Pascal Aka Explained

Pascal Aka
Birth Date:	July 17, 1985
Birth Place:	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Known For:	Production of Double-Cross^[1]
Education:	University of Carleton
Occupation:	Film director, producer, writer, actor, music video director
Awards:	Ghana Movie Awards
Nationality:	Ivorian, Canadian

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

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2009	Action on Film International Film Festival	Best Action Sequence	Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife	^[12]
2009	Action on Film International Film Festival	Best Foreign Film Feature	Jamie and Eddie: Souls of Strife
2010	Action on Film International Film Festival	Best Action Sequence – Feature	Evol
2010	Action on Film International Film Festival	Best Guerrilla Film – Feature	Evol
2014	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Director	Double-Cross	^[13]
2014	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Picture	Double-Cross
2014	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Cinematography	Double-Cross
2014	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Short Film	Ghana Police
2014	Accra Francophone Film Festival	Best Comedy	Mr. Q	^[14]
2016	Real Time International Film Festival (RTF)	Best African Short Film	Her First Time	^[15] ^[16]
2016	Africa in Motion Film Festival	Best Short Film	Black Rose	^[17] ^[18]

External links

• • 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

Notes and References

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