by EarleH@afda.co.za | Dec 6, 2023 | Film School, News
BET Africa and AFDA are proud to announce the upcoming BET Script to Screen: AFDA Edition, a film festival featuring a curated selection of student films from the prestigious AFDA film school. This initiative is a dedicated effort to open doors for emerging...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Dec 1, 2023 | News
The AFDA third year and honours students from the Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha campuses have once again pulled out all the stops this year at the annual AFDA Graduation Festival held recently. The Motion Picture Medium students very successfully...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Nov 24, 2023 | Alumni, News
The Tourism Business Council’s Tourism Campaign for South Africa, starring comedian Trevor Noah has been officially released on various social media platforms worldwide. The commercial, directed by young, talented and gifted AFDA alumnus Lindo Langa has been...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Nov 17, 2023 | Awards, News
AFDA alumna Thuthuka Mthembu, popularly known for her leading roles in Uzalo and Ehostela will host the SAMA29 alongside DJ Sabby, Mtshali, Nomalanga and Shozi, Hope Mbhele. The SAMAs will be staged and televised live from the SunBet Arena at Times Square, Menlyn...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Nov 10, 2023 | Film School, News, School of Business & Innovation, School of Creative Writing, School of Live Performance
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 17-26 November 2023. The festival will be hosted by AFDA in cinemas, theatres and studio venues...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Nov 3, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA alumnus Tsoanelo Moyo made it two in a row at the 3rd Annual South African Social Media Awards Ceremony at Sandton Convention Centre on the 29 October winning the Most Popular Video Series On Social Media award. On the SASMA X social media account they announce...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 27, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
After winning the Audience Choice Award at the International Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, the documentary film, ‘Rise: The Siya Kolisi story’, co-produced by AFDA alumnus Adam Thal has won the Peace and Sport documentary prize at the Sportel Awards in...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 20, 2023 | Alumni, Learning Staff, News
The new highly anticipated MNet crime series Devil’s Peak, based on the best-selling 2004 novel by South African writer Deon Meyer and directed by multi award-winning AFDA alumnus, Jozua Malherbe, airs on Sunday, October 29, at 8pm on M-Net. It will be live-streamed...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 13, 2023 | Learning Staff, News
Over the past 29 years AFDA has earned its reputation as the top institution of its kind in Africa, and the key to this success is the experienced, dedicated and talented staff body. AFDA boasts over 270 full-time academic, admin and support staff and recruits over...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 9, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, Film School, News
The AFDA Durban Honours’ team has done it again! Winterslaap, produced last year, has just won Gold at the 2023 Loeries for Best South African Student Film. The film has garnered many awards since it started on the festival circuit earlier this year. So far, it’s won...
