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 FILM
Cinema, the miracle of the 20th century, came
to Mongolia in the 1910s. First movies were shown in the capital
city, at the American Consulate and Russian Stock Exchange's
hotel. In 1913 the Mongolian prince Namnansuren is known to
have brought some films from Russia to show at the residence
of the Bogd Khan. After the revolution of 1921, films and
film equipment were purchased and film students trained in
Russia.
Thus Mongolian people acquired access to cinema.
At that time, cinema in Mongolia was called "Shadow
show,", and it was free of charge until the first cinema
theatre "Ard" was built in the 1930s. In 1935,
under the decision of the Council of Ministers, a movie
production company "Mongol kino" was set up with
Soviet assistance.
The first production of the company was a documentary
"74th Celebration of the 1st of May." In 1936, the
first feature movie was created with the technical assistance
of the Soviet "Lenfilm".
Mongolia's first movie directors, cameramen, editors and other
personnel were trained on the job by professionals from the
Soviet Union.
In 1938 Mongolians independently made "Norjmaa's
Way" and then "Wolves" in 1939. Movies directed
by the famous Mongolian film director D.Jigjid, such as
"Tsogt taij" (1945), "People's messenger"
(1959), "Flood," "Son-in-law," and others
have became classics of Mongolian cinema.
Film directors of a younger generation, such
as H.Damdin, Ts.Navaan, Ch.Gombo, B.Baljinnyam, B.Sumhuu,
and O.Urtnasan have made their unique contribution to further
development of Mongolian cinema.
The 1990s have become a dynamic period in the
history of Mongolian cinema. Around twenty private film
studios emerged between 1992 and 1997 and have produced
more than one hundred feature films. Foreign relations with
film companies have expanded as well.
Joint productions of both documentary and feature
films with French, Japanese, Chinese and Mongolian film producers
have successfully participated in various international film
festivals.
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