Elmar Imanov was born in 1985 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Since 1998 he is living in Cologne, Germany, where he studied directing at the ifs. His graduation film The Swing of the Coffin Maker (2012) was presented on over 100 film festivals and won 35 awards worldwide including the Student Academy Award (Student Oscar®). His next short film TORN (2014) had its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. Both films were produced by Eva Blondiau with whom he founded the production company Color of May.
Germany