Mambaye Coulibaly (1957–2015) was a Malian film director, who pioneered animation in African cinema.
Life Mambaye Coulibaly was born on 2 May 1957 in Kayes. After studying law, he turned to film in 1987.Assane Koné, Cinéma malien en deuil : Mambaye Coulibaly, le précurseur du cinéma d’animation africain n’est plus, MaliWeb, 13 February 2015. La Geste de Ségou! (1989), for which Coulibaly also wrote the music, was an animated short film inspired by historical events in the Bambara Empire of Ségou.Mambaye Coulibaly, réalisateur : Le précurseur du cinéma d’animation africain a tiré sa révérence, Malijet, 28 February 2015. The Ivorian playwright Werewere Liking designed puppets for the film.
In 1996 Coulibaly started working on a feature-length animation project, Le Pouvoir de Ségou, a project relaunched in 2009 as part of the Euromédiatoon project. Unfortunately long-term illness prevented the film's completion.
Death Coulibaly died on 7 February 2015 at Kayes.
Films La Geste de Ségou!, 1989
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