AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy

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AFDA

AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy
Motto	Sada tanisens gera kuru da
Motto in English	Our actions create us
Type	Private
Established	1994
Founder	Garth Holmes, Bata Passchier, Deon Opperman
Location	Johannesburg Cape Town Durban Port Elizabeth and Botswana , South Africa
Campus	Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Gaborone
Website	http://www.afda.co.za/

AFDA is a school that offers courses in film, television, performance, business innovation and technology, radio and podcasting. It has campuses located in Auckland Park, Johannesburg; Observatory, Cape Town; Durban North, Durban; Central, Port Elizabeth and Gaborone in Botswana.^[1][2] It offers higher certificates, undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees. These include a Higher Certificate in Film, Television and Entertainment Production, a Higher Certificate in Radio and Podcasting, a Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance, a Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture Medium, a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a BA Honours in Motion Picture Medium, a BA Honours in Live Performance and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA).

International recognition[]

At the 33rd annual Student Academy Awards, in June 2006, the AFDA production Elalini, directed by Tristan Holmes, won the Honorary foreign award.^[3][4] In addition, Ongeriewe was nominated as a finalist in the Cour de Metrage professional short-film category at the Cannes Film Festival of 2006.^[5][6] AFDA is a full member of CILECT (Centre International de Liaison de Ecoles de Cinema de Television). AFDA Co-founder and Chairman Mr. Garth Holmes is in his second 4-year term as President of the CILECT African Region (CARA).^[1]

Notable alumni[]

• Munya Chidzonga - Zimbabwean actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur
• Riky Rick - South African musician
• Shekhinah (singer) - Singer
• Eric Macheru - Actor
• Thapelo Mokoena - Actor
• Khanya Mkangisa - Actress
• Christopher-Lee Dos Santos - South African film director
• Michelle Allen - Actor, singer / songwriter
• Jonathan Liebesman - South African film director United States
• Preshanthan Moodley - South African film and television director, producer, writer
• Vuyo Dabula - South African Actor

References[]

Sources[]

• SAQA
• [2]
• News All : AFDA
• AFDA | Educartis Educartis. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

External links[]

• AFDA website