The Number One Film School in Africa

8 SAMAS

AFDA Alumni won 8 awards in the last 3 years, Shekhinah winning 5

3 LOERIES

AFDA honours film “Delville Wood” wins at Loeries awards 2022

OVER 30 SAFTAS

AFDA alumni cinematographers have won over 30 Golden Horn Awards
21 golden horn saftas in 2022

CANNES LIONS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

AFDA graduate Terence Neale became the first SA director to ever win Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world’s most prestigious advertising award

5 South African Oscar Candidates 5 Years in a Row

“Thina Sobabili”
“Noem My Skollie”
“The Wound”
“Toorbos”
“This is not a Burial,
It’s a Resurrection”

OSCARS

First and only SA winner of Academy Award for Best Foreign Student Film in 2006 “Elalini”

AFDA staff, students and alumni played a key role in the making of the 2021 Student Academy Award winning film “Lakutshon’ IIanga”

AFDA alumnus Kyle Stroebel works as colourist on Oscar winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher”

OVER 9700

The AFDA Community includes:
Over 7000 Alumni & Over 2700 Students

OVER 220

AFDA graduation productions produced annually

325 FEATURE FILMS

AFDA alumni in key positions in over 325 feature film productions

CILECT OVER 180

AFDA is a member of CILECT with over 180 audio visual institutions in 65 countries on 6 continents

32 COUNTRIES

In the last 3 years AFDA Graduation Films have been selected to screen at film festivals in 32 countries around the world

OVER 320

AFDA alumni in key positions in over 320 television and online streaming platforms

8 YEARS IN A ROW

AFDA graduation films have won Simon Sabela Best Student Film Award for 8 years running

TOP 5 FINALIST FESTIVAL DE CANNES

Court de Metrage 2006 AFDA Student Film “Ongeriewe”

3 AFRICA ACADEMY AWARDS

AFDA artist in residence Vusi Africa’s film, “Surviving Gaza” wins 3 Africa Academy awards