Jigjidsuren Gombojav

Jigjidsüren Gombojav
Born
Jigjidsüren Gombojav

(1942-01-10)10 January 1942
Bayan Sum, Mongolian People's Republic
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
SpouseTsetseg Damba
Awards
  • Merited Artist of Mongolia (2003)
  • People's Artist of Mongolia (2007)
  • D. Natsagdorj Literature Award (2011)
In this Mongolian name, the given name is Jigjidsüren. Gombojaviin is a patronymic, not a family name.

Jigjidsüren Gombojav (Mongolian: Гомбожавын Жигжидсүрэн) is a Mongolian film director and screenwriter.[1] His films include The First Steps (Анхны Алхам) (1974), The Legend of Mother Oasis (Эх Бүрдийн Домог) (1975), Khatan-Bator (Хатанбаатар) (1981), Tears of the Rock Monument (Хүн Чулууны Нулимс) (1990), Warm Ashes (Бүлээн Нурам) (1991), and Traces of Existence (Амин Мөр) (1992). He was awarded the highest honor in Mongolia for artists, the People's Artist of Mongolia, in 2007[1] for his contribution to Mongolian cinema and television, and the highest literature award in Mongolia, D. Natsagdorj Literature Award, in 2011[2] for his documentary film about the poet D. Natsagdorj.

  1. ^ a b Biography and filmography (in Mongolian)
  2. ^ "Д.Нацагдоржийн нэрэмжит шагнал". www.writersunion.mn. Retrieved 15 January 2018.