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AFDA Experimental Festival 2023: Showcasing African Creative Talent
The AFDA Experimental Festival is an annual event orchestrated by our 3rd year students. The...
Giving back: AFDA alumni invest in next generation of creative talent
At AFDA Durban this week, Sir Roel Twijnstra, the Program Co-Ordinator of the Live Performance...
The AFDA School of Business & Innovation graduates mean Business
Since the launch of the AFDA BCom in Business Innovation project-based degree in 2016, many of our...
Unveiling the Business Savvy of AFDA Live Performance Alumni
In the past 26 years, our AFDA Live Performance alumni have demonstrated their exceptional talent...
AFDA alumna Ofentse Thinane is new SABC1 channel boss
AFDA alumna Ofentse Thinane is the new SABC1 channel head and replaces Thuli Hhlapo who was acting...
Meet the AFDA alumni pioneers at Gambit Films
Gambit Films is an independent, multi award-winning film and television production company based...
AFDA alumnus Lemogang Tsipa is Shaka
AFDA Cape Town Live Performance alumnus Lemogang Tsipa plays the titular role of ‘Shaka’ in the...
The South African State Theatre & Vusi’ Africa Announce Collaboration on a Musical Adaptation of “Letters of Hope”
The SAST in Pretoria, South Africa, is proud to announce an exciting collaboration with...
Meet Bachelor of Creative Writing Lecturer Liana Hassim
AFDA Cape Town Bachelor of Creative Writing Lecturer Liana Hassim is a writer and director for...
Meet Tebogo Motaung; AFDA Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programme Co-Ordinator
AFDA Johannesburg Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programme Co-Ordinator Tebogo Motaung...
Meet AFDA Cape Town Higher Certificate Co-Ordinator Leopold Senekal
The AFDA Cape Town Higher Certificate Course is under the stewardship of Leopold Senekal who...
Meet AFDA Live Performance lecturer Abduragman Adams
AFDA Cape Town Live Performance lecturer Abduragman Adams is a well- known South African...
AFDA alumna Berenice Barbier wins Fleur du Cap Award and is nominated at Naledi Awards
AFDA is proud to announce that alumna Berenice Barbier won the Best Supporting Actress award at...
Acclaimed AFDA Theatre Production Whistleblowers Hits the Big Stage
The multi-award winning 2022 AFDA Johannesburg honours theatre play, Whistleblowers, directed by...
Meet AFDA Cape Town Motion Picture Programme Coordinator and Senior Lecturer – David Stein
“I don’t think I’ve ever worked in such a dynamic and stimulating environment. And what an...
AFDA alumni direct films on UNESCO X Netflix anthology “African Folktales, Reimagined”
UNESCO and Netflix have announced the global launch of “African Folktales, Reimagined”, an...
AFDA alumni lead the way on new Netflix series ‘Unseen’
Netflix recently dropped the official trailer of the much anticipated new South African series...
Four AFDA films selected to screen at Reel to Reality Festival
AFDA is proud to announce that four AFDA 2022 graduation films have been selected to screen at the...
AFDA students, alumni and staff receive 4 nominations for 58th Fleur du Cap Awards
For the sixth consecutive year the AFDA Cape Town Live Performance School once again sees...
Let’s celebrate AFDA alumnus Tsoanelo Moyo aka ‘Ah Mozisi’ @tsoanieskits
AFDA alumnus, Tsoanelo Moyo, over the last few years has made a massive name for himself as a...
‘The Fragile King’ by Student Oscar award winner, Tristan Holmes, screening at Film Mondays at AFDA
AFDA alumnus and student Oscar winner Tristan Holmes’ debut feature film ‘The Fragile King’ will...
Meet social media sensation Ethan “Bob” McKay
AFDA Higher Certificate graduate and content creator, Ethan “Bob” McKay is becoming a social media...
3 AFDA films selected for the CILECT Prize 2023
AFDA is proud to announce the selection of three 2022 graduation films to compete for the...
AFDA alumni launch IYABUYA iPOPArt Festival
The IYABUYA iPOPArt festival is a live and mixed media arts festival presented by POPArt...
3 AFDA honours films selected to screen at Joburg Film Festival.
AFDA is proud to announce that the 2021 honours graduation films, ‘Ihsaan’ and ‘Where is Mr...
AFDA Johannesburg, Goethe-Institut and SACOMM launch film screening series
A deeply missed Johannesburg tradition is coming back to life: Weekly film screenings aiming to...
Riky Rick’s Cotton Fest Awards 3 AFDA Students Bursaries
The Cotton Fest team recently launched the Cotton Fest Creative program founded by the late Riky...
Stellar award-winning 2022 for AFDA
Film and Television AFDA alumni win 21 Golden Horns at SAFTAs 2022 After receiving a massive 64...
The annual AFDA Online Graduation Festival goes live!!!
Our 3rd year and honours students from our Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth...
The annual AFDA Graduation Festival 2022 – Showcasing the future of the Creative Economy
AFDA is proud to announce that the annual AFDA Graduation Festival showcasing work from our final...
AFDA alumnus Fabian Medea’s film ‘Wild is The Wind’ blows hot on Netflix
The South African film, ‘Wild is the Wind’, produced, written and directed by AFDA alumnus Fabian...
AFDA’s first Artist in Residence Vusi Africa is king at 18th AMA Awards
AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA’s first Artist in Residence in their Masters (MFA) programme...
AFDA alumni share Best Actor Award at International Pan African Film Festival in Cannes
AFDA Cape Town Live Performance alumni Luntu Masiza and Francois Immelman recently shared the...
AFDA honours film “Delville Wood” wins at Loerie Awards
AFDA Johannesburg 2021 honours graduation film “Delville Wood” walked off with a Silver Loerie...
AFDA lecturer Abduragman Adams receives Ministerial Award
AFDA Cape Town Live Performance lecturer Abduragman Adams recently received a Ministerial Award at...
AFDA alumni star in new Showmax/Canal+ fantasy series Blood Psalms
The new Showmax action-packed African fantasy series, a co-production with CANAL+, “Blood Psalms”,...
AFDA OPEN DAY Saturday 15 October
Come to any of the AFDA Campuses that will be open for you to gain more insight into what it takes...
AFDA Masters student and lecturer’s film Surviving Gaza receives 13 nominations at Africa Movie Academy Awards
‘Surviving Gaza’ a film produced and co-written by AFDA Johannesburg writing lecturer Naledi...
New Netflix series shot by AFDA alumni Motheo Moeng & Kabelo Thathe
Netflix announced the release of its upcoming supernatural drama “The Brave Ones” releasing on 16...
AFDA alumnus Mandla N reaps rewards at SAFTAs
AFDA alumnus and founder of Black Brain Pictures Mandla N’s contribution to the South African...