Jigjidsuren Gombojav

Jigjidsüren Gombojav is a Mongolian film director and screenwriter. His films include The First Steps (1974), The Legend of Mother Oasis (1975), Khatan-Bator (Хатанбаатар) (1981), Tears of the Rock Monument (1990), Warm Ashes (1991), and Traces of Existence (1992). He was awarded the highest honor in Mongolia for artists, the People's Artist of Mongolia, in 2007 for his contribution to Mongolian cinema and television, and the highest literature award in Mongolia, D. Natsagdorj Literature Award, in 2011 for his documentary film about the poet D. Natsagdorj.