UGANDA:Director Of The Day

Ian Akankwasa aka Sasha Vybs is a professional filmmaker, a music, video director, Cinematographer, script writer and CEO SAVY FIMZ/SAVYMUSIC.

He recently won the award for best Video Producer at the Uganda Entertainment Awards.

He was very humbled by this achievement,

"Thanks @uganda_entertainment_awards for the honoring me again tonight. 2years in arow!!!... Big thanks to the artists who have supported me continuously and the fans for voting..."

He is the man behind the camera (or rather the idea) behind Jose Chameleoen's Wale Wale also finalized and put final touches on the official music video for ‘relaxing’ in which the ‘Tubonge’ singer is featuring Leila Kayondo.

He also directed Sheebah Karungi's Jordan Video.

 Sasha Vybz has also done TV production in Uganda like the Jump Shot on Urban TV and worked at Globetek as a photographer/Videographer. Now his works are getting a lot of recognition in South Africa and back home here in Uganda. He says he is just starting.

 He points out that there are still a lot of challenges they face in the industry but he has proved willing to take things to another level especially to overcome these challenges and like most video producers, he faces financial challenges to acquire modern equipment since most of the clients in the industry are also struggling financially.

“Well a good video starts with a good song and how well the artist put his lyrics to inspire a video director to make a good script. However, a good video is a video that will be able to show something fresh that people have not seen before and makes the audience understand with the way visuals are put across”

He was born on the 28^th of August and happens to be sharing a birthday with Ugandan Super Star Cinderella Sanyu.

He has worked with many local artists before he even joined film school like Gift of Kaddo, The late Mr X, Maro, Noisy Pricha, Mya (Blue 3) and Ceaserous. Since joining film school he has so far worked with Face off based in South Africa, Sheebah Karungi, Chris Evans, Imon, Eddy Kenzo, Juliana Kanyomozi, Lilian Mbabazi, A Pass ,Radio and Weasel, Pallaso, Bebe Cool, Beenie Gunter and many others.