In the mid-1980s, there was every reason to believe that the Mongolian film industry had reached its peak of development. By this time more than 80 percent of film making staff had completed higher or secondary education and worked in a variety of disciplines. One of the major directors of this time was D. Jigjid, who started his film career with People's Messenger, and successfully participated in the Moscow International Film Festival (1959) and Canadian International Film Festival (1960). D. Jigjid

In the mid-1980s, there was every reason to believe that the Mongolian film industry had reached its peak of development. By this time more than 80 percent of film making staff had completed higher or secondary education and worked in a variety of disciplines. One of the major directors of this time was D. Jigjid, who started his film career with People's Messenger, and successfully participated in the Moscow International Film Festival (1959) and Canadian International Film Festival (1960). D.