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About Us

About the Festival and what we do.

Sitemap

Lost? Maybe you’ll find it on our sitemap.

Press Releases

We keep a copy of our press releases here.

Other News

Keep your eyes peeled for our other news and announcements.

Documentaries

We’re showing over 50 films on our virtual platform, this year.

Guests

Guests and panelists for this year’s festival.

Booking Information

How to book tickets for our films.

Schedule

Our complete timetable for screenings, live Q&As, and other events.

Awards

Find out about our Awards, and our Juries.

Our Sponsors

The Festival is made possible through the generous support of donors and partners.

Workshops, Virtual Encounters and more

Live and pre-recorded events available.

Guests

Directors, Producers and Panelists, oh my!

Donate

Support the Festival by becoming a DocLover or Corporate Sponsor.

Our Sponsors

The Festival is made possible through the generous support of donors and partners.

Previous Websites

All (well, most) of our previous years’ websites

Previous Festival Programme Booklets

Check out the cover pages and download the PDFs of our previous festivals’ programmes.

Encounters 2021 Header Info

Liani Maasdorp

Senior Lecturer: Film and TV Studies — Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town

Academic Director — UCT TV Studio

Founder — Stepping Stone

Live In-Conversation Moderator: Watch Over Me

Panel Discussion Moderator (UCT Session): Murder in Paris

Liani Maasdorp is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. She convenes the Master of Documentary Arts degree programme, is the academic director of the UCT TV Studio and founder of Stepping Stone community engagement video training programme and the ScreenCubator talent developer.