Every encounter begins somewhere. With a film. With a stranger. With an idea. With history. Sometimes, with ourselves. What encounter are you still carrying with you? 📅 3–13 June 2027 We'll gather again. #MoreThanJustAFestival

Bones, Eyes to See and Best South African Short Documentary winner WAT WAS HIE? brought audiences together for an evening of reflection, conversation and shared history. Thank you to everyone who joined us for one final conversation at Ster-Kinekor V&A. ❤️ 📸 Kwei Shun-yu

Where we gather❤️ Our final day at the Labia brought together stories of music, memory, family and community. Thank you for celebrating these remarkable filmmakers with us. Until next year. 🎬

The credits rolled. The conversations continued. Thank you to everyone who filled Ster-Kinekor V&A for another sold-out screening of The Hour After Midnight. 📸 Kwei Shun-yu

What does it mean to belong to the land? 🌱 From healing and indigenous foodways to conservation and courage, the Salt of the Earth Shorts Block explored our connection to land, identity, community, and the forces that shape us. #Encounters2026 #AfricanCinema

A story that began with two brothers meeting online became a room of strangers finding common ground❤️ Following the African Premiere of My Father's Son at the Labia, audiences stayed for a moving conversation on identity, family, healing & belonging #Encounters2026 #MyFathersSon

From Opening Night to @BerthaHouseCPT Truck Mama continued its journey with a powerful community screening in Mowbray. Thank you to director Zippy & everyone who stayed for the conversations, connections and shared reflections. Stories live on🎬✨ #Encounters2026 #TruckMama

THANK YOU FOR BEING ❤️At The Bioscope, we were honoured to welcome the protagonist of Just Because I'm a Street Kid alongside audiences, filmmakers and community members who gathered to share in her story.The evening also featured Dear Sikhonkwane director Sihle Hlophe

From multinational funding to multi-year productions, Miguel Eek's Producing the Impossible Film masterclass offered a behind-the-scenes look at bringing Amílcar winner of Best International Feature to the screen. @UCTTV #Encounters2026 #Amilcar #DocumentaryFilm

A hug in the foyer. A question in the dark. A filmmaker sharing a story. An audience carrying it home. From Where Grief Settles and Don Edkins' an open field to the conversations that followed, these are the moments that stay with us long after the credits roll. #Encounters2026