Byambasuren Davaa Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Byambasuren Davaa, really Davaagiin Byambasüren (Mongolian ????????? ??????????; born 1971 in Ulaanbaatar), is a Mongolian film maker currently residing in Germany.Between 1995 and 1998 she studied at the Movie Academy in Ulaanbaatar. In 1998 she began to work as a moderator and director's assistant with Mongolian National Television. In 2000 she moved to Munich, Germany, to study documentary film and communication sciences at the University of Television and Film Munich.Her films through 2006 tell stories embedded in the traditional life of the nomads in Mongolia. The subjects of her movies also serve as amateur actors, playing mostly themselves, which positions her work somewhere between documentary and fiction. Her latest film Two Horses of Genghis Khan featuring the singer Urna's quest to find the origins of a song is due for release in Germany in 2010.She was a 2005 Academy Award nominee for her film The Story of the Weeping Camel.
Worked for Mongolian television from 1989 to 1994.
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After studying international law and film at Ulaanbaatar from 1993 to 1998, she has been a student of the "Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen" (University for film and television) in Munich since 2000.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Two Horses of Genghis Khan
2009
Documentary
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes
2005
Mädchengeschichten
2003
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel
2003
Documentary
Wunsch
2001
Documentary short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Two Horses of Genghis Khan
2009
Documentary writer
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes
2005
Mädchengeschichten
2003
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel
2003
Documentary writer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Two Horses of Genghis Khan
2009
Documentary producer
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes
2005
producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Himmelfilm
2004
Documentary short
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Audience Award
Black Movie Film Festival
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)
2006
Golden Frog
Camerimage
European Debuts Competition
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)
2005
Grand Prix
Bratislava International Film Festival
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)
2005
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (2003)
2005
Golden Starfish Award
Hamptons International Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature Film
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)
2005
Audience Award
Munich Film Festival
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)
2005
Young German Cinema Award
Munich Film Festival
Direction (Regie)
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)
2005
SIGNIS Award - Special Mention
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Die Höhle des gelben Hundes (2005)
2004
Bavarian Film Award
Bavarian Film Awards
Best Documentary (Dokumentarfilmpreis)
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (2003)
2004
Audience Award
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Foreign Film
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (2003)
2004
SIGNIS Award - Special Mention
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema