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...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 20, 2022 | Alumni, Film School, News
Over the last 20 years AFDA students and alumni award-winning films have had a strong presence at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) and 2022 is no exception. For starters, the feature film, “1960“, a drama feature film set in Sophiatown and directed...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jun 10, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA Johannesburg Live Performance alumni have scooped up three nominations for the South African Music Awards (SAMA) which will be presented at a live event to be broadcast on 31 July 2022 on SABC1. Shekhinah is nominated for Best Female Artist of the Year and Best...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jun 2, 2022 | Alumni, News, School of Live Performance
MultiChoice and Bomb Productions are proud to announce that production on the epic drama series, Shaka Ilembe, has commenced and is currently filming in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, providing jobs for over 8 000 people. AFDA alumnus, “Isithembiso” and “The...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | May 18, 2022 | Alumni, Awards, News, School of Live Performance
AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA alumnus Thabo Malema won the Best Performance in a Play award for his role in “A Better Life” produced by the Market Theatre at the 17th Annual Naledi Theatre Awards held on the Mandela Stage at the Joburg Theatre on 16 May. Thabo...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | May 12, 2022 | Alumni, Film School, News
AFDA alumnus, cinematographer, director, filmmaker and social media content creator Ofentse Mwase aka Uncle Scrooch keeps ticking all the right boxes to add to his already extensive showreel. He recently shot his first feature film (DOP), “Collision” which will...