The new South African multi-generational 52 - episode drama series, ‘Summertide’, produced and directed by AFDA alumni powerhouse couple Corne and Rene van Rooyen premiered on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) in January in the prized 18:00 Sunday night slot, which leads into...
‘Inkabi’ (The Hitman) written and directed by AFDA alumnus Norman Maake is set to premiere on Netflix worldwide on the 13 March. The film is one of 6 micro-budget projects supported through a joint film fund by Netflix and the National Film and Video Foundation...
Travellers aboard Lift flight GE131 from Johannesburg to Cape Town were treated to a surprise sky-high book launch of AFDA alumna and author Jo Watson's latest work, Love at First Flight. Jonathan Ball Publishers and Lift collaborated to arrange the launch in the...
AFDA is proud to announce the 11 AFDA 3rd and 4th year graduation films have been selected to screen at the Joburg Film Festival which will take place in Sandton from the 27 February to 3 March 2023. The films selected include the AFDA Johannesburg 2022 graduation...
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Showmax recently announced that it will increase its African originals content by 150%, or 1,300 hours, as part of its relaunch on the 12 February. This is great news for the SA entertainment industry and for AFDA alumni who have been and are, in on the act, creating...
AFDA is proud to announce the selection of two 2023 honours graduation films to compete for the prestigious CILECT Prize 2024; the first-ever award bestowed to a student film based on the review from the whole community of CILECT Full Member Schools. By 2024 CILECT...
Starting 2024 with a celebration of the numerous accolades won by AFDA students and alumni throughout the award-winning year of 2023 is a great way to start the year. Here they are: 13 Golden Horn awards at the 17th annual SAFTAs. The AFDA Johannesburg 2022 honours...
AFDA is proud to announce that the AFDA Durban 2023 undergraduate third year graduation film “Warm”, written and directed by Lindo Mthimkhulu and produced by Ndili Stamper and Neo Dube won the Best Student Production Award at the 11th African Emerging Filmmakers...
AFDA has selected 21 third year undergraduate and fourth year postgraduate 2023 Graduation Festival films from our Johannesburg, Cape Town, Gqeberha and Durban campuses to represent AFDA at film festivals around the world in 2024, on the national and international...
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