by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 8, 2025 | Alumni, News, School of Business & Innovation
AFDA is proud to celebrate the achievements of Nkululeko Mdluli, a 2024 BCom in Innovation and Entrepreneurship graduate whose groundbreaking work in biotechnology and health-tech is receiving global acclaim. Mdluli’s tech startup, Subatomic Eye, has just...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 6, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA is proud to announce the short documentary film Daughters of Lost Fathers, created by AFDA alumni, won Best Short Form Documentary at the Simon Sabela Awards. The film also received a nomination in the category of Best Micro Budget Film. Daughters of Lost...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 1, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
Nobulali Kama is a God-fearing woman, devoted mother, and award-winning storyteller whose creative journey began in 2016 at AFDA, where she discovered her passion for storytelling. After graduation, she revitalised her company, Coffee Stain Productions, to pursue her...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 25, 2025 | Alumni, Film School, News
Zureta has built an impressive CV as both costume supervisor and designer on international and local film and TV productions: Her early credits (2001–2009) include assistant work on Beauty & the Beast, The Young Black Stallion, Winnie Mandela, and co-costume...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 22, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA is proud to announce that its students and graduates have won 5 prestigious awards at the 2025 Simon Mabhunu Sabela Awards, held on 19 July 2025 at the Durban ICC. Portia Ncwane – Best isiZulu Film Portia, a current second-year student at AFDA Durban, captured...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 11, 2025 | Alumni, Film School, News
AFDA alumni continue to shine on the local and international stage, this time making a powerful showing at the prestigious Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). As Africa’s longest-running and most significant film festival, DIFF, presented by the Centre for...
