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Amarsanaa Battulga

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Amarsanaa Battulga’s Biography

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Amarsanaa Battulga (阿木) is a freelance film critic, programmer, and researcher based in Ulaanbaatar.

He has served on film festival juries at the Locarno Film Festival (2024), the Hong Kong International Film Festival (2025), the Singapore International Film Festival (2025), the Golden Ger International Film Festival (2024), and the Kharkhorum International Film Festival (2025).

As a pre-selector and programmer, he has worked with True/False, Glasgow Shorts, BlackStar, Cambridge, Berlin NewGen,…

Amarsanaa Battulga’s Journalist Portfolio

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Taiwan Int'l Doc Festival 2026: Points of Departure

Taiwan Int'l Doc Festival 2026: Points of Departure

From Sinophone refuge to listening sessions, the 15th TIDF stakes its rigorous programming on the value of re…

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On the Coal Road: Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig on his Tribeca-premiering 'Colors of White Rock'

On the Coal Road: Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig on his Tribeca-premiering 'Colors of White Rock'

Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig on why he prioritized the personal over the political in his Mongolian mining doc, …

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The A Report (2025 H2) - Mongolia

The A Report (2025 H2) - Mongolia

A report on the state of Mongolian film industry in H2 2025.

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The Film as Wish: Dongnan Chen on Her CPH:DOX Winner 'Whispers in May'

The Film as Wish: Dongnan Chen on Her CPH:DOX Winner 'Whispers in May'

Dongnan Chen on co-creating her CPH:DOX winner Whispers in May with three Yi girls in Liangshan-and why she w…

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Review: Green Grey Black Brown

Review: Green Grey Black Brown

A review of Green Grey Black Brown by Yuyan Wang for the 19th Glasgow Short Film Festival.

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Review: Abortion Party

Review: Abortion Party

A review of Abortion Party by Julia Mellen for the 19th Glasgow Short Film Festival.

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Taiwan Int’l Doc Festival 2026: Points of Departure

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By Amarsanaa Battulga
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Taiwan Int’l Doc Festival 2026: Points of Departure All the festival’s award-winning filmmakers. All images courtesy of TIDF From Sinophone refuge to listening sessions, the 15th TIDF stakes its rigorous programming on the value of removal TIDF is a festival that treats documentary more as an adjective than a noun.
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On the Coal Road: Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig on his Tribeca-premiering ‘Colors of White Rock’

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By Amarsanaa Battulga
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Colors of White Rock. All stills courtesy of Petite Maison Production Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig on why he prioritized the personal over the political in his Mongolian mining doc, Colors of White Rock Post-1990 Mongolia has been defined by neoliberalism and mineral exploitation. Coal, the country’s single largest export, flows daily by the tons into China through many border ports in the Gobi Desert.
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The Film as Wish: Dongnan Chen on Her CPH:DOX Winner ‘Whispers in May’

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By Amarsanaa Battulga
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Whispers in May. Courtesy of the filmmaker Dongnan Chen on co-creating her CPH:DOX winner Whispers in May with three Yi girls in Liangshan—and why she wanted cinema to be a gift in the present, instead of waiting for impact later In the remote Liangshan mountains of China, there are many kids who are left to their own devices while their migrant worker parents roam the country for jobs.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope.

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A Lamy fountain pen.

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Douban.