Kofi Asamoah

Kofi Asamoah also known as Kofas is a Ghanaian award-winning film director, writer, and film producer.^[1][2][3] He is the CEO and Creative Director of Kofas Media, a film, television and advertising production company.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Kofi Asamoah
Born	Kofi Asamoah 27 March 1987 Assin Anyinabrem, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Alma mater	Mfantsipim School, National Film and Television Institute, Ghana Institute of Journalism, New York Film Academy
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, creative director
Years active	2009–present
Notable work	Amakye and Dede, Away Bus, John and John, Kalybos in China

Early life

Kofi was born in Assin Anyinabrem in Ghana's Central region but grew up mostly in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana where he had his basic and primary education at the Young Christian Preparatory School. He had his secondary education at Mfantsipim School, where he was a member of the school's national debating team. Kofi Asamoah started his tertiary education at the University of Ghana, Legon. As his career in Filmmaking got started, he proceeded to the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Film and Television Production with a major in Film Directing. Asamoah then joined Ghana Institute of Journalism where he attained a master's degree in Public Relations. He later moved to the US where he studied Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy.

Career

Kofi started out professionally as a news reporter with Skyy Power FM/TV, where he became the voice of their reality show. In 2009, he ventured into film making in Kumasi. He scripted and produced his first content in 2012 titled "Boys Kasa" (comic series) featuring Kalybos eventually shot him into the Ghanaian movie industry.^[9][10][11]

Asamoah has produced and directed several Ghanaian films such as Area Boys (2011), Kalybos in China (2015),^[12] John and John (2017), Amakye and Dede, a 2016 film that featured Majid Michel, John Dumelo and Salma Mumin and won Best Movie of the Year Award (Ghana) at City People Entertainment Awards 2016.^[13]

He won Best Movie Director at the 2016 City People Entertainment Awards.^[14]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
2008	Brain Sex (Short)	Director, producer
2008	Opambour	Writer, producer, director
2010	Danger	Producer, director
2010	Nyame Ay3 Me Bone	Writer, producer, director
2010	Oh! Uncle Atta	Writer, producer, director
2011	Area Boys	Director, producer
2015	Kalybos in China[15]	Director, producer, writer
2016	Amakye and Dede (Comic)[16]	Producer, director
2017	John and John[17]	Producer, director
2019	Away Bus[18]	Producer, director, writer

TV Series

• Eye Red^[19]
• Noko Fio
• Pa2Pa
• Papa Kumasi
• Bombo Clinic
• Cow and Chicken
• Guy Guy (director) ^[20]
• Cocoa Brown

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Result	Ref
2016	City People Entertainment Awards	Best Movie Director of the Year (Ghana)	Won	[21]
2016	Ghana Movie Awards	Best Director for Amakye and Dede	Nominated	[22]
2019	Ghana Entertainment Awards USA	Best Director (FILM)	Won	[23]