Pascal Aka

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Pascal Aka
BornJuly 17, 1985
Nationality Ivorian, Canadian
EducationUniversity of Carleton
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, writer, actor, music video director
Known forProduction 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]

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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

YearFilmRole
2007Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife (Short)Writer, director, producer
2010EvolWriter, producer, director
2011Mind RushWriter, producer, director
2012RedemptionWriter, producer, director
2013Mr. QWriter, producer, director,
2014 Double-Cross (Short)Director
2014The Banku Chronicles (Short)Director, producer, writer
2015InterceptionAssociate Producer, director
2015Ghana Police (Short)Writer, producer, editor, director
2016Her First Time (Short)Producer, director
2017Black RoseProducer, director, writer

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2009 Action on Film International Film Festival Best Action SequenceJamie and Eddie: Souls of StrifeWon [12]
2009 Action on Film International Film Festival Best Foreign Film FeatureJamie and Eddie: Souls of StrifeNominated
2010 Action on Film International Film Festival Best Action Sequence – FeatureEvolNominated
2010 Action on Film International Film Festival Best Guerrilla Film – FeatureEvolNominated
2014 Ghana Movie Awards Best Director Double-Cross Nominated [13]
2014 Ghana Movie Awards Best Picture Double-Cross Won
2014 Ghana Movie Awards Best Cinematography Double-Cross Won
2014 Ghana Movie Awards Best Short FilmGhana PoliceWon
2014Accra Francophone Film FestivalBest ComedyMr. QWon [14]
2016Real Time International Film Festival (RTF)Best African Short FilmHer First TimeWon [15] [16]
2016Africa in Motion Film FestivalBest Short FilmBlack RoseNominated [17] [18]

References

  1. "Double-Cross". October 31, 2014 via www.imdb.com.
  2. "Pascal Aka wins Best Short Film at Accra Francophone Film Festival with Mr Q". Ghanaweb. April 2, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. "Pascal Aka". Film Web. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. "Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife". Movie Fone. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. Givogue, Andre. "Ottawa EVOL Premiere". Andre Givogue. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  6. "Pascal AKA speaks on Double Cross movie". News Ghana. January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  7. "double cross credits". Nigeria List. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  8. "Ghana Movie Awards 2014 (Full Nominations List)". Peacefm. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  9. Amoako, Julius. ""I turned down an offer to direct a porn movie" – Pascal Aka". Pulse.com.gh. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  10. "'Sakora' is a new thing – Pascal Aka". Ghanaweb. November 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  11. "I Hate D-Black's Song – Pascal AKA". Peacefm. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  12. "Pascal Aka". IMDb.
  13. "Full List of the 2014 Ghana Movie Awards Winners – Joselyn Dumas, Adjetey Anang, Lil Win & Others". December 31, 2014.
  14. "Full List of the 2014 Ghana Movie Awards Winners – Joselyn Dumas, Adjetey Anang, Lil Win & Others". December 31, 2014.
  15. Adebambo, Adebimpe. "Review: Real Time International Film Festival Inaugural Lagos Edition – Omenka Online". www.omenkaonline.com.
  16. Mawuli, David. ""Her First Time": Pascal Aka"s short film wins "Best African Short Film" at 2016 RealTime Film Festival".
  17. "Finalists for Best Short Film Competition Announced – Lola Kenya Screen". www.lolakenyascreen.org. September 14, 2017.
  18. "Africa in Motion announces finalists for short film competition". www.ghanaweb.com. September 12, 2017.