by MediaAxisAdmin | Apr 23, 2021 | News
AFDA is proud to announce the selection of three 2020 graduation films to compete for the most prestigious award on the motion picture calendar – The Student Academy Awards (Oscars). The Student Academy Awards, established in 1972, is an international student...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Apr 20, 2021 | News
On the 16th April, the Simon Sabela Awards Statue was officially unveiled by members of the KZN Film Commission, AFDA Durban, members of KZN Tourism and the Mayor’s office in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on the AFDA Durban campus. The Simon “Mabhunu” Sabela Film...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Mar 24, 2021 | News
The AFDA Johannesburg 2019 3rd year animation film, Hadeda, written and directed by Nuha Suliman has been selected to screen at the Kwetu International Animation Film Festival in Tanzania. Hadeda was also recently selected as a finalist at the Lagos International...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Mar 19, 2021 | News
Since the start of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA’s) 15 years ago, AFDA alumni cinematographers have dominated the awards winning over 30 Golden Horn awards for cinematography in all the different cinematography categories in film and television....
by MediaAxisAdmin | Mar 19, 2021 | News
Kyle Stroebel is an AFDA alumnus and accomplished South African colourist. His recent work on the picturesque documentary My Octopus Teacher received national and international praise soon after it was released on Netflix in March of 2020. On the 9th of March 2021, it...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Mar 11, 2021 | News
AFDA Cape Town honours alumnus Ryan Kruger’s obsession with film started at the age of 14 when he was given a camcorder and feverishly started filming his friends and family in a series of short ‘movies’. Exploring themes of criminality, wacky...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Mar 11, 2021 | News
AFDA alumni have made a huge impact on the Television Industry both locally and abroad, working in all forms of television content, from drama series to soapies, game shows, magazine shows, tele- films and tele novelas on SABC, Mzanzi Magic, Mnet, DSTV, Showmax and...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Mar 11, 2021 | Film School
The new Showmax Original series DAM, shot, edited and starring AFDA alumni is a small-town psychological thriller deservedly receiving rave reviews. Fortress of Solitude similarly calls DAM “South Africa’s answer to Sharp Objects and The Outsider.” Reviewer Sergio...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Over the last 26 years, our multi-talented and multi-award winning AFDA Live Performance alumni have not only become household names in South Africa and abroad for their roles and performances in feature films, television series and popular streaming platforms like...
by MediaAxisAdmin | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Since the inauguration the Loeries Official Rankings in 2010, which offers a comprehensive overview of the annual performance across the brand communications industry throughout Africa and the Middle East, AFDA alumni have been highly ranked and recognised for their...
