by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 25, 2025 | Alumni, Film School, News
Zureta has built an impressive CV as both costume supervisor and designer on international and local film and TV productions: Her early credits (2001–2009) include assistant work on Beauty & the Beast, The Young Black Stallion, Winnie Mandela, and co-costume...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 25, 2025 | Film School, Learning Staff, News
AFDA Cape Town Production Design lecturer Catherine Jacot‑Guillarmod is an award‑winning production designer and art director with over 15 years of experience spanning theatre, television, and interactive media. Her academic credentials include a BFA from Rhodes...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 23, 2025 | Learning Staff, News, Uncategorised
Jacques Cloete, Senior Lecturer in Directing and Editing at AFDA Gqeberha, is a filmmaker and educator whose work is defined by a bold countercultural voice and a commitment to South African storytelling. With a background in Psychology, Linguistics, Literature, and...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 22, 2025 | Alumni, Awards, News
AFDA is proud to announce that its students and graduates have won 5 prestigious awards at the 2025 Simon Mabhunu Sabela Awards, held on 19 July 2025 at the Durban ICC. Portia Ncwane – Best isiZulu Film Portia, a current second-year student at AFDA Durban, captured...
by EarleH@afda.co.za | Jul 21, 2025 | News
Simon Pienaar is a filmmaker, educator, and creative leader born and raised in Gqeberha. With both parents having served as university lecturers, education and creativity were embedded in his upbringing. After graduating from Nelson Mandela University, Simon spent...