AFDA Alumni students have hit the district with the internationally renowned box office movie, District 9. The young, skilled and passionate group of filmmakers have created entertainment products within the growing film industry of South Africa. 8 Oct 2009 Read more >>

The Honours programme is a one-year full-time degree starting in February and ending in November with term breaks in April and September and a production window in June and July. The focus of the honours programme is to provide opportunities for students to acquire in-depth conceptual and applied skills in a chosen major discipline. 17 Aug 2009 Read more >>

All individuals and companies interested in attending the AFDA television short course are invited to attend a short presentation on what the course will entail as well as meet the staff that will deliver the course. 5 May 2009 Read more >>

AFDA is offering a hands-on, six-week short course in Television Production. 30 Mar 2009 Read more >>

The Oscar award-winning film school AFDA, is proud to announce that the Cape Town Honours year film Wamkelekile (which means "Welcome Back") has been selected as the official South African 2009 entry in the 36th Student Academy Awards. 19 Feb 2009 Read more >>

The Cape Town Honours graduate film Wamkelekile (Welcome back) has been selected as AFDA The South African School of Motion Picture Medium & Live Performance's entry into the CILECT (International Association of Film & Television Schools) student film competition. 19 Feb 2009 Read more >>

AFDA is about to have its Annual Students Film Festival. This has always been the debut platform for big international AFDA winners! 17 Nov 2008 Read more >>

AFDA is offering graduate students a unique opportunity to realise their dream of mastering the craft of motion picture production by researching, developing and participating in the making of a feature film or television series. 31 Oct 2008 Read more >>

The Shadow Boy directed by Justine Puren (left) has been selected for the competition of the 31st edition of the Recontres Henri Langlois, an international film schools festival, which will take place from 5th to 13th of December 2008 in Poitiers, France. The committee chose 62 films among the 1063 received. 24 Oct 2008 Read more >>

Awards second year in a row! AFDA students have done it again! The Best Student Film Award went to Sindiswa at the recently held 2007 South African Film and Television Awards held at Gallagher Estate. 16 Aug 2008 Read more >>

The AFDA Johannesburg third-year production, The Cure, was officially selected to be screened at the Hip Hop International Film Festival 2008 in Manchester, UK. 24 Jul 2008 Read more >>

The Sophiatown sisters - Staci Lyons, Miranda Mokhele, Phumza Mtila and Funeka Pepeta, are all graduates of the AFDA Johannesburg campus. They performed at Nelson Mandela's birthday celebrations in Bangkok last month. 21 Jul 2008 Read more >>

We are proud to announce that the AFDA student film, Elalini, has been selected by the Academy membership as the winning film in the 33rd Annual Student Academy Awards Honorary Foreign Film category. The news was received via an official letter from the Academy. 18 Jun 2008 Read more >>

AFDA won big at this year's Loerie Awards in the student category TV & Cinema - Motion Graphic Design, with Andrew Haycock's claymation production, Grumble Bumble, winning Gold and Justine Puren's sand animation production, The Shadow Boy, winning Silver. 3 Jun 2008 Read more >>