埃尔马·伊曼诺夫，Elmar Imanov was born in 1985 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He has lived in Cologne since 1998. His graduation film 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 Imanov founded the film production company COLOR OF MAY. His feature debut End of Season (2019) premiered at IFFR Rotterdam and won the FIPRESCI Prize. The Kiss of the Grasshopper is his second feature film.