The organisers of ENCOUNTERS, the annual South African International Documentary Festival, are calling for entries from South African and International filmmakers for 2008 the 10th edition of the festival.

ENCOUNTERS will show a selection of documentary films from around the world, with a particular focus on South African work. The festival will screen South African Premières only.

Filmmakers must guarantee, should their films be selected, that permission from the rights holder are secured for a minimum of six screenings at this Festival.
The deadline for submissions is Friday the 14th March 2008.
The entry form can be obtained from this website www.encounters.co.za and must be submitted with the DVD PAL screener.

Encounters is the only South African distributor dedicated to distributing documentaries to the South African public. Encounters promotes and sells films to television, through DVDs and in cinemas.