(FILE)

Nuominghuar, a young actress and director of the Mongolian ethnic group, has won the Best New Director Award at the eighth annual San Diego International Children's Film Festival for her new movie Horizon, which tells a touching story of a Mongolian father and his daughter.

Nuominghuar, 34, began her acting career early in 1996 and has been cast in nearly 30 TV series and seven movies. She has recently been devoted to directing and Horizon was the opening movie of the 2011 International Family Film Festival in Hollywood. She is also vice president of the Inner Mongolia Regional Film Association.