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Pascal Aka

Pascal Aka

Ivorian director

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

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Awards and recognition

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References

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