by design@afda | Jan 31, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA student achievements 2024 AFDA is as proud as punch and delighted to celebrate the remarkable achievements of AFDA’s 2023 graduation films. The award-winning trio—Anguish, Warm, and Cipher—dominated the South African entertainment awards circuit in 2024 while...
by design@afda | Jan 29, 2025 | Management and Admin Staff, News
Dr Temara Prem is an academic and filmmaker based in Durban, South Africa, specialising in postcolonial film theory and filmmaking. She holds a PhD in Film and Television from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Her doctoral research examines identity...
by design@afda | Jan 28, 2025 | Management and Admin Staff, News
Leopold Senekal is an accomplished academic leader, educator, and creative practitioner with a distinguished career spanning over a decade in higher education and the performing arts. Currently serving as the Dean of AFDA Cape Town, Leopold is dedicated to fostering...
by design@afda | Jan 24, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA is thrilled to announce that the South African film The Last Ranger, directed by Cindy Lee and produced internationally by Kindred Films and locally by AFDA alumnus Adam Thal of Star Films, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Live Action Short...
by design@afda | Jan 23, 2025 | Awards, Learning Staff, News
AFDA is delighted to announce that AFDA Cape Town Screen Acting lecturer, Gerard Rudolf, recently was awarded the Ingrid Jonker L’Art Poétique Prize. “I am really honoured for the recognition. I have been writing for many years and published my work both locally...