards
Film Formats and Entries
Cinema Partners
Marketing and Publicity
Media Coverage
Industry
Programmes
Training & Development
and Master Classes
Panel Discussion, Workshop
and Inreach Programme
Funders and Partners
Relationships and Conclusion
Encounters 2012 Staff
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DIRECTORS DESK
The 14th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
ran from June 7 – 24 in Johannesburg and Cape Town and marked
its opening with the screening of Under African Skies, Joe Berlinger’s
documentary that chronicles Paul Simons Graceland tour 25 years on.
We are ever thankful to our sponsors and special acknowledgement
goes to our primary funder, the National Film and Video Foundation.
Without their support, the public would not have the opportunity to see
the extraordinary line up of selected documentary films. A welcome
sponsorship addition was that of Al Jazeera, which included six
investigative films, the industry presentation and the Pitching-Forum
co-hosted and managed by Encounters.
Despite severe funding cuts and a lean budget Encounters provided
audiences with a full programme of the best of films from around
the world. It was a good mix, including focus on global events (the
environment), current
affairs (the Arab Spring),
controversy (euthanasia)
and entertainment (music &
dance). The final selection of
50 films, from the 498 entries
received, was made up of
22 South African and 28
international titles.
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28
South African Titles
International Titles
Oscar winner, Jon Blair,
was a special guest of the
Festival. A retrospective
of his work included Anne
Frank Remembered (Oscar
1995, Emmy® 1995), Dying
To Tell a Story – Reporters at
War, and Dancing with the
Devil. Other guests included
Nodi Murphy, Mandisa Zitha, Lesedi Oluko Moche and Steven Markovitz
27 South African filmmakers
and 11 from the USA, Australia,
India, London, Doha and the UK.
All participated in Q&As after screenings, and a few conducted Master
Classes for industry.
Festival Director Mandisa Zitha concluded the 14th edition of Encounters
with an average screening attendance of 82% and an audience increase
of 4%. She also announced that this would be her last Festival.
Lesedi Moche, who comes in with extensive experience in the industry,
has been appointed as the new Festival Director.
Encounters’s success depends on its dedicated permanent staff,
with vital assistance from a team of 35 volunteers who received onthe-job training in event management, technical coordination, cinema
management and publicity. Volunteer benefits include the opportunity to
attend both screenings and the training programmes, and networking
with established filmmakers.
Encounters congratulates all South African and international filmmakers
on their excellent films, and thanks them all for presenting their films at
the Festival.
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FESTIVAL GUESTS
South Africans
All South African filmmakers are requested to present their films and conduct
Q&As after screenings in both cities. Because of a restricted budget only those
Johannesburg filmmakers presenting a World Première were brought to Cape
Town, provided with accommodation, ground transport and per diems.
The
African Cypher
by Bryan Little
2012 Audience
Award Winner
WORLD PREMIÈRES
Of the 22 South African films included, Encounters is privileged to have been the chosen platform for 15 filmmakers to
launch their films, and the Festival celebrated this with a cocktail party after each Première. The films and their makers
are as follows:
The African Cypher by Bryan Little
2012 Audience Award Winner
Breathe Again
by Kurt Orderson
Can’t Just Fold Your Arms
by William Nessen
Cocaine, Suicide and the Meaning of
Life by Riaan Hendricks
Healers
by Thomas Barry
On the Edge
by Isy India Geronimo
Rebirth: What was Billy Holiday Doing
in Brixton? by Steve Kwena Mokwena
Rockstardom
by Michael Cross
Saying Goodby
by Izette Mostert
Umbilical Cords
by Sarah Ping Nie Jones
Face the Music
by Aron Turest-Swartz (Short)
Garden of my Ancestors
by Tsholofelo Monare (Short)
Port Nolloth: Between and Rock and a
Hard Place by Felix Seuffert (Short)
River of Stones
by Wiseman Mabusela (Short)
Sea Skeletons
by Tamsyn Reynolds (Short)
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Internationals
The Festival guests, from Australia, India, Israel and the UK, included commissioning editors, film directors and
producers, and the ‘subjects’ of two of the films. The six filmmakers who presented their work to the public are:
MITZI GOLDMAN
A Common Purpose
Australia
Courtesy: Bowman Gilfilan
TIFFANY SHLAIN
Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death and Technology
USA
Courtesy: US Consulate & American Film Society
DYLAN MOHAN GRAY
Fire in the Blood
India / South Africa
Courtesy of the Director and Encounters
EREZ AND MIRI LAUFER
One Day After Peace
Israel / South Africa
Courtesy of the Directors and Encounters
The Festival was privileged to host South Africa’s first Oscar documentary winner, JON BLAIR, as a special guest of
the Festival. A retrospective of his work was screened:
Courtesy of the Director, Encounters and Al Jazeera
JON BLAIR
Anne Frank
Remembered
Dying To Tell a Story –
Reporters at War
Dancing with the Devil
The programme of 50 films was selected from 498 entries received from round the world. The Festivals’ relationship
with sales and distribution companies ensures that the most current documentaries are sought.
The final selection was made up of 22 South African titles (features and shorts) and 28 international films.
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AUDIENCE AWARDS
The Festival annual Audience Award statistics, analysed independently by Prof. Tim Dunne (HOD – Department
of Statistical Science, UCT) are a key indicator of audience tastes and preferences, and also changes in audience
interests. Further assessment is required in terms of thematic concerns juxtaposed with audience preferences.
THE TOP THREES
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Best South African Film
The African Cypher
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Best International Film
Under African Skies
Bryan Little’s The African Cypher is a celebration of local street dance culture, and sold out all five scheduled
screenings, and a sixth added to meet demand. This is the second time Little has won the Encounters’ Audience
Award. His Fokofpolisiekar: Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do won the same award in 2009.
Joe Berlinger’s Under African Skies, winner of the Audience Award for Best International Film, was a sell-out success.
It tells the inside story of Paul Simon’s trip to South Africa to record Graceland and his return in 2011 to celebrate its
25th anniversary. The bestselling, Grammy-winning album introduced African music to the world and has been included
in numerous Best Album of All Time lists by the likes of Rolling Stone and Time, though the trip was criticised at the
time as it undermined the cultural embargo against apartheid.
South African
2
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Saving Rhino Phila
Richard Slater-Jones
3
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An Epic Tale
James Walsh
& Katherine Millar
International
2
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Marley
Kevin Macdonald
3
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Call Me Kuchu
Katherine Fairfax Wright
& Malika Zouhali-Worrall
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FILM FORMATS AND ENTRIES
The formats that were received this year were HDCam, DCP, DIGI BETA, QT HD files, Blu-ray, H264 movie files and
35mm prints. The Festival purchased VGA switchboxes, which allowed the technical department to screen in HD
format at Nu Metro, full HD at both The Fugard and The Bioscope.
Entries were received from:
50 Titles
22 South African
28 International
498 Entries from 65 Countries
SCOTLAND
50
Titles
Argentina
Australia
Czech Republic
India
Iran
New Zealand
South Korea
Pakistan
Italy
Belgium
DRC
Spain Botswana
Egypt
Japan
Palestine South Sudan Countries
35mm HD DCP Digital
Austria
Denmark
Israel
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Nu Metro
The Fugard Theatre
The Bioscope
Brazil
England
Kenya
Bulgaria
Estonia
Lebanon
Poland
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Ethiopia
Luxembourg
Qatar
Russia
Tanzania
Burma
Finland
Mexico
South Africa
Thailand
Togo Cambodia
France
Canada
Germany Mozambique
Scotland
Turkey
Chile
Germany/Nigeria
Netherlands
Senegal UAE
China
Serbia
Uganda
USA Nigeria Singapore Vietnam
Colombia
Greece
Norway Slovakia
Zimbabwe
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CINEMA PARTNERS
Nu Metro V&A Waterfront has been the Festival’s primary screening location
for the last 6 years and the Festival programme was listed on their website and
on site 2 weeks before opening. Their V&A Waterfront location ensures that the
Festival receives maximum exposure from the traffic of mall shoppers.
The Fugard was employed by the Festival for the first time this year. The Fugard
Studio theatre came equipped with an HD digital projector which allowed
THE
BIOSCOPE
Encounters to get the best picture quality across all formats received, though the
audio is still standard left and right stereo which did not allow for full surround
sound of some of the films screened. Several World Première events were
scheduled at this venue and proved successful. The Fugard promoted the
Festival on their website, to their database and facebook members.
The Bioscope in Johannesburg is the only venue employed by the Festival,
which includes all management including projection staff. It has full HD sound and
picture capacity. The Festival was marketed on their website with daily schedules.
Ticket prices were R40 for all films
and R70 for the 3D screening of Pina.
With 12 films delivering sold out screenings, Cape Town audience figures
increased. In Johannesburg, despite using only The Bioscope (a very small
venue), 2011 figures were maintained. The Bioscope, however, benefitted
greatly with an increase of traffic over the Festival period.
Films that received extensive media coverage include Under African Skies,
An African Cypher, Marley, Saving Rhino Phila, Call Me Kuchu and
Anne Frank Remembered.
11,537
Total Attendance
82%
Average Attendance
Per Screening
125
No. Of Screenings
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MARKETING AND PUBLICITY
Publicity Strategy
R5,409,750.26
This years Press strategy, aimed at diversifying the
Festival audience and targeting a younger age group,
saw the greater use of online and social media
networks earning the Festival a media value of
R1,635,328.14. The emphasis on drawing audiences
in the early stages of the Festival made it important to secure coverage across all media platforms. An important and
successful strategy in securing such coverage was categorising the films’ themes: art, environment, technology, law,
health and the Arab Spring.
Media Value
To ensure timely coverage DVDs of all films and a press CD with relevant promotional material, were distributed to key
journalist and editors. This resulted in an R2.1million increase in media value over 2011’s total value of R3.3million.
It is notable that The African Cypher, attended by a
younger audience, garnered the Best South African
Audience Award.
R2,109,750.26
39% Media Value Increase
Each year the aim is to make the Encounters Festival
a gathering of industry professionals. This year, the
World Première cocktail events, Master Classes,
Workshops, industry events, Q&As and discussions
brought the industry together as in previous years.
Design
Encounters employed K&i Design Studio to create the Festival’s
concept design. They designed a montage that utilised the
icons, objects and subjects of various films and used the same
black and white theme as last year, with purple adding a subtle
difference. This design was appeared on all Festival materials:
programme, posters, digital banners and website.
FESTIVAL’S CONCEPT DESIGN
programme, posters, digital
banners and website
Programmes and Posters
The programme, the classic A6 size
and 56 pages thick, was printed on
supergrade 60gsm at an affordable
price. Distribution in both cities
included bookshops, libraries, flea
markets, bars, coffee shops, video
stores and all cinema venues. Due
to budget constraints and increased
municipality fees, the Festival cut
back on the street-pole poster run
and only 600 were distributed across the city of Cape Town this year. Street-pole poster advertising in Johannesburg
has been prohibitively costly for many years.
Website and Database
The website is functional, but there is a great need for improvement particularly in layout and design, and added
content such as filmmakers’ full biographies. Other improvements will include regular communication with Festival
goers – through the website and monthly newsletters. An up-to-date website affords efficient communication by
engaging with an established audience, and drawing in new readers. The use of both Facebook and Twitter proved
strategic and beneficial.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
PRINT
021 Magazine
Athlone News
Atlantic Sun
Beeld
Bolander
Die Burger
Cape Argus
Cape Times
The Capetowner
Citizen
City Press
Constantia Bulletin
Cosmopolitan
Daily News
Hello Cape Town
Iweek
Live SA
Mail & Guardian
Mango Juice
The New Age
The Official Cape Town
Out Africa
The Pink Tongue
Pretoria News
Rapport
Sawubona
Screen Africa
Sowetan
Sunday Independent
Sunday Times
The Star
The Times
Weekend Argus
BROADCAST – Radio and Television
Bush Radio
Cape Talk
Chai FM
e.News Channel
Fine Music Radio
Good Hope FM
Lotus FM
Metro FM
Radio 2000
SABC 2
SABC 3
SAFM
Talk Radio 702
Voice of the Cape
Iweek.co.za
Leweekly.co.za
Mahala.co.za
Mail & Guardian Online
Mamaba Girl Online
Mambaonline.com
Marklives.com
Media Update Online
Mountainbiker.co.za
ndorfin.co.za
Onedogchicken.com
Putfootrally.com
Relax-with-dax.co.za
Screen Africa.com
Sterkinekor.com
The Callsheet.co.za
The New Age Online
The Sowetan Online
The Times Online
Themarketingsite.com
Wavescape.co.za
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Print
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Radio Stations
ONLINE
All4women.co.za
Artslink Online
Capetownmagazine.com
Channel 24 online
Crank.co.za
Daily Maverick Online
Destinyman.com
Die Beeld Online
Die Burger Online
Filmcontact.com
Independent Online
FAST
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Websites
20 K
Programmes
858
Posters
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INDUSTRY PROGRAMMES
NFVF In Conversation with … 6 Spin Street, Cape Town
Encounters annually organises the NFVF Industry Meeting
during the Festival. This year’s In Conversation with …
saw the introduction of the newly appointed CEO, Ms.
Zama Mkosi, to the Western Cape industry. Mkosi spoke
about new NFVF incentives, challenges and solutions of
reaching box office success, prioritising training, and budget
allocations of emerging and established filmmakers.
Thereafter was a panel discussion facilitated by NFVF Production and
Development Executive, Thandeka Zwana. The panel was composed of local
filmmakers that attended the 65th International Cannes Film Festival as part
of the NFVF delegation. Panellists provided valuable insight into securing
meetings, pitching under 5 minutes, and preparing for an international Festival.
Both conversations were followed by robust questions and
comments from the audience to the NFVF.
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NFVF In
Conversation
Zama Mkosi
AL JAZEERA AT ENCOUNTERS The Forum – V&A Waterfront
Al Jazeera English (AJ), as part of the sponsorship agreement, held a Pitching Forum and
public presentation to industry, arranged by Encounters. This was the first time South African
documentary filmmakers had the opportunity to pitch to an international broadcaster in this
way, receiving direct feedback and constructive criticism.
Encounters’ call for entries brought in 72 proposals of which 20 were selected by a panel of independent industry
veterans. Each filmmaker had a 7 minute pitch followed by 8 minutes of feedback and discussion. The AJ panel,
representing AJ’s diversity of programmimg, were:
Dominique Young – Witness series
Diarmuid Jeffreys – People and Power
Jon Blair – Commissioning Editor
of Major Series
In preparation, filmmakers attended a one-day
pitching workshop facilitated by Egyptian-French
award-winning filmmaker, news correspondent and
author, Jihan el-Tahri.
Crystal Orderson & Jihan el-Tahri
“What’s interesting
is the number of
projects that we’ve
said, ‘Let’s talk
further.’” Jon Blair
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FAST
STATS
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Al Jazeera Pitching
Forum Participants
“on a level with the
pitching forums I’ve
attended in Europe.”
Diarmuid Jeffreys
SELECTED PROJECTS
ENCOUNTERS / AL JAZEERA PITCHING FORUM
• Africans In Africa – Gugu Sibandze
• All The King’s Horses & All The King’s Men – Warren Wilensky &
Leli Maki
• Asihambi – We Will Not Move – Mariza Matshaya
• The Village Under the Forest – Mark Kaplan & Heidi Grunebaum • Business For Good – Lloyd Ross
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Al Jazeera Pitching
Workshop Participants
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Al Jazeera Showcase
Participants
• Children Of Mathekwana – Debbie Matthee & Coetzee Zietsman
• Chocolate City – Sarah Ping-Nie Jones
• Deep Field – Carey McKenzie
• Incarcerated Knowledge – Dylan Valley
• Ndiyindoda (I Am A Man) – Mayenzeke Baza
• Of Trousers And Little Skirts – Ingeborg Lichtenberg
• Piece Of Ground – Karabo Lediga
• Staging Protest – Vinayak Bhardwaj & Imran Jeeva
• Stars And Stones – Catherine Muller
• The Reservist – Matthew Brown
• The Revolution Ate Her Children – Sipho Singiswa & Gillian Schutte
• Beyond The Barricades: Corrective Rape in SA – Zanele Muholi &
Peter Goldsmid
• The Voice – Tamsyn Reynolds & Brian Tilley
• Trail Of Crumbs – Tristram Atkins
• Tik, Tik, Tik Time Bomb – Johan Abrahams
“Certainly, most of the
stories from Africa fit well
with the programming ethos
of Al Jazeera English.”
Dominique Young
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
A core objective of the Festival is to advance and provide Industry training
opportunities. These too, are critical in ensuring excellence, diversity and growth
for the Festival. The support of the NFVF, CFC, US Consulate, UCT, Wesgro and
Al Jazeera was instrumental in enabling a diverse and holistic Industry and training
programme. Improving storytelling techniques in documentary and securing
alternative funding partners were themes of this year’s programme.
The programmes included:
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Three Master Classes by international filmmakers
A workshop held by the South African Guild of Editors
The Al Jazeera / Encounters Pitching Workshop
The Al Jazeera / Encounters Pitching Forum
Al Jazeera English Presentation to Industry
NFVF In Conversation – the CEO and Filmmakers
MASTER CLASSES
JON BLAIR STYLE AND STORYTELLING IN DOCUMENTARY
*Sponsored by the UCT African Cinema Unit and the Cape Film Commission
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Full of personal anecdotes and insights from 30 years as a filmmaker,
Jon Blair’s interactive Master Class addressed the three characters that
make up story: victim, perpetrator and bystander. He discussed the
Attendance
importance of interviews and the technique of the filmmaker, research
and overcoming the challenges that arise from the subject’s ability to engage with
the story. ‘Subjects have different memories, but how real are they?’ He showed
clips from: Schindler’s List, There is No Crisis and Dancing with the Devil.
MITZI GOLDMAN THE ART OF STORYTELLING
*Sponsored by AFDA and Wesgro
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With over 25 years of documentary filmmaking and teaching experience, Dr. Goldman’s Master Class on
storytelling focussed on the areas of drama, location, audience, tension and emotions. She emphasised
Attendance
that films are “made” in the editing room, and cautioned filmmakers to employ restraint when shooting,
or face the consequences when trying to edit. Using clips from her film Common Purpose she illustrated
how the careful consideration of abovementioned themes can result in a film with which any audience can connect.
She encouraged filmmakers to consider the current landscape (popularity of reality TV), to work with international
producers, and to collaborate.
TIFFANY SHLAIN THE CLOUD FILMMAKING MANIFESTO
*Sponsored by Big Fish Digital School of Filmmaking and the US Consulate
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Shlain began her presentation by outlining her personal journey as a
filmmaker in realtion to the growth of the Internet and social media
platforms. She addressed cloud filmmaking techniques and the
Attendance
process of negotiating copyright in the notoriously unregulated terrain
that is the world wide web, and how to balance the use of emerging technologies
and platforms such as Facebook and Twitter against the physical interaction
of daily life with friends and family. Shlain demonstrated the ease of mobiles in
creating films, filming the audience on her iPhone. The footage will be used in her
new documentary Engage. She concluded her presentation by encouraging the
audience to utilise the vast array of new and free technology available online to
initiate their own cloud films.
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PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Can’t Just Fold Your Arms
The quest to transform men in post apartheid South Africa
Cape Town – Nu Metro V&A Waterfront
PANELLISTS:
Kopano Ratele
Institute for Social and Health
Sciences, UNISA
Patrick Godana
Sonke Gender Justice
One Man Campaign
Vuyiseka Dubula
Treatment Action Campaign
Yaliwe Clarke
Lecturer, Gender Studies, UCT
Can’t Just
Johannesburg – Nu Metro Hyde Park
PANELLISTS:
Bafana Khumalo
Co-founder, Sonke Gender Justice Network (SGJN)
Mbuyiselo Botha
Media and Government Liaison, SGJN
Nonhlanhla Mokwena People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA)
Sisonke Msimang
Executive Director, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
Fold Your Arms
The discussions, held after screenings of Can’t Just Fold Your Arms,
generated impassioned debates amongst panellists and audience members.
Criticisms and comments included:
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Sonke’s workshop programmes with South African men.
Deferring funding from critical women’s projects such as the Saartjie Baartman Shelter’s programmes.
Sonke’s work in encouraging a paradigm shift within men’s thinking, specifically about their partners.
Sonke’s engagement with coloured men.
There is only one women’s’ movement, and men should not be excluded.
It is clear that more time is needed to continue this important debate.
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SAGE WORKSHOP
Going Solo
Going Solo: multi-skilling and the role of the producer/director/editor
Moderator
Dr. Liani Maasdorp Lecturer, UCT and vice-chair of SAGE
Panellists:
IZETTE MOSTERT
Producer / Director /
Editor – Saying Goodbye
KHALID SHAMINS
Producer / Director /
Editor – Imam and I
MICHAEL CROSS
Producer / Director /
Editor – Rockstardom
THOMAS BARRY
Director / Editor
Healers
The discussion was informative and lively with excellent feedback as reported by Dr. Maasdorp, and she expressed her
gratitude to Encounters for the outreach opportunity.
INREACH / ACCESS PROGRAMME
Every year Encounters secures funding in order to provide access to the Festival, overcoming the problems of lack
of transport and the means to afford cinema tickets. Transport for the Inreach programme was made possible by
the sponsorship of the HCI Foundation. Encounters provided all cinema tickets. The following organisations were
accommodated:
COSATU PENSIONERS GROUP Atlantis, Cape Town | Equal Education – Khayelitsha
MZOLISO PITOLI’S YOUTH GROUP Gugulethu | Luyolo Stofile’s youth group – Khayelitsha
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FUNDING
Funding for the Festival was provided by, the National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) as our primary sponsor,
Al Jazeera English, The Cape Film Commission and WESGRO. Additional support was provided by the Goethe Institut,
the University of Cape Town, the American Film Showcase (administered by The US Consulate), Tempest Car Hire,
The Times, Big Fish Digital School of Filmmaking and the HCI Foundation.
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BIOSCOPE
This year, the Festival finances did not meet the budget.
Despite a shortfall the Festival went ahead.
2012 FUNDERS AND PARTNERS
National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)
Al Jazeera
Wesgro
Core Costs 2011– 2012
Festival Operational costs
Master Classes (Tiffany Shlain and Al Jazeera Workshop and
Pitching Forum)
Cape Film Commission
Cultural & Diplomatic agencies
Goethe Institut
US Consulate General / American Film
Showcase (AFS)
Master class programme, Inreach and Al Jazeera cocktail event
in Kind Sponsorship (Value)
The Times / Sunday Times
Tempest Car Hire
HCI Foundation
Screening Sponsorship
Woolworths – My Planet
Matthew Brown at Sea Monster
Bowman Gilfillan
NoMu
Jennifer and Hugh Herman
Industry and Other Partners
UCT
Documentary Filmmakers Association
Partners: (Media / Online)
Cape Town TV
Whats On
The Callsheet
Screening Partners
Nu Metro Cinemas
The Fugard Theatre
The Bioscope
Pina – screening fee and 3D cinema booking.
Tiffany Shlain: Flights, accommodation, per diems, Honorarium and
shipping costs
Advertising space (Media sponsorship)
Car discounts
Inreach transport: Golden Arrow buses.
Saving Rhino Phila
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
A Common Purpose
A Matter of Taste: Serving up Paul Liebrandt
Investec Trust donation
Jon Blair master class costs
Advertising in Encounters programme
Outreach screening platform
Online marketing
1-Page print profile and online platform
Hyde Park and V&A Waterfront
Cape Town
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
• CinemaAfrica (Sweden) – a nonprofit organisation that works to distribute quality films from the African continent
in Sweden.
• Sichuan TV Festival (China) – has become a comprehensive exposition focussing on exchange and competition,
is also an equipment exhibition platform.
• DW-Akademie/Berlinale – intensive festival training, takes place during the Berlinale.
• Film Transit (Toronto / New York) – one of the longest running, renowned and respected international sales
agencies of quality documentaries.
• First Hand Films (Germany) – distributor, sales agent, executive producer with access to story architects,
directors, producers, broadcasters and funding bodies.
LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS
• Cape Town Television – This partnership has allowed for the programming of quality South African films and
award-winning international films to a broad spectrum of audiences, beyond the Festival community. CTV’s
viewership is 1,193,000 across the Peninsula.
• Documentary Filmmakers Association – The DFA, an industry association launched at Encounters in 2007,
hosts film competitions and training programmes annually during the Festival.
• Africa Centre – Encounters has been approached by WikiAfrica / Wikipedia to contribute information of South
African and African documentary filmmakers and films.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
As consumer demographics alter and festivals mushroom around the country, it is imperative that we keep the needs
of the industry and its economic development at the forefront of our plans. After 14 years of commissioning films,
running workshops and outreach programmes, putting together a festival with quality programming and growing the
documentary industry both in the country and the region, there needs to be emphasis on:
• designing the Festival as an event, a social meeting for the industry.
• Getting back to one of its original objectives; developing emerging filmmakers.
• operating in a more stable funding environment and introducing alternate funding sources.
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STAFF
The Festival was successfully organised by the core staff members and a handful of freelancers.
FULL-TIME
Mandisa Zitha
Lesedi Oluko Moche
Nazeer Ahmed
Andreas Spath
Carol de Vos
Nololo Lange
Steven Markovitz
Nodi Murphy
Director (outgoing)
Director (incoming)
Operations Manager
Head of Programming
Bookkeeper
Office Assistant
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
PART-TIME
Parveen Banderker
Donovan Oostendorp
Luyolo Stofile Lucky Kwatsha
Festival Coordinator
Production Assistant / Driver
Projectionist
Projectionist
PRODUCTION VOLUNTEERS
Sharon Jackson (OIA)
Festival Production Assistant
PUBLICITY
Joy Sapieka Kevin Kriedemann Publicist
Publicist
DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Encounters Team, K&I Design, Tania Bester
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+27.21. 465 4686
Facsimile:
+27.21. 461 6964
Contact Person:
Lesedi Moche – Festival Director
oluko@encounters.co.za
Website:
www.encounters.co.za
Auditor:
Jeneen Galbraith, Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor
89 Roedebloem Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925
Tel: (021) 447 3840 Fax: (021) 447 2457
Email: info@galbraithrushby.co.za
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