HOODLUM FILM FIXERS · FIXER PROFILE & PRODUCTION CREDITS
Mali Fixer
Andrey
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR · FOUNDER, DS PRODUCTIONS
Andrey is Hoodlum's Mali-based fixer and production partner our man on the ground in Bamako. A self-taught filmmaker since 2006, he earned a Master's in Creative Documentary Production in France in 2011, and in 2012 directed his first feature documentary, "Hamou-Béya (Sand Fishers)," earning a Special Jury Mention at FESPACO 2013. Through his own company, DS Productions, he has produced more than 20 documentary films and supervised more than 100 films for NGOs. Alongside his own slate, he works for us directly as fixer and local producer on international shoots in Mali, bringing logistical and creative expertise to more than 20 international collaborations.
20+
Documentaries Produced
100+
Films Produced for NGOs
2006
Career Began
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FIXING & EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
International productions on the ground in Mali
Andrey's direct fixer and local/executive-producer credits for international crews.
Don’t Panic UK Commercial Shoot · 2024
Fixer/Director, Google portrait series, Mali
Talking Films Production UK · 2021
Local Producer, "Santé Diabète"
Cheikh M. N'Diaye · 2026
Exec. Producer, "The Missing Camel"
Sebastiana Mídias / Interakt Film
Exec. Producer & Associate, "The Elephant's Path" (Brazil)
Aboubacar Sangaré · 2025
Executive Producer, "Djéliya"
Infocus Films (Kenya) · 2023
Fixer/Director, IFC "African Fragility Initiative"
BlackDynamite · 2022
Exec. Producer, "SALAM" — Cannes 2022 selection
DDC Internationale · 2022
Fixer/Director, water-access video, Bamako
La Compagnie des Taxi Brousse (France)
Local Producer, "Migration"
Pieter Van Huystee Film (Amsterdam) · Jan 2015
Exec. Producer, "Borders" (J. Van Vugt)
Viewpoint Prod · 2015
Fixer, "Portrait of Young Dogon Girls"
Yann Arthus-Bertrand · 2014
Fixer, location scouting for "HUMAN"
Elzévir Compagnie (France) · 2013
Local Producer, "Les Insoumises"
Canal+ · 2013
Fixer, "Le Petit Journal" shoot in Mali
McIntosh Media (Canada) · 2013
Fixer/Director, "If Music Dies" teaser
Normallife Pictures (USA/UK) · 2012
Local Producer, "Land Rush" (Why Poverty)
Zaradoc · 2010
Local Producer, "Kréol"
Viewpoint Productions (Amsterdam) · Jan 2007
Local Producer, "Bambara Blues"
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FLAGSHIP FILM
"Hamou-Béya" (Sand Fishers)
Director & Producer · 72 min · 2012 · Screened at more than 70 festivals worldwide
Following the Bozo people of the Niger River as declining fish stocks push young men into sand-dredging to survive, Andrey's debut feature became one of the most decorated Malian documentaries of its era.
Official Selection — IDFA Amsterdam, 2012
Special Jury Mention — FESPACO, 2013
Environment & Sustainable Development Award — Jean Rouch Festival, Paris, 2013
Senni Award — Terra di Tutti Festival, Italy, 2013
Best Documentary — Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Nigeria, 2014
One Wor(l)d Award — Babel Film Festival, Italy, 2015
3IS Award — Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Documentary Festival, France, 2015
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CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY & FICTION
Auteur cinema, at the highest level
Andrey's creative producing credits include an official Cannes competition title and multiple Al Jazeera commissions.
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2023 — OFFICIAL COMPETITION
"Banel & Adama" by Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Co-producer — a Senegalese-French feature that competed in official competition at Cannes, one of the most prestigious credits an African producer can hold.
"Tears"
Co-producer, dir. Ganza Moïse — Rwanda (in progress)
"Bibliothèques du Désert"
Author-Director, delegate producer (in progress)
"Dolo"
Producer, fiction short by Ousmane Samassékou, 2026
Al Jazeera "Africa Direct" (×11 shorts)
Producer, 2021–2022 — incl. "Don Sen Folo," "Kalanda"
"The Last Refuge"
Co-producer, dir. Ousmane Samassékou, 2021
"Women, Entirely Women"
Co-producer, dir. Dani Kouyaté & Philippe Baqué, 2014
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INSTITUTIONAL & NGO PRODUCTION
100+ films for NGOs & institutions, by category
Given the volume of institutional work on file, engagements are grouped here by funder with representative projects.
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UN Agencies & Development Banks
UNDP (PNUD) — "SanDi," "GFP Prison Mandela"; World Bank — PRUBA awareness video; UNICEF — WILDAF commercial documentary.
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International NGOs
OXFAM Mali — Sahel hunger crisis, DGD Humanitarian, VOICE & MTBA; Humanity & Inclusion — "PARENT 2," "LIRE"; ActionAid Mali; Caritas Switzerland-Mali.
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Bilateral & Development Agencies
GIZ — Kayes youth employment; Enabel — livestock (Koulikoro), PAECIS; LuxDev — climate resilience; Expertise France — multi-country capsules (Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Morocco, Senegal).
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Faith-Based & Red Cross Networks
Norwegian Church Aid (AEN) — CASH, Peace project; ICRC (CICR) — Northern Mali intervention mission, 2014–2017; Mali Red Cross — missions & actions, 2008–2017.
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Broadcast & Media Commissions
CGTN (Chinese TV) — Cameroon shorts, 2025; Al Jazeera — Africa Direct series; Arte — "A Day With..." (10 shorts), 2011.
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RECOGNITION & INDUSTRY STANDING
Training, residencies & professional standing
Education
Master 2, Creative Documentary Production — Stendhal University, Grenoble 3 (2010–2011)
University Diploma of Technology (DUT) — Institut Universitaire de Gestion, Bamako (2001–2003)
Residencies & Training
"La Fabrique des cinémas du monde" — Cannes Film Festival, 2017
OuagaFilmLab writing residency, 2016
IDFA Summer School, Amsterdam, 2009
Africadoc writing & production residencies, 2006 & 2009
Industry Standing (2026)
President, CCA-AES Professional Council
Jury member, FAIC Mali project fund
Mentor, FIDA Bamako documentary residency
Trainer, KORA Films young directors' cohort
Jury & Membership
Official Jury, FESPACO 2023
Documentary Jury, FICA Algiers 2022
Secretary for Training, Association of Malian Directors (RMA), since 2022
Member, AFRICADOC pan-African network
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WATCH HIS WORK · PART 1 OF 2
2024 to 2026
DS Productions' Vimeo catalogue (vimeo.com/user36903122) — titles and upload dates as listed on the profile.
Femmes Leaders du Mali : Mémoire et Inspirations
Jul 2026
DOLO_Étoile
Apr 2026
Film Projet Pilote AEN "VBG&SSR à Bankass"
Jan 2026
Campagne Nexus
Dec 2025
Développement des Systèmes de Marché (DSM)
Nov 2025
Face aux Inondations, Agissons Ensemble (Français)
Sep 2025
Face aux Inondations, Agissons Ensemble (Bambara)
Sep 2025
Femmes, entièrement femmes
Sep 2025
PROSCAP - OXFAM
Aug 2025
Bénéficiaire Sécu/Ali - OXFAM
Aug 2025
Bénéficiaire WASH - OXFAM
Aug 2025
Projet RPII Croix-Rouge Malienne
Aug 2025
Atelier PRUBA
Aug 2025
Portrait: Projet Ramadan / ONG SIF
Aug 2025
Hamou-Béya, Sand Fishers
Aug 2025
SUEZ UCD - VF-ST ENG
Aug 2025
SIF - Projet Intégré à Kita
Aug 2025
Kayes et ses merveilles
Jul 2025
Urgence et Action d'Oxfam - Vidéo 2 (Détresse à Bla)
Jul 2025
Urgence et Action d'Oxfam - Vidéo 1
Jul 2025
Mémoires
Jul 2025
Capsule 1 (Pourquoi je suis parti du Mali)
Jul 2025
PARENT - Humanité & Inclusion (HI)
Jul 2025
Femmes & Résolutions des Conflits — Fatimata Touré
Jul 2025
Aguelhok_VA - HD_1
Nov 2024
Security & Independence - VAA 1
Sep 2024
JIGIYA (Capacitation / Autonomisation)
Jul 2024
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WATCH HIS WORK · PART 2 OF 2
2022 to 2024
DS Productions' Vimeo catalogue (vimeo.com/user36903122) — titles and upload dates as listed on the profile.
Cash Plus in ASRH - NCA
May 2024
Cash Plus SSRA à Bankass / Mopti
May 2024
SWEDD Mali — Vidéo Ouverture Journée 2
Mar 2024
SWEDD Mali — 8. ONDD 1
Mar 2024
SWEDD Mali — 6. Clinique Mobile
Mar 2024
SWEDD Mali — 0. Ouverture Témoignages
Mar 2024
SWEDD Mali — 5. INFSS
Mar 2024
SWEDD Mali — 12. Cabinets Privés de Sage-Femme
Mar 2024
Recrutement et Déploiement de 323 Sages-Femmes
Mar 2024
Portrait d'une Lionne, VF Cut 1
Oct 2023
Timbuktu, Knowledge and Memories
Sep 2023
Appel de Nuit — Clap Ivoire 2023
Sep 2023
SOS (Paty D.Kâ), VF
May 2023
The Bozos, This Forgotten People (dir. M. Diarra)
Apr 2023
SOS — A Film by Paty D.Ka, VA
Apr 2023
Eco-Turtle, Copier 01_1
Dec 2022
Nataal
Nov 2022
Fish Farmed, VF Copier 02
Nov 2022
Vidéo Sema — Remise des Prix Final
Nov 2022
Debbo Alafia — Capsule 2
Sep 2022
OSIWA - VC - VA
Sep 2022
MFC Nyetaa
Sep 2022
JNOV 1 - GrDR
Sep 2022
Mali Mango Case (Aid for Trade in Practice)
Sep 2022
PADRE/GIZ - 7min
Aug 2022
SEMA Kayes Master
Aug 2022
Médine, l'héritage
Aug 2022
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MALI · FIXER PROFILE
Two decades of storytelling. One trusted fixer.
From a FESPACO-honoured debut feature to official Cannes competition, Andrey brings a director's eye and a fixer's discipline to every production in Mali as Hoodlum's trusted partner on the ground, not just a name on a call sheet.
20+
Documentaries Produced
100+
Films Produced for NGOs
20+
International Collaborations
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