Cape Town: Swiss Focus

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Encounters International Documentary Festival
Consulate General of Switzerland in Cape Town

Master Classes - With Heidi Specogna

Sunday - 4 June, 10.00 - 12.00, Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking
What does a Doc Do?
What can documentary films contribute and how are they perceived? And, contrarily, what are the difficulties and needs of the documentary form? Award-winning director Heidi Specogna (Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez, Tupamaros, Cahier Africain) has worked extensively in Latin America and Africa. Illustrated with clips from her impressive body of work, she will expound on the relevance of documentary film today. Specogna will also consult, one-on-one, with emerging filmmakers.

In Conversation with Laurence Bonvin

Wednesday - 7 June, 12.00 - 14.00, Cape Town School of Photography
Documentary Photography - Still Lives in Motion
Laurence Bonvin, an award-winning photographer and filmmaker, has exhibited her work across the world, including South Africa. Bonvin will discuss the relationship and tension between the still and the moving image in her work.

Cineportrait

Heidi Specogna Cinéportrait (PDF) English