by design@afda | Nov 29, 2024 | News
AFDA (The School for the Creative Economy) and Stadio Holdings are delighted to announce the appointment of Diaan Lawrenson as the new AFDA CEO, effective 1 January 2025. “With 26 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Diaan has embraced diverse...
by design@afda | Nov 22, 2024 | Awards, Film School, News
As the AFDA 2024 Graduation Festival unfolds in full swing, it’s the perfect moment 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...
by design@afda | Nov 15, 2024 | Awards, News
Multi-award-winning AFDA alumnus Vuyo Dabula picked up Best Supporting Actor award for his role in “The Butcher’s Soul” at the 2nd edition of the National Film & TV Awards South Africa, which took place on Saturday, 9 November at the State Theatre in Pretoria....
by design@afda | Nov 4, 2024 | News
AFDA is proud to announce that the annual AFDA Graduation Festival showcasing work from our final year Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree students will kick-off from the 14-24 November 2024. The festival will be hosted by AFDA in cinemas, theatres and studio venues...
by design@afda | Nov 1, 2024 | Awards, News
AFDA is proud to announce that the AFDA Johannesburg 2023 third year graduation film, Anguish, produced by Raheem Razak and directed by Mandisa Mary-Jane Mtembu, won the Best Student Film at the South African Film and Television Awards. In the 18 year history of the...
by design@afda | Oct 29, 2024 | Film School, News, School of Live Performance
The 18th South African Film and Television Awards were held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Jozi over the weekend and AFDA is delighted to announce that AFDA students and alumni showed up once again, winning 17 Golden Horn awards in 7 different categories. In...
by design@afda | Oct 25, 2024 | News
With over 50 nominations, AFDA students and alumni are bound to win a bunch of Golden Horns. The SAFTAs 18 Craft Awards Ceremony takes place live on the SAFTAs YouTube channel on the 25 October 2024 at 19:00, followed by the SAFTAs 18 Main Awards Ceremony which takes...
by design@afda | Oct 18, 2024 | Awards, News
The AFDA Durban 2023 undergraduate third year graduation film “Warm”, written and directed by Lindo Mthimkhulu and produced by Ndili Stamper and Neo Dube has won yet another award picking up the Equality Unleashed Award at the Sauti Zetu Film Festival in Dar es...
by design@afda | Oct 16, 2024 | News
AFDA takes pride in continuously updating the state-of-the-art equipment on all AFDA campuses. This ensures that the students are producing industry-ready projects before they even step into the real world of the Creative Economy! From the most recent cutting-edge...
by design@afda | Oct 15, 2024 | Alumni, Awards, News
The National Film & TV Awards South Africa has announced the 2024 Nominees and AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA alumni received 13 nominations I various categories. The Awards celebrate the finest achievements in the film and television industry in South...
