Kofi Asamoah

Kofi Asamoah, known as Kofas, directed and produced Amakye and Dede (2016), which won Best Movie of the Year (Ghana) at the City People Entertainment Awards, where he was also named best director.

Education

He was born at Assin Anyinabrem in the Central Region and raised mainly in Takoradi, where he attended Young Christian Preparatory School. At Mfantsipim School he debated for the school's national team. He began at the University of Ghana, then earned a film and television production degree, majoring in directing, at NAFTI, and a master's in public relations at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. He also studied at the New York Film Academy.

Film and TV

He started as a news reporter and reality show voice at Skyy Power FM/TV, then moved into filmmaking in Kumasi in 2009. His 2012 comedy series Boys Kasa, starring Kalybos, opened doors for him. His films include Area Boys, Kalybos in China (2015) and John and John (2017), and his TV series include Eye Red, Papa Kumasi, Bombo Clinic, Pa2Pa and Cocoa Brown. He runs Kofas Media, a film, TV and advertising production company, and was named best film director at the 2019 Ghana Entertainment Awards USA.