by EarleH@afda.co.za | May 10, 2024 | Alumni, Film School, News
Viewers favourite Netflix franchise, How To Ruin, returns with its first-ever spin-off on the 31st of May. The new series, How To Ruin Love: The Proposal, created and produced by AFDA alumna Rethabile Ramaphakela revolves around Zoleka (Sivenathi Mabuya) who sabotages...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Apr 26, 2024 | Awards, Film School, News
AFDA is delighted to announce that the third year AFDA Johannesburg 2023 graduation film, “Anguish”, produced by Raheem Razak and directed by Mandisa Mary-Jane Mtembu has been shortlisted for the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024. The shortlist of 30 filmmakers across...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Apr 5, 2024 | Alumni, Film School, News
Imagine being able to say that you played a key role on film “Five Fingers for Marseilles” that served as a source of inspiration for Beyoncé’s new album “Cowboy Carter”. AFDA alumni Vuyo Dabula, Kenneth Fok and Marcelle Du Toit can say...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Apr 3, 2024 | Alumni, Film School, News
The film “Heart of the Hunter”, shot by AFDA alumnus Trevor Calverley (SASC) has achieved the incredible feat of clocking No. 1 spot in English-language films on the Netflix Top 10 weekly rankings – the first African film to do so! This past week, it was viewed...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Mar 12, 2024 | Alumni, Film School, News
The new South African multi-generational 52 – episode drama series, ‘Summertide’, produced and directed by AFDA alumni powerhouse couple Corne and Rene van Rooyen premiered on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) in January in the prized 18:00 Sunday night slot, which leads...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Mar 8, 2024 | Alumni, Film School, News
‘Inkabi’ (The Hitman) written and directed by AFDA alumnus Norman Maake is set to premiere on Netflix worldwide on the 13 March. The film is one of 6 micro-budget projects supported through a joint film fund by Netflix and the National Film and Video Foundation...
