by EarleH@afda.co.za | Sep 5, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
After receiving a massive 64 nominations for the 16th annual Saftas (South African Film and Television Awards) AFDA alumni picked up 21 Golden Horns at the Safta awards held virtually on 2 & 3 September. AFDA would like to give a big shout out to Jordy Sank took...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Sep 2, 2022 | Alumni, News, School of Live Performance
After graduating from AFDA Johannesburg with a degree in Live Performance in 2020, Chris Langa has taken very little time to shine on the silver screen, landing a feature role alongside famous Hollywood actors Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Sharlto...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 31, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
It was business as usual for AFDA alumna Shekhinah at the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) held over the weekend at Sun City. After being nominated for two awards Shekhinah walked off with the Best Pop Album award for her second album, Trouble in Paradise, which was...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 25, 2022 | Alumni, News
Netflix’s latest African original series “Justice Served”, directed by AFDA alumni Jozua Malherbe and Zwelethu Radebe and shot by AFDA alumnus Trevor Calverley has been trending since it premiered on Netflix on the 29 July and is still ranked in the top 10 of...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 17, 2022 | Events, News
SAVE THE DATE future #HumansofAFDA, Open Day is coming up next week Saturday, 27 August from 10.00 until 13.00. All AFDA Campuses will be open for you to gain more insight into what makes AFDA the No 1 School for the Creative Economy. You will have the opportunity to...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 12, 2022 | News, Staff
Netflix will launch its first streaming television Afrikaans series on the 26 August. The series, called Ludik, created and written by AFDA Johannesburg alumni, Paul Buys and Annemarie van Basten, is a racy, skop, skiet en donder six-part series featuring South...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 4, 2022 | Alumni, Film School, News
The Durban International Film Festival (Diff), organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal recently announced its award winners. The Best South African Feature Film award went to the time-piece “1960”, directed by AFDA alumnus...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Aug 2, 2022 | Awards, Film School, News
The AFDA Cape Town 2021 honours graduation film, “Where is Mr Adams?”, directed by Cameron Murray and produced by Larise Krishnan continues its fantastic run on the national and international film festival circuit, this time walking off with the Best Student Film...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 29, 2022 | Alumni, News, Staff
Winners of the ninth Simon “Mabhunu” Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards were announced during the annual Durban International Film Festival on July 23 and AFDA staff, students and alumni walked off with 6 awards after being nominated for 16. AFDA Cape Town honours...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 21, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy, is proud to announce that AFDA students and alumni have received an astonishing, record-breaking 64 nominations in 45 different categories at the 16th Annual South African Film & Television Awards (Saftas). The previous...
