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… A comma, not a period

Photo exhibition Genre: Documentary, art, nature Photographer and ACM program’s Young Leader 2014-2015, B. Otgonsuren, is going to organize his independent photo exhibition “… A comma, not a period” from May 8 to 17, 2023, at the Ulaan Ger Gallery of ACM. In the exhibition, historical moments and parts of his travels, work, and living in 21 provinces and more than 200 regions will be shown through documentary, art, and nature photographs. This exhibition by the artist raises problems, maybe a little too confusing and exciting in parts. But the viewer will be allowed to see them, to read the photographs, and to understand and explore for themselves. We invite you to travel through the world of photography… ,

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ACM’s Young leader B. Mend-Amar is participating in the “Urban Walks” project.

The Mongolian Art Council is co-organizing the Goethe-Institute’s “Urban Walking” project. The participants of the project were openly announced and selected, and B. Mend-Amar, the young leader of culture and art for 2021–2022, is participating. The project aims to bring the act of walking through the city to the public through a digital platform combined with an aesthetic sense, experience, or narrative. B. Mend-Amar graduated from NUM in 2015 as a computer graphic designer. He compares photos of streets, old buildings, and other old cities in Ulaanbaatar, and studies the city through historical documents, mainly photographs from 1990–2000. Accordingly, Mongolian Visuals co-founded and maintains the social media page. He also works as a co-host of the podcast “Speaking from Ulaanbaatar”. In addition to Ulaanbaatar, the “Urban Walks” project is also being organized in Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong in East Asia, and a trip to six cities combining technology and art will be presented on an electronic platform in October 2023. Mend-Amar graduated from NUM in 2015 as a computer graphic designer. He compares photos of streets, old buildings, and other old cities in Ulaanbaatar, and studies the city through historical documents, mainly photographs from 1990–2000. He co-founded and maintains the social page “Mongolian Visuals”. He also works as a co-host of the podcast “Speaking from Ulaanbaatar”.

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ACM program’s young leader and film director P. Zoljargal’s “If Only I Could Hibernate” became the first Mongolian film that has ever been nominated for this festival.

Director P. Zoljargal’s film “If Only I Could Hibernate” has been nominated for the “Un Certain Regard” category of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The festival’s “Un Certain Regard” category, which runs from May 16 to 27, is the official selection section of the Cannes International Film Festival. The competition has been held since 1998, and it is an award that was started with the aim of promoting the skills of young directors who have the desire to go international and to encourage innovative works. Director and producer of “Amygdala Films”, P. Zoljargal, ACM program’s young leader /2013–2014/, wrote the script for the full-length feature film “If Only I Could Hibernate” by director P. Zoljargal and B. Dulguun, known as Magnolian. D. Davaanyam, ACM program’s young leader /2012–2013/ and executive director of the Ts. Batzorig Foundation, worked as the cinematographer of the film. The members of the film crew will soon go to Cannes. 

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