On 15 May 2006, African Film Development Agency (AFDA) student filmmaker, Tristan Holmes, was informed that his film 'Elalini' had been selected by the Academy membership as the winning film in the 33rd Annual Student Academy Awards Honorary Foreign Film category. The first ever South African film to be awarded this prize, 'Elalini' competed against entries from 29 different countries. Holmes and AFDA members will be attending the Student Academy Awards week in Los Angeles from 7 June 2006.
