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AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy
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| Motto | Sada tanisens gera kuru da |
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Motto in English | Our actions create us |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1994 |
| Founder | Garth Holmes, Bata Passchier, Deon Opperman |
| Location |
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South Africa
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| 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:
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]