Batbayar Chogsom
Batbayar Chogsom (* 1974 in Ulaanbaatar ) is a Swiss-Mongolian filmmaker .
life and work
Batbayar Chogsom grew up in Ulaanbaatar and came to Switzerland in 2000. In Zurich he studied popular cultures, ethnology and political science. He completed his studies with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Zurich in social sciences. After graduating, he worked as an archivist in the graphics collection and the collection of historical photographs at the State Museum . With his first feature film Out of Paradise (2018), which premiered at the Solothurn Film Festival in 2018 , Chogsom won the main prize "Best Film" at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) that same year .
Chogsom lives with his family of three in Rapperswil, Switzerland (Canton St. Gallen).
Awards
- 2018: “Golden Goblet” in the “Best Film” category at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival
Filmography
- 2015: Out of Paradise (short)
- 2018: Out of Paradise
Web links
- Urs Bühler: Batbayar Chogsom's amazing path to becoming a filmmaker . In: The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) . 29th September 2018.
- Beni Frenkel: From Limmatplatz to Shanghai . In: Tages-Anzeiger . June 18, 2018.
- Andreas Scheiner: Thanks to the club school for the film award . In: Tages-Anzeiger . October 2, 2018.
- Interview with Batbayar Chogsom on the occasion of the award ceremony of the SIFF (Dukascopy TV / published on Youtube on July 16, 2018).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Swiss-Mongolian Co-production OUT OF PARADISE Won Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Out of Paradise. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Out of Paradise. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chogsom, Batbayar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss-Mongolian filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulaanbaatar |