by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 11, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
The 17th Annual South African Film and Television Awards nominees have been announced and AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA students, staff and alumni have received over 50 nominations in the various categories. The AFDA Johannesburg 2022 honours graduation film...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 4, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA are delighted to announce that AFDA Durban 2022 honours film “Winterslaap”, directed by Leandros Brown and Daniel Howells won the Best South African Student Film award at the 2nd edition of the Isiphethu International Student Film Festival at the Durban...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 28, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
“AFDA is delighted that our student films and alumni have excelled once more at the Simon “Mabhunu” Sabela Awards. Once again, the Best Student Film Award went to AFDA Durban’s recent Honours’ graduates for their film, Winterslaap. Writers/directors Leandros Brown and...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 21, 2023 | Alumni, Film School, News
14 AFDA 2022 graduation films were selected to screen at the The Student World Impact Film Festival (SWIFF). 6 of the films, “Room 13”, “Murder is Art”, “Shumba”, “Clouded”, Moonwalkers” and “20 Something” received an Honourable Mention with AFDA Johannesburg honours...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 14, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA students and alumni once again are making an impact at the Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards receiving 12 nominations. In the Best Student Film category AFDA Durban Honours films “Winterslaap” and “Dog Trainer” are nominated alongside second...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 13, 2023 | Film School, News
AFDA is proud to announce that two AFDA Durban films have been selected to compete in the Isiphethu student programme at the Durban International Film Festival 2023. Congratulations to the cast and crew of the 2022 honours graduation film, “Winterslaap”, directed by...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 7, 2023 | News
Earlier this year TheSouthAfrican.com website called on registered film students from South African tertiary institutions to get creative and document a social issue facing South Africa today. AFDA Durban honours students grabbed the opportunity and produced three...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jun 30, 2023 | Alumni, News
AFDA alumna Chipo Zhou was among 100 other change-makers from across the world who recently met with former United States President Barack Obama under the latter’s leadership development programme in Athens, Greece. The five-day meeting brought together change-makers...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jun 23, 2023 | Events, News
Binge-watch over 70 productions The annual AFDA Experimental Festival proved to be a resounding success. Audiences enjoyed an array of thought-provoking experiences. Our Business & Innovation School students pitched their cutting-edge and financially viable...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jun 9, 2023 | News
The AFDA Experimental Festival is an annual event orchestrated by our 3rd year students. The primary purpose of the festival is to celebrate and exhibit the ingenuity of young African creatives who dare to explore unconventional and avant-garde approaches across...