{"id":2968,"date":"2025-08-18T16:49:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/?post_type=faevents&#038;p=2968"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:50:51","slug":"encounters-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"faevents","link":"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/recommends\/encounters-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Encounters Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ws-flex-grow-sm-0 ws-flexbasis-sm-15 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.encounters.film\/\">Encounters<\/a> is a globally renowned short film festival that takes place each 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