by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 27, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
After winning the Audience Choice Award at the International Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, the documentary film, ‘Rise: The Siya Kolisi story’, co-produced by AFDA alumnus Adam Thal has won the Peace and Sport documentary prize at the Sportel Awards in...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 9, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, Film School, News
The AFDA Durban Honours’ team has done it again! Winterslaap, produced last year, has just won Gold at the 2023 Loeries for Best South African Student Film. The film has garnered many awards since it started on the festival circuit earlier this year. So far, it’s won...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 3, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA alumna Muneera Sallies wins at The Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards AFDA alumna Muneera Sallies recently won the Most Innovative Contribution of an Artist/Organisation in Film, Audio-Visual, Interactive Media, and Photography at The Western Cape Cultural...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Oct 2, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA is proud to announce that AFDA students and alumni picked up 13 Golden Horn awards at the 17th annual SAFTAs held over the past weekend. The AFDA Johannesburg 2022 honours graduation film “Shumba”, directed by Nigel Wurayayi, won the Best Student Film Award...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Sep 29, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
We are heading towards the SAFTAs weekend and AFDA would like to wish all the AFDA students, staff and alumni nominated for the awards GOOD LUCK. You can watch the Craft Awards ceremony on the SAFTAs YouTube page on Friday, 29 September 2023 @19h00 and the simulcast...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Sep 1, 2023 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA alumni power-couple Corne and Rene van Rooyen’s new film, “Hans steek die Rubicon oor”, walked off the blue carpet at the 11th Silwerskermfees Awards with the Best Feature Film Award with Corne also taking the Best Feature Film Director Award. AFDA alumnus...
