Pascal Aka

Ivorian director

Pascal Aka

Born| July 17, 1985

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Nationality| Ivorian, Canadian
Education| 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

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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

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Year | Film | Role

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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

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Film  | Result

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2009  | Action on Film International Film Festival | Best Action Sequence  | Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife | Won[12]
2009  | Action on Film International Film Festival | Best Foreign Film Feature  | Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife | Nominated
2010  | Action on Film International Film Festival | Best Action Sequence – Feature  | Evol | Nominated
2010  | Action on Film International Film Festival | Best Guerrilla Film – Feature  | Evol | Nominated
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 Film  | Ghana Police | Won
2014  | Accra Francophone Film Festival  | Best Comedy  | Mr. Q | Won[14]
2016  | Real Time International Film Festival (RTF)  | Best African Short Film  | Her First Time | Won[15][16]
2016  | Africa in Motion Film Festival  | Best Short Film  | Black Rose | Nominated[17][18]

## References

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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. 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. 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. 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.
18. ^ "Africa in Motion announces finalists for short film competition". www.ghanaweb.com.

## External links

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* Pascal Aka at IMDb
* Pascal Aka Youtube Page
* Pascal Aka Vimeo Page
* Music video directors are not respected in Ghana ghanaweb.com
* Pan African film media modernghana.com
* Pascal Aka's short film wins the award livefmghana.com