Danile Tshazibane

A big dreamer, as he is better known by his stage name 'Hollywood', has taken South Africa by storm, with his high intensive messages and work ethic. His words continue to impact hundreds of people in several Provinces of South Africa better yet, the world. Through his significant social interactive skills, Danile Tshazibane has become a game changer in his own unique way.

Drawing from his own personal experiences as he relates to an unfortunate family, the absence of opportunities, scholastic struggles, and various of other obstacles. Danile allow his life to be an "open book", from which a huge amount of inspiration can be drawn, as most people from South African can relate to.

He drowned when he was still a kid, that happened because of the friends he had at the time. While the typical High School learner take 12 years to finish Grade 12, it took Danile 13 years to finish. For most, failing a Grade In High School result as a dropout. For Danile, failing Grade 7 was a springboard because that was a sign of a greater level in life for him.

In 2015, Danile completed his Grade 12 (Matric) from Bongani High School and decided to further his passion for Education. He got accepted to enroll in 2016 at AFDA to undergo a Bachelor's Degree for Motion Picture Medium.

Danile's first year at AFDA was not easy financially, transport provision and meals. He walked 17Km/2h, almost everyday for the year 2016. There were days where there was no meals, so he'd sleep on an empty stomach. He lived at His Aunt's, who was very supportive but the circumstances was tough to get through, because the days when he needed to focus and study, they would distract him in the middle of the night for random purposes but it was a major distraction for him. As Danile progressed through his first year at University, an employee of AFDA offered him a place to stay until he graduate. To this day, Danile has had the opportunity to work hard and focus on his studies, and still motivate the youth through his intensive messages.

Danile's commitment to hard work has long been standing. It all started when he realize that dreams do come true, so he went and obtained a Bachelor's Degree In Grade 12 that lead to his tertiary level of education at AFDA Cape Town. The culmination of those efforts resulted in his love for motivating people and just sharing positive messages whenever he meets people. Danile Tshazibane is the epitome of grind, discipline, confidence, determination, and success. Hundreds of followers have been able to apply the principles revealed in his motivational videos on Social Media. Danile has Produced over 400 videos on YouTube, released an est. 200 songs which he recorded, mixed and mastered by himself, with free beats On Youtube.

In the year 2019 he opened for John Kani at AFDA Cape Town and has featured on Shows such as; Bush Radio 89.5 FM, SABC1- Mzansi Fo Sho, SABC2youbelong, SABC 3, MTV Base South Top 23 VJ Search and Expresso's Presenter Search On 3. As part of his passion (music) he performed two of his hit singles 'Education and 'Mayweather' on Cape Town TV Channel 263 DSTV. There are not a lot of young people following their dreams because of certain circumstances. Danile edited 'Thongo'lam', the documentary that got selected by the Encounters Film Festival 2019 for screening. He edited the Student Award Winning Telenovela "House of Gomorrah". The Cast of House Of Gomorrah received an invitation to be on Hectic Nine-9 for an interview.

As an AFDA Alumni, Danile continues to chase his dreams and impact millions of individuals all over the world. Danile's spiritual walk, tenacity and drive are the perfect example of his quote, "You Have To Sustain Your Struggle With Discipline and Confidence".

Company: AFDA

Position: Television Studio Assistant

Duration 1 Year

Highest Grade Passed: Grade 12

Tertiary Education: Bachelor's Degree In Motion Picture Medium