Ivorian director
Pascal Aka
Born July 17, 1985 Nationality Ivorian , CanadianEducation University of Carleton Occupation(s) Film director, producer, writer, actor, music video director Known for Production of Double-Cross [ 1] Awards Ghana Movie Awards
Pascal Aka (born in Ivory Coast, July 17, 1985) is an Ivorian film director, actor, music video director and producer,[ 2] [ 3] very well known for his work on "Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife (2007)",[ 4] "Evol (2010)",[ 5] Double-Cross which got several nominations at the Ghana Movies Award 2014.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Early career
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Pascal Aka grew up in Ghana.[ 9] He attended Ontario based University of Carleton where he studied " film studies program" and a former trainee at the Independent Filmmaker's Cooperative of Ottawa , at which he served as the Director's General, Chairman of the Diversity Committee and Vice President. He produced his debut movie "Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife" which he produced, directed and co-starred at age 21. After 9 years in Canada, Pascal returned to Ghana and started his own production company called "Breakthrough Media Productions".[ 10] [ 11]
Filmography
Year
Film
Role
2007
Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife (Short)
Writer, director, producer
2010
Evol
Writer, producer, director
2011
Mind Rush
Writer, producer, director
2012
Redemption
Writer, producer, director
2013
Mr. Q
Writer, producer, director,
2014
Double-Cross (Short)
Director
2014
The Banku Chronicles (Short)
Director, producer, writer
2015
Interception
Associate Producer, director
2015
Ghana Police (Short)
Writer, producer, editor, director
2016
Her First Time (Short)
Producer, director
2017
Black Rose
Producer, director, writer
Awards and recognition
References
^ "Double-Cross" . October 31, 2014 – via www.imdb.com.
^ "Pascal Aka wins Best Short Film at Accra Francophone Film Festival with Mr Q" . Ghanaweb . April 2, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ "Pascal Aka" . Film Web . Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ "Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife" . Movie Fone . Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ Givogue, Andre. "Ottawa EVOL Premiere" . Andre Givogue . Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ "Pascal AKA speaks on Double Cross movie" . News Ghana . January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ "double cross credits" . Nigeria List . Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ "Ghana Movie Awards 2014 (Full Nominations List)" . Peacefm . Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ Amoako, Julius. " "I turned down an offer to direct a porn movie" – Pascal Aka" . Pulse.com.gh . Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ " 'Sakora' is a new thing – Pascal Aka" . Ghanaweb . November 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ "I Hate D-Black's Song – Pascal AKA" . Peacefm . Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ "Pascal Aka" . IMDb .
^ "Full List of the 2014 Ghana Movie Awards Winners – Joselyn Dumas, Adjetey Anang, Lil Win & Others" . December 31, 2014.
^ "Full List of the 2014 Ghana Movie Awards Winners – Joselyn Dumas, Adjetey Anang, Lil Win & Others" . December 31, 2014.
^ Adebambo, Adebimpe. "Review: Real Time International Film Festival Inaugural Lagos Edition – Omenka Online" . www.omenkaonline.com .
^ Mawuli, David. " "Her First Time": Pascal Aka"s short film wins "Best African Short Film" at 2016 RealTime Film Festival" . Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
^ "Finalists for Best Short Film Competition Announced – Lola Kenya Screen" . www.lolakenyascreen.org . September 14, 2017.
^ "Africa in Motion announces finalists for short film competition" . www.ghanaweb.com . September 12, 2017.
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