AFDA- The School of the Creative Economy:
With campuses in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth, AFDA is one of the leading film schools in South Africa. With state-of-the-art facilities, AFDA teaches students to conceptualize, create, and develop innovative products and commodities for the local and international market.
AFDA- The School of the Creative Economy- trains graduates to contribute to the world of entertainment.
Students are encouraged to promote themselves as the cultural entrepreneurs of the future, and to build profitable and sustainable careers in the entertainment industry.
More than 90% of AFDA’s honors alumni are employed in their chosen field of specialization, and they have reinvigorated industries with their talents.
AFDA Educational Objectives:
- 1: To provide conceptual, perceptual and concrete skills that will enable students to originate meaningful narrative concepts and to understand why these might be relevant and the impact they may have on target audiences and society in general.
- 2: To understand why human behavior and culture are the agent through which narratives are embodied and made emotionally relevant to target audiences.
- 3: To understand how their chosen medium of expression can be considered and used to truthfully and accurately produce their narrative.
- 4: To understand how aesthetic elements might be used to establish and produce the appropriate form of the world in which the narrative is set.
- 5: To understand how to plan and employ resources to economically produce and sell a production to achieve return on investment.
AFDA continually strives to renew their commitment in facilitating the development of skills to deal with the rigors of a fast-expanding and ever-changing entertainment industry.
Stimulating International Learning Experience:
AFDA aims to meaningfully contribute to South African nation-building and to provide a stimulating and international learning experience that empowers learners with competitive professional skills.
Entertainment, Business & Tech Programs:
International students welcome. Study options include:
- Higher Certificate in Film, Television and Entertainment Production
- Bachelor of Arts in Live Performance
- Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture Medium
- Bachelor of Commerce in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Motion Picture Medium
- Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Medium