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 Gqeberha , South Africa
Campus	Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth
Website	http://www.afda.co.za/

AFDA is a private Higher Education institution that offers courses in film, television, performance, business innovation and technology, radio and podcasting, and creative writing. It has campuses located in Auckland Park, Johannesburg; Observatory, Cape Town; Durban North, Durban and Central, Port Elizabeth.^[1][2] It offers higher certificates, undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees. These include the following:

• Higher Certificate in Film, Television and Entertainment Production;
• Higher Certificate in Performing Arts;
• Higher Certificate in Radio and Podcasting;
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Motion Picture Medium;
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Live Performance;
• Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
• Bachelor of Creative Writing;
• BA Honours in Motion Picture Medium;
• BA Honours in Live Performance;
• Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation; and
• Master of Fine Arts (MFA).

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]

• Michelle Allen – actor, singer / songwriter
• Munya Chidzonga – Zimbabwean actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur
• Shahir Chundra – actor and filmmaker
• Christopher-Lee Dos Santos – director
• Vuyo Dabula – actor
• Nosipho Dumisa – director and screenwriter
• Leroy Gopal – actor and comedian
• Daryne Joshua – filmmaker
• Jonathan Liebesman – director
• Eric Macheru – actor
• Khanya Mkangisa – actress
• Thapelo Mokoena – actor
• Preshanthan Moodley – director, producer, writer
• Jamie D. Ramsay – cinematographer
• Riky Rick – musician
• Shekhinah (singer) – singer
• Ofentse Mwase - Cinematographer, Director and Comedian
• Mapula Mafole, actress

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