Antoinette Engel

Antoinette Engel is a producer of documentary films and immersive storytelling projects, committed to the collaborative spirit that underpins all creative projects. Her work has screened at IDFA, (...) Dok.Fest Munich, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, Filmfest FrauenWelten, NY ADIFF and on Al Jazeera. She has executive produced VR experiences for Electric South, which have premiered at IDFA, SXSW, Sheffield DocFest and Sunnyside of the Doc and worked with partners Meta, the British Council, UNESCO, Atlantic Institute and South Africa's National Film and Video Foundation. She is a Durban FilmMart Talent Campus, IFFR Cinemart Producer's Lab and RLNS DET alumni, has co-chaired the Documentary Filmmakers' Association of South Africa and has served as jury member for the Durban International Film Festival, Fak’ugesi Digital Lab Africa (2023) and goEast XR (2022). In 2025 Antoinette joined the DFMI as industry programme manager of the Durban FilmMart.