Jo’burg and Cape Town host doc festival

After four years, Encounters: The South African International Documentary Festival has found its rhythm. The event, held this year from July 21 to August 7 in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, attracted an estimated 6,500 attendees and screened 46 films. 'Finally, South Africa seems to have woken up and we are established,' says Nodi Murphy, Encounters' co-director (with Steven Markovitz).

September 1, 2002

After four years, Encounters: The South African International Documentary Festival has found its rhythm. The event, held this year from July 21 to August 7 in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, attracted an estimated 6,500 attendees and screened 46 films. 'Finally, South Africa seems to have woken up and we are established,' says Nodi Murphy, Encounters' co-director (with Steven Markovitz).