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AFDA alumnus Thabo Malema wins at 17th Naledi Theatre Awards
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” ...
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AFDA alumnus Ofentse Mwase shoots Netflix film “Collision”
AFDA alumnus, cinematographer, director, filmmaker and social media content creator Ofentse Mwase aka Uncle Scrooch keeps ticking all ...
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AFDA 2021 graduation film “Where is Mr Adams?” gets global recognition
The AFDA Cape Town 2021 honours graduation film, “Where is Mr Adams?”, directed by Cameron Murray and produced by Larise Krishnan is ...
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Celebrating entrepreneurship with AFDA alumni production company founders
While still in her third year at AFDA in 2008, majoring in screenwriting and producing, AFDA alumna Rethabile Ramaphakela took the bull
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Young, gifted and killing it – AFDA alumnus Benny Afroe
AFDA Live Performance alumnus Benny Afroe (born Benny Riba) is an exceptional young African talent creating waves on the South African ...
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AFDA alumni receive 6 nominations @ The Naledi Theatre Awards
The Naledi Theatre Awards nominations for 2022 were recently announced and AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA staff and alumni have ...
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Celebrating entrepreneurship with AFDA alumni production company founders
AFDA alumnus, Tebogo Keebine is the Founder, Head Tribesman and Creative Director of the film production company Tribal Media ...
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AFDA alumnus Travis Taute’s debut feature film INDEMNITY receives global praise
INDEMNITY, a subversive, edge-of-your-seat local action film, produced in South Africa by Gambit Films and written and directed by AFDA
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Hear from Oscar-winner Tristan Holmes at AFDA Open Day
AFDA Johannesburg alumnus Tristan Holmes is a fiercely hardworking award-winning film, commercial & music video director that ...
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Meet digital content creator Paballo “Mam’ K” Kgware at AFDA Durban Open Day
AFDA Durban is delighted to announce that AFDA Live Performance alumna and digital content creator Paballo “Mam’ K” Kgwarebe will be ...
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AFDA alumni win big at Kyknet Silwerskerm Festival 2022
Congratulations to the young and talented creative crew behind the scenes of the short film "Leemtes en Leegheid", which scooped up ...
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AFDA alumnus Siya Mayola wins at 57th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards
AFDA is extremely proud to announce that AFDA Cape Town live performance alumnus Siya Mayola won the Award for Best Performance by a ...
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Meet AFDA’s Award-Winning Deans at Open Day
AFDA Johannesburg Dean – David Dennis David is an actor best known for his starring role as Sol Grootboom on the SABC1 television ...
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AFDA alumnus Walter Mzengi wins Netflix X UNESCO ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ Short Film Competition
After launching a groundbreaking competition to find some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s up-and-coming filmmakers, entitled ‘African ...
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AFDA alumnus Jamie-Lee Sexton launches her new album “Medicine Woman”
It gives AFDA great pleasure to announce the launch of AFDA honours Live Performance alumna Jamie-Lee Sexton’s new album, “Medicine ...
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AFDA celebrates 4 nominations at Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards 2022
AFDA are extremely proud to announce that 4 AFDA Cape Town live performance graduates have been nominated at the 57th Fleur du Cap ...
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AFDA aluma Liese Kuhn’s debut feature film wins at JETS Initiative 2022
Carolyn Carew of Free Women Films along with AFDA alumna Liese Kuhn were one of four South African projects selected for the JETS ...
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AFDA alumni amongst Top 21 Emerging Filmmakers Shortlisted for Netflix & UNESCO Competition
AFDA alumni Walt Mzengi from Tanzania and Mphonyana Mokokwe from Botswana are among the 21 shortlisted candidates announced by ...
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2 SA Television Productions to be screened at the International Public Television Conference – (INPUT)!
AFDA COO and the South African National Coordinator for INPUT, Henriette de Villiers, is proud to announce the selection of 2 South ...
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AFDA lecturer Naledi Bogacwi’s new film ‘Surviving Gaza’ to premiere on eMedia’s eVOD
eMedia’s online streaming platform original film, ‘Surviving Gaza’, directed by Vusi Africa and produced and co-written by AFDA ...
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May You Rest In Peace
AFDA alumnus Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado, known professionally as Riky Rick, was a South African rapper, songwriter, singer, composer,
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AFDA students and alumni are sure to shine at kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival
AFDA alumni and student films continue their strong showing at the kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival this year with ten films screening ...
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AFDA STUDENTS & ALUMNI AWARDED TOP SPOTS IN 2021 LOERIES OFFICIAL RANKINGS
Since the inauguration the Loeries Official Rankings in 2010, which offers a comprehensive overview of the annual performance across ...
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Three AFDA 2021 Graduations films selected for prestigious CILECT PRIZE 2022
AFDA is proud to announce the selection of three AFDA 2021 graduation films to compete for the prestigious CILECT PRIZE 2022, the first
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AFDA film “The Prey” selected as Quarter-Finalist @ New York International Film Awards
The AFDA 2021 3rd year graduation film, “The Prey”, written and directed by Cheilin Wagner and produced by Leah Pillay & Walter ...
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AFDA X NETFLIX SCHOLARSHIP
AFDA is proud to be a partner higher education institution for the 2022 Netflix Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. Netflix, the ...
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AFDA x CILECT: Opening up international study opportunities for students
As a full member of CILECT - The International Association of Film and Television Schools since 2006, AFDA is recognised ...
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AFDA 2021 GRADUATION FILMS SELECTED TO TRAVEL WORLDWIDE
AFDA has selected twenty two 3rd year undergraduate and 4th year postgraduate 2021 Graduation Festival films from our Johannesburg, ...
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Acclaimed actor David Dennis appointed as AFDA Johannesburg Dean
AFDA has the great pleasure to announce the appointment of David Dennis as the new Campus Dean of AFDA Johannesburg. David will be ...
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AFDA Graduation Festival Awards Winners 2021
The annual AFDA Graduation Festival 2021 closed the curtain last night, celebrating another successful festival with the AFDA Awards. ...
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AFDA, as part of STADIO HOLDINGS, sets to award its postgraduate students with shares in the business
In a revolutionary move in the higher education sector, AFDA will be purchasing STADIO Holdings shares for their postgraduate class of ...
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The AFDA Graduation Festival 2021 – Showcasing Young African Talent
Over the last 25 years AFDA students in their final year of their Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees showcase their work at the ...
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Don’t miss out on the Registration Day – 20 November
Make sure you start your first year at the tertiary institution of your dreams with no complications by ensuring you register by the ...
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AFDA alumni win Best Short Film Award at the Rustenberg Film Festival
The short film “Ngikhona” directed by AFDA Durban alumnus Nathan Rice and written by fellow alumni Londiwe Shange won the Best Short ...
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AFDA film wins Best Diaspora Film at the Bioskop Zimbabwe Short Film Competition
The European Film Festival Zimbabwe 2021 announced the winners of this year’s BIOSKOP! Zimbabwe Short Film Competition and AFDA Cape ...
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AFDA alumni nominated at the African Social Entertainment Awards 2021
Three AFDA alumni have been nominated for four awards at the African Social Entertainment Awards. The awards aim to give a much-needed ...
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AFDA film “The Extraordinary Super-Now” wins 3 awards at 2021 Loeries
AFDA Johannesburg 2020 honours graduation film, “The Extraordinary Super-Now” has won 3 awards after been nominated as a finalists in 7
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AFDA community play key role on Oscar winning student film
AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA, AFDA staff, students and alumni played a key role in the making of the 2021 Student Academy Award ...
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AFDA staff, students and alumni bag 16 nominations at 9th Simon Mabhunu Sabela Awards
AFDA Durban staff, students and alumni once again have a strong presence at the annual Simon Mabhunu Sabela film and television awards ...
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Three AFDA students nominated @ 2021 Fleur Du Cap Awards
The Fleur du Cap awards which are in their 56th year, will this year, focus exclusively on the Most Promising Student category and AFDA
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The AFDA Book Goes Live
AFDA is proud to announce the launch of the AFDA Book, an online publication created by AFDA co-founder Garth Holmes and published by ...
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AFDA film “The Extraordinary Super-Now” receives 7 nominations @ Loeries 2021
AFDA Johannesburg 2020 honours graduation film, “The Extraordinary Super-Now” has been nominated as a finalists in 7 categories at the ...
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Meet AFDA Cape Town Open Day Guest Speaker NANCY SEKHOKOANE
AFDA Cape Town is delighted to have Live Performance alumna Nancy Sekhokoane as the Open Day Guest Speaker on the 2 October. Nancy is a
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Meet AFDA Johannesburg Open Day Guest Speaker MELISSA NAYIMULI
AFDA Johannesburg is delighted to have Motion Picture Medium Melissa Nayimuli as their Open Day Guest Speaker on the 2 ...
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Meet AFDA Durban Open Day Guest Speaker KATISHCKA KIARA
AFDA Durban is delighted to have Live Performance alumna Katischka Kiara as the Open Day guest speaker on the 2 October. Katishcka is ...
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AFDA X NETFLIX POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
Netflix is the world’s leading streaming entertainment service, with over 209 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying ...
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MALEHLOKA HLALELE ‘MALEH’ DROPS 4TH AFRO POP ALBUM ‘TONES OF THE QUEEN’
Spring has sprung and AFDA alumna and singer Malehloka Hlalele, popularly known as Maleh, is back with a brand new Afro Pop album ...
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FOUR AFDA FILMS SELECTED @ JOZI FILM FESTIVAL
AFDA is proud to announce that four AFDA 2020 graduation films have been selected in competition at the 10th annual Jozi Film Festival.
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ALUMNI OF THE WEEK # 170 LUNTU MASIZA
LUNTU MASIZA – ON STAGE ON SCREEN AND IN THE SPOTLIGHT Luntu Masiza graduated from AFDA in March 2017 with a BA in Live Performance.
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ALUMNI OF THE WEEK # 169 SIMON BEESLEY
AFDA alumnus Simon Beesley - A cut above the rest AFDA Cape Town alumnus Simon Beesley is the Co-Founder of Gambit Films, Chief ...
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ALUMNI OF THE WEEK # 168 KHOTSO MOEKETSI
AFDA BCom graduate Khotso Moeketsi is in business and on the move . Khotso Roger Moeketsi graduated with a BCom in Business ...
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ALUMNI OF THE WEEK #167 NANCY SEKHOKOANE
Actor Nancy Sekhokoane Awarded and Applauded Nancy Sekhokoane is a loving, passionate and trained performer, actor and voice over ...
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AFDA CAPE TOWN HYBRID GRAD FEST SCHEDULE 2020
AFDA Cape Town Graduation Festival 2020 Live Performance Festival Venue: 228 on Lower Main Road ...
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AFDA ALUMNUS SIMON BEESLEY – A CUT ABOVE THE REST
AFDA Cape Town alumnus Simon Beesley is the Co-Founder of Gambit Films, Chief Editor, Post-Production Superviser and an all-round Tech ...
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AFDA ALUMNUS JORDY SANK WINS BEST SA DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD AT DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
It is with great excitement that we give this honourable shout out to the documentary film, I Am Here, directed by AFDA alumnus Jordy ...
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AFDA ALUMNI STAR AT SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2021
The winners of this year’s South African Music Awards (SAMAs) were announced virtually on 31 July and AFDA alumni behind the mic and ...
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YOUNG AFRICAN CREATIVE TALENT ON SHOW AT THE ANNUAL AFDA EXPERIMENTAL FESTIVAL 2021
AFDA students have proved that in life, nothing is impossible to achieve when you have enthusiasm, optimism, confidence, and ...
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AFDA LECTURER KAMOGELO MATSOSO WINS SUNDAY WORLD UNSUNG HEROES AWARD
We are proud to announce that AFDA Johannesburg Production Course lecturer Kamogelo Matsoso recently won the first ever Sunday World ...
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AFDA ALUMNI SHINE WITH 13 GOLDEN HORN AWARDS AT SAFTAS 2021
The AFDA Cape Town 2020 honours graduation film, “Four Walls and a Roof”, directed by Keelan Nieuwstadt and the AFDA Johannesburg 2020 ...
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TWO AFDA FILMS SELECTED AS FINALISTS @ THE FLATNESS FILM AWARDS
The AFDA Cape Town 2020 honours graduation film, “Four Walls and a Roof”, directed by Keelan Nieuwstadt and the AFDA Johannesburg 2020 ...
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AFDA ALUMNI PICK UP 4 NOMINATIONS AT SAMA’S
The nominees for the 27th edition of the South African Music Awards (Sama27) were announced on SABC1 on the 19 May with AFDA alumni ...
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AFDA ALUMNI BAG 48 NOMINATIONS @ SAFTA’S 2021
AFDA alumni have received a massive 46 nominations at the15th South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS). In the feature film
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IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO SAY – WE WON THE OSCAR
Every person in the film industry dreams of one day being able to shout out loud – WE WON THE OSCAR!!! – In the early hours this ...
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3 AFDA 2020 GRADUATION FILMS IN RACE FOR THE OSCAR
AFDA is proud to announce the selection of three 2020 graduation films to compete for the most prestigious award on the motion picture ...
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SIMON “MABHUNU” SABELA, AWARD STATUE UNVEILED AT AFDA DURBAN
On the 16th April, the Simon Sabela Awards Statue was officially unveiled by members of the KZN Film Commission, AFDA Durban, members ...
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AFDA ANIMATION FILM HADEDA CONTINUES ITS SUCCESSFUL MIGRATION
The AFDA Johannesburg 2019 3rd year animation film, Hadeda, written and directed by Nuha Suliman has been selected to screen at the ...
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AFDA BRAG – THE SAFTA PODIUM IS HOME TO OUR ALUMNI CINEMATOGRAPHERS
Since the start of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA’s) 15 years ago, AFDA alumni cinematographers have dominated the
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AFDA ALUMNUS AND COLOURIST KYLE STROEBEL ON OSCAR NOMINATION FOR MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
Kyle Stroebel is an AFDA alumnus and accomplished South African colourist. His recent work on the picturesque documentary My Octopus ...
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AFDA ALUMNUS RYAN KRUGER – BREAKING THE LOCAL MOVIE MOULD… WITH DEBUT FEATURE FILM FRIED BARRY
AFDA Cape Town honours alumnus Ryan Kruger’s obsession with film started at the age of 14 when he was given a camcorder and feverishly ...
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AFDA BRAG – OUR MULTI-TALENTED TELEVISION STARS
AFDA alumni have made a huge impact on the Television Industry both locally and abroad, working in all forms of television content, ...
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AFDA BRAG OUR STAR-STUDDED CAST
Over the last 26 years, our multi-talented and multi-award winning AFDA Live Performance alumni have not only become household names in
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AFDA ALUMNI HIGHLY RATED IN LOERIES OFFICIAL RANKINGS 2020
Since the inauguration the Loeries Official Rankings in 2010, which offers a comprehensive overview of the annual performance across ...
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AFDA BIG BRAG OUR OSCAR ACADEMY AWARDS FILM CREW
When, your goal as a tertiary institution is to: Offer an education that contributes to South African nation building and rewards ...
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AFDA FILMS SELECTED FOR THE CILECT PRIZE 2021
AFDA is proud to announce the selection of three 2020 graduation films to compete for the prestigious CILECT Prize 2020; the first-ever
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AFDA 2020 GRADUATION FILMS SELECTED TO TRAVEL WORLDWIDE
AFDA has selected twenty two 3rd year undergraduate and 4th year postgraduate 2020 Graduation productions from our Johannesburg, Cape ...
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THE ANNUAL AFDA ONLINE GRADUATION FESTIVAL VIEWED IN 60 COUNTRIES
The 2020 annual AFDA Online Graduation Festival, which continues up until the 31 January 2021, is proving to be an enormous success. ...
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AFDA PORT ELIZABETH HYBRID GRAD FEST SCHEDULE
AFDA Port Elizabeth Graduation Festival 2020 Live Performance Festival Venue: AFDA PE Theatre – Bird Street, ...
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THE AFDA HYBRID GRADUATION FESTIVAL 2020 – SHOWCASING AFRICAN TALENT
Over the last 26 years AFDA students in their final year of their Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees showcase their work at the ...
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AFDA JOHANNESBURG HYBRID GRAD FEST SCHEDULE 2020
AFDA Johannesburg Graduation Festival 2020 Live Performance Festival Venue: Red Roof Theatre @ ...
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AFDA CAPE TOWN HYBRID GRAD FEST SCHEDULE 2020
AFDA Cape Town Graduation Festival 2020 Live Performance Festival Venue: 228 on Lower Main Road ...
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AFDA ALUMNI FILMS NOMINATED FOR 17 AFRICA MOVIE ACADEMY AWARDS
AFDA alumni films have had a huge impact at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2020 reeling in 17 nominations. The multi-award ...
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AFDA ALUMNA FAITH RIYANO WINS DFA DOCLOVE CITIZEN JOURNALIST AWARD
AFDA Johannesburg alumna, Faith Riyano who graduated in 2018 with a BA. Motion Picture Medium, majoring in cinematography recently was ...
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THE AFDA HYBRID GRAD FEST 2020 GOES LIVE TONIGHT
The AFDA Johannesburg honours Stage Acting students welcome all back LIVE and to return to the theatre with them with a double bill of ...
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AFDA ALUMNUS JARRYD DUTHOIT WINS LOERIES YOUNG CREATIVES AWARD
AFDA alumnus, Jarryd Duthoit, a finishing artist at Left Post Productions along with Tshepo Tumahole, a copywriter at Joe Public, was ...
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TWO AFDA ALUMNI FILMS IN RACE FOR THE OSCARS 2021
AFDA is as proud as punch to announce that two AFDA alumni feature films have been selected as candidates for the holy grail of film ...
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AFDA ALUMNI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NETFLIX LAUNCH EPISODIC CONTENT DEVELOPMENT LAB
Realness Institute, founded by AFDA alumni Elias Ribeiro and Cait Pansegrouw announced its partnership with global streaming service ...
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NINE AFDA FILMS SELECTED FOR KUKASTREAM ONLINE AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
A grand total of nine 2019 undergraduate and postgraduate AFDA films from our Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth ...
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AFDA FILM “IN SIGHT” GOES BIG IN JAPAN
The AFDA Cape Town 2019 graduation film, “In Sight”, directed by Ying Zhang and produced by Yolisa Letshwene has been selected as a ...
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AFDA FILM “HADEDA” SELECTED AS FINALIST AT LAGOS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION
With the annual AFDA Graduation Festival around the corner it is great to see 2019 graduation festival films doing so well on the ...
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AFDA ALUMNI BRING BACK THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE WITH A DIFFERENCE
At the beginning of the lockdown AFDA alumni Grant De Sousa and Tyrone Rubin brought the global #Masks4All movement to South Africa and
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MEET BUSINESS INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ALUMNA MBALIYEKHETHELO KUMALO
Mbaliyekhethelo is a business owner, digital content creator, social media strategist & manager, bedroom DJ and podcaster ...
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AFDA HONOURS FILM “KANYE KANYE” SELECTED FOR FLICKERFEST 30 YEAR CELEBRATION
The multi-award winning 2012 AFDA Johannesburg honours graduation film, “Kanye Kanye”, directed by Miklas Manneke is the only South ...
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AFDA INTRODUCES BCOM IN BUSINESS INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON THEIR PORT ELIZABETH CAMPUS FOR 2021
“As AFDA Port Elizabeth Campus Dean and Registrar I am elated to announce the introduction of the AFDA Undergrad Bachelor of Commerce ...
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AFDA HONOURS FILM “LEFA” SELECTED AT PRESTIGIOUS POITIER FILM FESTIVAL
The 2019 honours graduation film, “Lefa”, written and directed by Mpolokeng Chabane, has been selected in the Focus Africa2020 category
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TWO AFDA FILMS ON THE PODIUM @ AFRICA FILM FOR IMPACT FESTIVAL (AFFIF)
Congratulations to the cast and crew of AFDA Durban second year film, Unveiled, written and directed by current third year student, ...
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MEET AFDA ALUMNA FLAVIA MOTSISI AT THE AFDA ONLINE OPEN DAY
Our AFDA Online Open Day host, Noluthando Mnguni, can’t wait to introduce you to our alumni guest speaker, Flavia Motsisi - creative, ...
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AFDA ALUMNI FILMS WIN FOUR MAJOR AWARDS AT THE DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
“This is not a Burial, it’s a Resurrection” , directed by Lesotho-born, Berlin-based filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and produced by
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AFDA HONOURS FILM WINS TWO AWARDS AT JOZI FILM FESTIVAL 2020
The AFDA Cape Town 2019 honours graduation film, “You, Me And Everything In Between”, directed by Esther Jo Mbulawa, picked up the ...
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AFDA HONOURS FILM “THULILE” WINS TWO SIMON “MABHUNU” SABELA AWARDS
After receiving four nominations, three of which were in the professional short film categories, AFDA Durban 2019 honours graduation ...
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AFDA LAUNCH NEW CUTTING EDGE BACHELOR OF CREATIVE WRITING DEGREE COURSE FOR 2021
The South African and global creative industries are undergoing massive growth and diversification, and there is a clear need for ...
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“BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID.”
Four AFDA alumni genre filmmakers are killing it this year, terrifying audiences worldwide, at local and international film festivals, ...
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AFDA DURBAN HEAD OF BUSINESS INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL RELEASES 8TH STUDIO ALBUM
Arish Sirkissoon, AKA LX SETH and Head of AFDA Durban Business Innovation and Technology School has released his 8th Studio Album. The ...
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AFDA STAFF AND ALUMNI TO HAUNT DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WITH THE “TOKOLOSHE – THE CALLING”
AFDA Durban lecturer, film director, producer and AFDA Master of Arts (MA) graduate, Richard Green’s Masters degree outcome horror ...
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AFDA ALUMNA JENINE COLLOCOTT WINS AT 55TH FLEUR DU CAP AWARDS
The show must go on, and it did at the 55th Fleur du Cap Awards. With the current lockdown making the prestigious annual red-carpet ...
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AFDA PORT ELIZABETH STUDENTS AND STAFF WIN AWARDS AT PEMADS
On Friday 17th of January 2020 The Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society (PEMADS) hosted their annual Awards Evening at the ...
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