Elmár Imánov was born in 1985 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He has lived in Cologne since 1998. His graduation film, "The Swing of the Coffin Maker," from ifs (2012) was shown at more than 120 film festivals and won 41 awards worldwide, including the Student Oscar® for Best Foreign Film. His next short film "Torn" (2014) premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes. Both films were produced by Eva Blondiau, with whom Imánov founded the film production company COLOR OF MAY. His feature debut "End of Season" (2019) premiered at IFFR Rotterdam and won the FIPRESCI Prize. "Der Kuss des Grashüpfers" ("The Kiss of the Grasshopper") is his second feature film.

Source: 75. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)