by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 20, 2022 | Alumni, Film School, News
Over the last 20 years AFDA students and alumni award-winning films have had a strong presence at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) and 2022 is no exception. For starters, the feature film, “1960“, a drama feature film set in Sophiatown and directed...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jun 10, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA Johannesburg Live Performance alumni have scooped up three nominations for the South African Music Awards (SAMA) which will be presented at a live event to be broadcast on 31 July 2022 on SABC1. Shekhinah is nominated for Best Female Artist of the Year and Best...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jun 2, 2022 | Alumni, News, School of Live Performance
MultiChoice and Bomb Productions are proud to announce that production on the epic drama series, Shaka Ilembe, has commenced and is currently filming in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, providing jobs for over 8 000 people. AFDA alumnus, “Isithembiso” and “The...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | May 18, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News, School of Live Performance
AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA alumnus Thabo Malema won the Best Performance in a Play award for his role in “A Better Life” produced by the Market Theatre at the 17th Annual Naledi Theatre Awards held on the Mandela Stage at the Joburg Theatre on 16 May. Thabo...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | May 12, 2022 | Alumni, Film School, News
AFDA alumnus, cinematographer, director, filmmaker and social media content creator Ofentse Mwase aka Uncle Scrooch keeps ticking all the right boxes to add to his already extensive showreel. He recently shot his first feature film (DOP), “Collision” which will...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Apr 29, 2022 | Alumni, News
While still in her third year at AFDA in 2008, majoring in screenwriting and producing, AFDA alumna Rethabile Ramaphakela took the bull by the horns and created a film production company with her two brothers called Burnt Onion Productions. As soon as she completed...
