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AFDA, The School For The Creative Economy
AFDA is a private Higher Education institution that offers courses in film, television, performance, business innovation and technology, radio and podcasting. It has campuses located in Auckland Park, Johannesburg; Observatory, Cape Town; Durban North, Durban and Central, Port Elizabeth. 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). International recognition At the 33rd annual Student Academy Awards, in June 2006, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leroy Gopal
Leroy Gopal (born 6 July 1979), is a Zimbabwe-born South African actor, comedian and a voice artist. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Yellow Card'' and ''Strike Back''. Personal life He was born on 6 July 1979 in Harare, Zimbabwe. When Gopal was 14 years old, his father died. He has one elder sister, Claudia Gopal Muvuti is the former title holder of the Iron Woman Zimbabwe.. He completed primary education from Blackiston Primary School and then secondary education from Gateway High School and Prince Edward Senior School. He has a BA (Honors) degree in Live Performance and Motion Picture from AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy. He is one of two students to ever win the prestigious M-NET Student Of The Year award 2003 and 2004 consecutively. Gopal is married to South African, Keletso Molefe since 2017. The couple has three children: Kiki Leroy Gopal, Didi Tadiwa, and Mimi Naima. Career In 2000, he made his maiden cinema appearance with the film ''Yellow Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1994
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Schools In South Africa
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofentse Mwase
Ofentse Mwase is a South African director, filmmaker and the founder of Ofentse Mwase Films. Born and raised in Rustenburg, North West, Mwase studied film and cinematography at AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy. Career Ofentse Mwase was born in Rustenburg Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 2017 ..., North West, South Africa. His filmmaking interest began in 2005. In 2009, he shot a Short film ''iGolide'', and receive nomination for Best Cinematographer of 2010. Two years later, in 2011 he shot ''The Hajji'' short film, which was nominated for Best Cinematography at AFDA. Mwase won Best Cinematography for a TV Drama '' Tjovitjo'' at the SAFTA’s annual ceremony in 2018. Same year he also shot ''Thato, a Sterkinekor'', which won Silver Loerie at the 2011 L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shekhinah (singer)
Shekhinah Thandi Donnell (born 2 October 1994), known mononymously as Shekhinah, is a singer-songwriter from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Shekhinah was among the Top 32 of M-Net's Season 7 of ''SA Idols'' in 2011 and among the Top 6 of Season 8 of ''SA Idols'' in 2012. Her debut album ''Rose Gold'' was released in October 2017 and certified platinum by RiSA on 31 August 2018. ''Rose Gold'' produced three number-one singles: "Suited"; "Please Mr." and "Different". Her second album ''Trouble In Paradise'', was released in May 2021. Career 2016-2018: ''Rose Gold'' (2018) In 2017, Shekinah released her lead single "Suited", which peaked No. 1 on South Africa Music charts and was certified with diamond plaque by the Recording industry of South Africa (RiSA). In 2018, "Please Mr" and "Different" was released same year, "Please Mr" was certified with gold plaque. On October 6, 2017, her debut studio album ''Rose Gold'' was released in South Africa by Sony Music Entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riky Rick
Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado (20 July 1987 23 February 2022), known professionally as Riky Rick, was a South African rapper, singer and producer. He was also the founder and owner of record label Cotton Club Records and a member of Boyz N Bucks and he's well known of his hit songs like boss zonke and Nafukwa He came into the limelight between 2009 and 2010, when he dropped mixtapes such as ''The Comeback Kid'' and ''Last Summer'' with Da L.E.S. Life and career 19872014: Early life and early career Rikhado Chifaro Makhado was born on 20 July 1987. He was raised in KwaMashu township near Durban, Natal. His childhood friends described him as a creative individual who was entrepreneurial, kind and artistically gifted, even at a young age. Makhado's music career actually began at a recording studio session with Bongani Fassie. It was by Fassie's side that Makhado was inspired to make his own music. That is when he released his first single "Barbershop" featuring Da L.E.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie D
Jaime Dauncey is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, best known for her appearances with NWA Total Nonstop Action in 2006 under the ring name Sirelda and on the independent circuit as Jaime D. Professional wrestling career Early career (2004–2006) Dauncey trained under Scott D'Amore and Tyson Dux at the Can-Am Wrestling School in 2002. She debuted in 2004 in D'Amore's Border City Wrestling under the ring name Jamie D. Total Nonstop Action (2006) On October 16, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia, Dauncey took part in the " Gut Check Challenge", a talent recruitment event organized by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The event saw entrants rated on the basis of their performance in five categories: " back bump", " mat techniques", " ring interviews", "running the ropes" and " squat challenge". The female and male events were won by Dauncey and Jon Bolen respectively, with Dauncey and Bolen rewarded with a $4,000 cash prize and a subsequent appearance on TNA programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preshanthan Moodley
Preshanthan Moodley (born 24 May 1988) is a South African film and television director, producer and writer. Life and career Born in the small town of Richards Bay in South Africa, Moodley is the eldest of two children. After graduating high school in 2005, Moodley moved to Johannesburg to study film-making at AFDA, The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance where he obtained his BA Honors degree. Hello Boy Productions was started by Moodley in 2007. In 2008, whilst studying, Moodley directed the independent feature The Legend of the Killer Bride, which was distributed by NEXT Entertainment in South Africa as well as broadcast on television through DSTV. In 2009, he produced and directed two seasons of a South African Celebrity Talk Show titled Spill the Beans- over coffee. Guests included Isidingo ''Isidingo'' is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thapelo Mokoena
Thapelo Mokoena is a South African actor, television producer and presenter. He is best known for his role on UKs Bulletproof S3 as William, Trackers the series and presenting the first season of the South African version of the reality competition Fear Factor in 2005. Work He has also played the role of Cedric Fatani in '' Wild at Heart'' from 2007 to 2012. He also played Elias Motsoaledi Elias Mathope Motsoaledi (26 July 1924 – 9 May 1994) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and one of the eight men sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial in July 1963 and paternal uncle to South African politician and m ... in the 2013 film '' Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''. He is the owner of his own production company, Easy Sundays Productions. He has starred in quite a few movies and television shows, one of which being '' Between Friends: Ithala'' He has played a major role in '' Nothing for Mahala'' as well. He also acts on ''Broken Vows'' as Uhuru. He played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanya Mkangisa
Khanya Mkangisa (born 13 March 1988), is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in series such as ''Isidingo'', ''Shattered, Step Up to a Start Up'' and ''Harvest''. She is also a television presenter and DJ. She is best known as a YoTv presenter during the early 2000's. Personal life Khanya was born on the 13 March 1988 in Peddie, South Africa. She is a graduate of AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy. She has been linked to rapper J Molly, who is 10 years younger than her. These rumors started in October 2019. Career At the age of 14, she got her big break on television and became a YoTv presenter on Sabc1. After being on YoTv she moved onto an educational science show called ''Knock Knock''. In 2004, she made an appearance on the series ''Mthunzini.Com and thereafter'' moved on to star in ''The Lab1'' as 'Refilwe' and then onto ''Ugugu noAndile''. She also presented a show called Shield Teen. She had supporting roles in popular tv shows namely ''Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Macheru
Eric Macheru (February 25, 1986), is a South African actor and former footballer prominently known for portraying Leeto Maputla on the soap opera, Skeem Saam on SABC1 SABC 1 is a South African public television network operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni languages, Nguni. It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television .... References 1986 births Living people South African male actors People from Polokwane Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Platinum Stars F.C. players Association footballers not categorized by position South African soccer players {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
