Afda students and alumni receive over 50 nominations at Saftas - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] The South African Film and Television Awards nominees have been announced and Afda is proud to announce that Afda students and alumni have received over 50 nominations...

Afda joins Fame Week Africa 2024 as official education partner - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda is delighted to announce that it will be the official education partner at Fame Week Africa 2024, from 1 to 7 September at the CTICC in Cape Town...

Afda film Warm wins at Durban International Film Festival - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda graduation films continue to ride the wave...

Afda graduation film “Cipher” wins Simon ‘Mabhuna’ Sabela award - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda is delighted to announce that the 2023 AFDA Durban third year graduation film, “Cipher” won the Best Student Film award at the 11th Annual Simon ‘Mabhuna’ Sabela Awards...

The Afda Experimental Festival 2024 - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] The annual Afda Experimental Festival once again proved to be a resounding success. Audiences enjoyed an array of thought-provoking experiences...

Afda graduation film Anguish shortlisted for Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024 - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda is delighted to announce that the third year AFDA Johannesburg 2023 graduation film, Anguish, has been shortlisted for the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024...

Progress in technology has slowed down a lot - Pert Industrials

[Peter Horszowski] The pace of technological change has slowed drastically, sometimes catastrophically, over the last few decades. I am guessing you don’t believe this...

Afda alumni in key roles on film which inspired Beyoncé's new album Cowboy Carter - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Imagine being able to say that you played a key role on a film that served as a source of inspiration for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter...

Teaching students to ethically co-create with AI in arts education - AFDA

[Francois Smit] Artificial intelligence increasingly impacts and transforms creative industries...

11 Afda films selected to screen at Joburg Film Festival - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda is proud to announce the 11 Afda third and fourth year graduation films have been selected to screen at the Joburg Film Festival...

Afda students and alumni top Loeries Official Rankings 2023 - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] The Loeries Official Rankings is a useful and independent measure of who’s doing what and who’s doing it the best in the industry, across Africa and the Middle East...

Deadline today for university funding in South Africa

[Imran Salie] The 2024 bursary application season for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) kicked off on 21 November 2023...

How understanding online medium specificity is key for quality tertiary teaching - AFDA

[Francois Smit] The rapid shift to online education has necessitated that tertiary educators to adapt their teaching methods to new virtual environments...

An award winning start for Afda film Warm - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda is proud to announce that the Afda Durban 2023 undergraduate third year graduation film Warm, won the Best Student Production Award at the 11th African Emerging Filmmakers Awards...

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande denies allegations of kickbacks

[Imran Salie] This follows a call by OUTA for the resignation of the minister...

BET Africa presents BET Script to Screen, Afda Edition; A platform for emerging filmmakers - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] BET Africa and Afda are proud to announce the upcoming BET Script to Screen: Afda Edition, a film festival featuring a selection of student films from the Afda film school...

The Afda Graduation Festival 2023: Showcasing the future leaders of the creative economy - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda is proud to announce that the annual Afda Graduation Festival showcasing work from our final year undergraduate and postgraduate degree students will kick-off from 17 to 26 November 2023...

Afda honours film "Winterslaap" wins gold at Loeries - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] 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...

Afda students and alumni scoop 13 awards at the Saftas - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] 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...

Nominations galore for Afda staff, students and alumni at Saftas 2023 - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] The 17th Annual South African Film and Television Awards nominees have been announced...