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Amarsanaa Battulga

(He/Him)
Mongolia
As seen in: Facebook, Die Welt, Substack, Letterboxd, ScreenAnarchy, Cineuropa, GoldenGlobes.com, The China Project, Documentary Magazine, The World Of Chinese and
words in @Cineuropa @IDAorg @welt @photogenie_be, etc. • phding @NJU • @berlin_talents @go_critic @fareastfilm campus • @FIPRESCI • battulgaamarsanaa@gmail.com
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Amarsanaa Battulga’s Biography

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

He has served on 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, BlackStar, Cambridge, Berlin NewGen, the Chinese Film Festival Hamburg, and the Ulaanbaatar International Film Festival. Currently, he's pre-selecting for Glasgow Shorts and Filmfest Dresden.

His writing has appeared in publications such as Die Welt, Cineuropa, photogénie, and Documentary, among others, in English, Chinese, Mongolian, German, and Dutch. He’s a FIPRESCI member, Berlinale Talent Press alumnus, and voter for the 84th Golden Globes.

When he is not watching, researching, or writing about films, he enjoys playing board games, practicing classical Mongolian, and thinking about going to the gym. He cannot ride a horse.