★ HOW OLD IS BYAMBASUREN DAVAA?
Byambasuren Davaa is 55 years old, born January 1, 1971 in MN · Capricorn.
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★ LEDE
About
Byambasuren Davaa crafted documentaries that blur nomadic storytelling with fiction, turning Mongolian pastoral life into award-winning cinema. Born in Ulaanbaatar in 1971, she studied at the Movie Academy before relocating to Munich in 2000 to pursue documentary film. The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003) earned her a Directors Guild of America Award and an Academy Award nomination; The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2006) won the German Film Award for Best Children's Film. Capricorn discipline runs through her meticulous hybrid approach.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Byambasuren Davaa is a Mongolian filmmaker and screenwriter born in Ulaanbaatar in 1971, now based in Germany. Between 1995 and 1998, she studied at the Movie Academy in Ulaanbaatar, then worked as a moderator and director's assistant with Mongolian National Television from 1998. In 2000, she moved to Munich to study documentary film and communication sciences at the University of Television and Film Munich.
Davaa's directorial breakthrough came with The Story of the Weeping Camel in 2003, which won Best Documentary Film at the Bavarian Film Awards and Best Documentary at the 57th Directors Guild of America Awards, and received a nomination for Best Documentary at the 77th Academy Awards. She followed this with The Cave of the Yellow Dog in 2006, winning the German Film Award for Best Children's Film. Her 2020 film Veins of the World continued her practice of embedding narratives in traditional Mongolian nomadic life. A defining trait of her work is the blurred boundary between documentary and fiction — her subjects often serve as amateur actors, playing themselves, creating a hybrid cinematic language rooted in authenticity.
As a screenwriter and writer, Davaa employs a collaborative methodology where community members become integral to the storytelling process. Born under Capricorn, her methodical approach to preserving nomadic traditions through film reflects the sign's commitment to structure and legacy. Her life-path number 2 suggests a meditative, partnership-driven creative process — working alongside Mongolian communities rather than documenting them from distance.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Davaa trained at Ulaanbaatar's Movie Academy between 1995 and 1998, then worked as a moderator and director's assistant at Mongolian National Television from 1998. In 2000, she relocated to Munich to pursue formal studies in documentary film and communication sciences at the University of Television and Film Munich, positioning herself at the intersection of Mongolian heritage and European film education.
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Trivia
- The Story of the Weeping Camel was nominated for Best Documentary at the 77th Academy Awards, cementing her international recognition early in her career.
- Her subjects in films through 2006 are drawn from Mongolia's nomadic communities and often appear as amateur actors playing themselves, collapsing the boundary between documentary and fiction.
- Veins of the World, released in 2020, represents her continued engagement with Mongolian storytelling across two decades of filmmaking.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Diplomat
Cooperative and intuitive. Byambasuren Davaa read rooms quickly and often build careers around partnerships, mediation, or paired creative work.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
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CHALLENGING
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★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Byambasuren Davaa?
- Byambasuren Davaa is 55 years old (born January 1, 1971).
- When is Byambasuren Davaa's birthday?
- Byambasuren Davaa was born on January 1, 1971.
- What is Byambasuren Davaa's zodiac sign?
- Byambasuren Davaa is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1971.
- What is Byambasuren Davaa's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Byambasuren Davaa was born in 1971, the year of the Metal Pig.
- Where is Byambasuren Davaa from?
- Byambasuren Davaa is from MN.
- What does Byambasuren Davaa do?
- Byambasuren Davaa is a writer.
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