Kofi Asamoah

Kofi Asamoah, also known as Kofas, is a Ghanaian award-winning film director, writer, film producer and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and creative director of Kofas Media, a film, television and advertising production company.

Early life Asamoah 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.

He 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, 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

Asamoah 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 filmmaking in Kumasi. He scripted and produced his first content in 2012, titled Boys Kasa (comic series) featuring Kalybos. This eventually shot him into the Ghanaian movie industry.

Asamoah has produced and directed several Ghanaian films, including Area Boys (2011); Kalybos in China (2015); John and John (2017); and 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.

Asamoah won Best Movie Director at the 2016 City People Entertainment Awards.

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 Director, producer, writer 2016 Amakye and Dede (comic) Producer, director 2017 John and John Producer, director 2019 Away Bus Producer, director, writer

TV series Eye Red Noko Fio Pa2Pa Papa Kumasi Bombo Clinic Cow and Chicken Guy Guy (director) Cocoa Brown

Awards and nominations