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| − | [[AFDA]] is the acronym for the [[African Film and Drama Academy]] (formally registered as the [[South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance]])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFDA,_The_South_African_School_of_Motion_Picture_Medium_and_Live_Performance | + | [[AFDA]] is the acronym for the [[African Film and Drama Academy]] (formally registered as the [[South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance]])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFDA,_The_South_African_School_of_Motion_Picture_Medium_and_Live_Performance]. |
| − | == | + | ==History== |
| − | + | Founded in 1994 by [[Garth Holmes]], [[Bata Passchier]] and [[Deon Opperman]], it started out in a campus in a derelict Lever Brothers warehouse in Milpark, Johannesburg, with 6 students, a rented VCR and broken TV, to become one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world today. | |
| − | In 2017 [[AFDA]] was incorporated into | + | According to van Heerden (2008), the original institution was called [[SAFTDA]] ([[South African School of Film, Television and Dramatic Art]]) in 1994, which subsequently developed into AFDA. |
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| + | By 2017 [[AFDA]] had over 3,500 alumni, 2,000 full-time students, five campuses and nine fully accredited degrees. It has had an enormous impact on film making and the stage in South Africa since its inception, with many of its alumni going on to work in the performing arts industry. | ||
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| + | In 2017 [[AFDA]] was incorporated into [[Stadio Investments]], a wholly owned tertiary education subsidiary of the [[Curro Holdings]]. | ||
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| + | ==The [[AFDA Studio]]== | ||
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| + | ==The [[AFDA Theatre]]== | ||
==The [[AFDA Festival]]== | ==The [[AFDA Festival]]== | ||
The [[AFDA Festival]][http://afdafestival.com/] is an annual Film and TV Showcase hosted by [[AFDA]]. | The [[AFDA Festival]][http://afdafestival.com/] is an annual Film and TV Showcase hosted by [[AFDA]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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http://afdafestival.com/ | http://afdafestival.com/ | ||
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| + | ''Bizcommunity'', 9 June 2017[https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/499/163108.html] | ||
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| + | [[Johann van Heerden]] (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms] | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 5 June 2025
AFDA is the acronym for the African Film and Drama Academy (formally registered as the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance)[1].
History
Founded in 1994 by Garth Holmes, Bata Passchier and Deon Opperman, it started out in a campus in a derelict Lever Brothers warehouse in Milpark, Johannesburg, with 6 students, a rented VCR and broken TV, to become one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world today.
According to van Heerden (2008), the original institution was called SAFTDA (South African School of Film, Television and Dramatic Art) in 1994, which subsequently developed into AFDA.
By 2017 AFDA had over 3,500 alumni, 2,000 full-time students, five campuses and nine fully accredited degrees. It has had an enormous impact on film making and the stage in South Africa since its inception, with many of its alumni going on to work in the performing arts industry.
In 2017 AFDA was incorporated into Stadio Investments, a wholly owned tertiary education subsidiary of the Curro Holdings.
The AFDA Studio
The AFDA Theatre
The AFDA Festival
The AFDA Festival[2] is an annual Film and TV Showcase hosted by AFDA.
Sources
AFDA presents annual Film and TV Showcase - 23/11/2013 - Artslink.co.za News[news1113@artslink.co.za]
Bizcommunity, 9 June 2017[4]
Johann van Heerden (2008)][5]
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