by design@afda | Nov 25, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
The National Film & TV Awards South Africa returned to the Opera Theatre in Pretoria for its 3rd annual edition, delivering an unforgettable evening honouring the icons, trailblazers, and rising stars shaping the future of South African entertainment. The 2025...
by design@afda | Nov 21, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA is proud to announce that 3 feature films, that have AFDA alumni in key roles, have won 6 awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2025. The 2025 South African Oscar candidate film The Heart is a Muscle, produced by AFDA alumni Brett Michael Innes and...
by design@afda | Nov 20, 2025 | Awards, Learning Staff, News
AFDA is as pleased as punch to announce that David Stein, the AFDA Quality Assurance Officer in the Educational Value Assurance Department has won the 2025 Writers Guild South Africa Muse Award for Best Unproduced Short Film Screenplay for Words Like Weeds. The WGSA...
by design@afda | Nov 14, 2025 | Alumni, News
We are delighted to highlight the contribution of AFDA alumni to the brand-new crime-drama series Bad Influencer, which premiered globally on Netflix on 31 October 2025. The impact of Bad Influencer has been immediate and impressive. Shortly after its launch on...
by design@afda | Nov 7, 2025 | Alumni, News
AFDA CEO, Diaan Lawrenson, has developed a multifaceted career in South Africa’s creative industries as an actor, producer, educator and now executive. With her appointment as CEO of AFDA in January 2025 she now occupies one of the top leadership positions in the...
