by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jan 20, 2023 | Alumni, News
The Cotton Fest team recently launched the Cotton Fest Creative program founded by the late Riky Rick, to give back to the students in the community while creating outlets to empower young creatives to succeed in their studies and career. Considering Riky himself was...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Dec 9, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
Film and Television AFDA alumni win 21 Golden Horns at SAFTAs 2022 After receiving a massive 64 nominations for the 16th annual Saftas (South African Film and Television Awards) AFDA alumni picked up 21 Golden Horns at the Safta awards held virtually on 2 & 3...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Nov 11, 2022 | Alumni, News
The South African film, ‘Wild is the Wind’, produced, written and directed by AFDA alumnus Fabian Medea premiered on Netflix on the 30 October and is blowing both audiences and critics away around the world. It entered into the top ten most watched films on Netflix...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 28, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA Cape Town Live Performance alumni Luntu Masiza and Francois Immelman recently shared the Best Actor Dikalo Award for their performances in the short film Some Mothers’ Sons at the International Pan African Film Festival in Cannes, France. Luntu won for his...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 6, 2022 | Alumni, News, School of Live Performance
The new Showmax action-packed African fantasy series, a co-production with CANAL+, “Blood Psalms”, premiered on Showmax on 28 September 2022 with five AFDA Live Performance alumni starring in the series. The AFDA alumni starring in the most ambitious series made by...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Sep 23, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
‘Surviving Gaza’ a film produced and co-written by AFDA Johannesburg writing lecturer Naledi Bogacwi and directed by AFDA Masters (MFA) student Vusi Africa has received a massive 13 nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. The nominations include Best Film,...
