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Princess Khutulun at the European Film Market of Berlinale 2022

PRINCESS KHUTULUN AT THE EFM-BERLINALE 2022

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15238852/ / https://www.efm-berlinale.de/en/screenings/screening-schedule/film-detail-page.html?film_id=202214890

10 February 2022

MONGOLIAN FILM PRINCESS KHUTULUN AT THE EUROPEAN FILM MARKET OF BERLINALE 2022 | 10 - 17 FEB 2022

EFM MARKET PREMIERE SCREENING | EFM VIRTUAL STAND - SHUUDER PRODUCTION

Shuuder Production is pleased to participate virtually at the Berlinale's European Film Market this year and is presenting its film as a market premiere between 10-17 February 2022 in Berlin. The Berlinale-EFM participants and industry professionals are kindly invited to the online screening of "Princess Khutulun" to stimulate their interest in Mongolian films and also to discuss about Mongolian Films and further cooperation possibilities with Mongolia at the Berlinale - EFM 2022.

Princess Khutulun is a feature film based on the true story of the legendary Princess Khutulun of Mongolia, known in history as the "Wrestling Princess", a descendant of Chinggis Khaan. Princess Khutulun is mentioned in Marco Polo’s diaries Netflix series.

EFM SCREENING DATES:

EFM Fri, Feb 11 12:40 (CET) Virtual Cinema 12
EFM Mon, Feb 14 09:15 (CET) Virtual Cinema 4
EFM Wed, Feb 16 11:15 (CET) Virtual Cinema 2

>>>The film can also be seen later on EFM Screening VoD for the professionals.

Production year: December 2021

Technical information: 16:9, color

Minutes: 109 min

Genre: Action, Drama, Historic, Fantasy

Production: Shuuder Production LLC, Mongolia

Directors: S. Baasanjargal, Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren

Writers: Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren, Boldkhuyag Damdinsuren

Music by Tseyendash

Cinematography by B. Ganbat

Stars: Tsedoo Munkhbat, Munkhtumur Dondov, Altantur Altanjargal

SHUUDER PRODUCTION

Shuuder Production was founded in 2013 by producer and writer Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren. It’s first film production “Warrior princess” received Best Investment Awards from Mongolian National Film Awards in 2014 and it’s leading role “Red Coat” won Best Male Actor Award. Shuuder production also made a documentary film about Galdan Boshigt and in 2018 participated in another documentary project Khand Van. It usually produces historical action films.

The Princess Khutulun project started in 2016 and ended in 2021. The film premiere in Mongolia took place in December 2021 and was nominated as one of the 5 best films with the most audience. The film was based on the bestseller of the same name by author Shuudertsetseg Baatarsuren. The novel was published in 2018 and has been a bestseller for 2 years. Jerusalem professor and Asian historian Micheal Biran used the book's cover to her research on Princess Khutulun. There is also a sequel to the novel called Khutulun “The legend of the Hills”. Sas Pictures Studio bought the rights to Shuudertsetseg's book “The coral bracelet” in 2007 and the film was named the most viewed film of that year. Mongol Content has also filmed one of her novels “A world with cloud patterns”.

The next project of Shuuder production is the Red serpent series, which also borrows the idea from one of her novels. It also plans a sequel to Princess Khutulun, an action film, Khutulun raids Kharkhorum.

SYNOPSIS

A feature film based on the true story of the legendary Princess Khutulun of Mongolia. Known as the “wrestling princess” in history, Chinggis Khaan’s son, Ugudei Khaan’s descendant, Princess Khutulun’s given name is Ajurug. Khutulun begs her father to make a deal, that if the prince can beat her in wrestling, she will obediently marry him, but if he doesn’t, she won’t be married off to him. Khaidu agrees and Khutulun beats the prince of Pamir in wrestling. Her father, King Khaidu allows her to marry whoever she wants.

ADDRESS

SHUUDER PRODUCTION LLC

Manlai Van Damdinsuren Street 54 | No. 4 | 13320 Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia

CONTACTS

SHUUDERTSETSEG T. Baatrasuren (she/her)

Producer & CEO, Shuuder Production

‒ Producer/Autor ‒

E-Mail: shuuderproduction01@gmail.com

Tel.: +976 9999 5570

TSENGEL Davaasambuu (PhD) (she/her)

Content Producer, Mobinet /Co-Production VOO/

‒ Acquisitions/New Media/VoD ‒