Teymur Hajiyev

Azeri nationality 

Born on August 28th, 1982 in Baku (Azerbaijan) 

Having produced more than a dozen shorts films, including Torn by Academy Award© winner Elmar Imanov (Quinzaine des Realisateurs, 2014), Teymur’s directing debut short, The Wound, premiered at the Palm Springs ShortsFest in 2013. His second short Shanghai, Baku premiered at Tampere FF (2016) and his third short, Salt, pepper to taste premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam (2019). Axşama doğru (Towards evening) is the first ever Azeri film at La Semaine de la Critique.