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...and aspire to making the promise of our democratic Constitution a reality. If you are in need of support, please reach out to UCT support services, as outlined in the Council statement, or reach out to CFMS directly: adam.haupt@uct.ac.za.

...we believe that diverse students and scholars from particularly the African continent are essential to producing relevant and excellent research, teaching and learning. We value the well-being of our staff and students...

We support the statement issued by UCT Council on the most recent wave of xenophobic threats in the country. As scholars committed to decolonial media, film, and cultural studies... news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-…

Simon Wilkes, MD of SIP Media, Simon will explain how people who go into the field of Journalism and Content Creation need to understand how SEO is used and how it is going to affect their career. 📅 Thursday, 21 May 🕐 13h00 to 14h00 📍 AC Jordan, 4A

Kaaps Woriboek ready for launch! Join UCT’s Centre for Film & Media Studies (CFMS) and the School Education (SoE) for the launch of the Kaaps Woriboek! 📆 Friday, 15 May 🕑 15h00 📍CFMS Staff Room, AC Jordan, Upper Campus

They brought receipts... Profs Williams & Haupt talk to Jolene Martin about the Kaaps Woriboek at the castle, nogal. @_JoleneMartin youtube.com/watch?v=s_xTrw…

Applications are open for the Film Impact Screening Facilitator Online Short Course 📅 Application deadline: 04 May 2026 📆 Course runs: June – November 2026 ✨ Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The CFMS is pleased to invite you to join us for the (re)launch of Paul Weinberg’s retrospective “Between the Cracks” Join the conversation between Paul Weinberg and Dr George Mahashe as they explore Weinberg’s work! 📅 Tuesday, 21 April 2026 🕐 13h00 to 14h00 📍 AC Jordan 4A

MA student, Matthew Jordaan, has been longlisted for the One World Media Awards 2026. Matthew’s piece, “We Still Have Tomorrow”, was written as part of the Honours-level FAM40007F Narrative Literary Journalism, convened by Associate Professor Martha Evans.

Join us On Tuesday, 7 April at 13h00 in AC Jordan 4A for a lunchtime seminar with Marie-Laure Massot, research engineer at the French National Cente for Dcientific Research

✨️ Grad Season 2026 - CFMS Style ✨️ A huge congratulations to all of our CFMS Graduates who walked the stage at Sarah Baartman Hall this week! What joy it brings us to see all your hard work paying off! We are beyond proud of every one of you!

Today at 18h00 at UCT TV Studios Looking forward to seeing you there!

We can't wait to get our hands on The Trilingual Dictionary of Kaaps. Well done to Prof Haupt , Prof Quentin Williams, Prof H. Samy Alim, Heal the Hood, Emile Lester Jansen and Society for the Advancement of Kaaps. Loading... the scholarly book on Kaaps from OUP.

Congratulations to all of our graduates! And well done to Dr Imtiaaz Sooliman, recipient of an Honorary Doctorate for his humanitarian work with Gift of the Givers!

Come to AC Jordan 3A on 16 March at 13h00 to learn about the University of RheinMain Summer Session in Intercultural Media Management in Wiesbaden, Germany, from August 2-7!

"We must challenge the colonial narratives about African Environment." Dr Mordecai Ogada encouraged the CFMS seminar delegates push back at the current narratives that represents the African environment being in perpetual crisis with its only hope being Western saviourism.

CFMS Senior Lecturer Dr Alexia Smit’ solo exhibition, “Rumble: The body entangled”, is opening on Thursday, 12 March at the AVA Gallery! ✨Exhibition Opening✨️ 📆 Thursday, 12 March 2026 🕓 17h00 – 20h00 📍 AVA Gallery, 25 Church Street, Cape Town CBD

What happens when sustainability becomes a branding exercise? Dr Mordecai Ogada will explore this question in his seminar, "Exponential Tyranny: The role of digital communication in advancing environmental injustice" 📆 Tuesday, 10 March 2026 🕑 13h00 - 14h00 📍 AC Jordan 4A