AFDA to host experimental festival

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AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) campuses throughout South Africa are set to host an Experimental Film, TV and Music Festival over the June long weekend. The festival will hit Durban on Friday, 14 June 2013 and Johannesburg and Cape Town on Friday and Saturday, 14 and 15 June 2013.

The festival is an annual event that focuses on the third-year students' Experimental Module that they do in the first semester of the year. With Durban campus being so young, it will be screening their current first years' short films made this semester and will include the top third-year experimental short films from the Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses. A selection of the best theatre and musical pieces from their current students will also be performed.

A student showcase

"This mini-festival concept is great for students as they get an opportunity to gauge audience reaction to their work," says Garth Holmes, chairman of AFDA. "From here they are able to refine their work further as they head for the final six months of their degrees."

In Durban there will be food and beverages on sale and music in the outdoor entertainment area. Once-off entry is R20 per person, which allows one to attend any of the screenings and theatre productions in the programme. Tickets are R15 per movie in Johannesburg and R10 per movie in Cape Town.

For further information about the festival and starting times, go to www.afda.co.za.