AKASA STEPHE ANGBA

Akasa Stephe Angba is an African filmmaker, producer, director, and editor from Nigeria, with over 15 years of experience as an independent film practitioner, film teacher, and consultant. He studied film at the National Film Institute Jos, where he earned a professional diploma before moving ahead to earn a Bachelor’s Degree, all in film production. He was technical director of Africa Movie Academy (the parent body of AMA Awards) and has coordinated and lectured on film across the continent of Africa through the Film in a Box - Training Program organized by the Africa Film Academy. These trainings have been held in South Africa, Malawi, and Nigeria amongst other countries. He has also worked with the Nigerian government through the Independent Electoral Commission to ensure a violence-free 2015 national election using audiovisual content. He has completed productions for renowned NGO’s like Action Aid and Save the Children International, producing documentaries / audiovisual campaigns against child malnutrition in northern Nigeria. Over the years, his work as an independent filmmaker includes documentaries, feature films, short films, television films and series, ad campaigns, and music videos. He has worked on projects like GRA Women, a popular television series in Nigeria produced by PMO Global, DAISY, a feature film starring Nigerian and Ghanaian leading actors, and music videos like FOR YOU by the famous gospel musician Dorcas Bentu. Akasa is a man passionate about culture and art, most importantly the business of it all.

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