Ruslan İbrahimli
(He/Him)
Award-Winning Azerbaijani Director & Animator (70+ Festivals)
Ruslan İbrahimli
(He/Him)
Award-Winning Azerbaijani Director & Animator (70+ Festivals)
Ruslan İbrahimli Award-winning Azerbaijani director, screenwriter and animator (b. 1999). Founder of Ruslan İbrahimli Film Studio. 70+ international festival selections, multiple Best Director, Best Animation and “Genç Yetenek” awards.
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Ruslan İbrahimli (b. 25 April 1999, Gazakh, Azerbaijan) is an award-winning director, screenwriter, animator and producer who founded his independent production company Ruslan İbrahimli Film Studio in March 2018 at the age of 19.
Working across live-action, traditional and digital animation, and cutting-edge AI-assisted cinema, Ruslan has written, directed and produced more than 30 short films, animated works, music videos and series episodes. His films have been officially selected to over 70 international and national film festivals and competitions in 30+ countries including the United Kingdom, United States, India, Türkiye, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Russia, Taiwan, South Korea, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Canada, Peru, Jamaica and Japan.
Notable selections and awards include:
• “Unimpeded Love” (2021) – Best Original Story, OTB | Only The Best Film Awards 2022 (USA)
• “Dark Clouds” (2022) – Genç Yetenek (Golden Apple) Award, Turan Film Festival (Türkiye, 2024)
• “Right to Education” (2023) – screened on Latest TV (UK) and Brighton Pier public screen
• “Mirror” AI anthology series – finalist at Marbella International Film Festival 2025 (Spain), Best Social AI Film nominee at Neuro Masters AI Film Festival (Russia), Ecology Impact Diploma at AIAZ International AI Film Festival (Azerbaijan)
• “The Enemy in My Home” (2025) – official selection Lift-Off Global Network, Dream Catchers Creators Film Festival (UK) with BTV broadcast rights), Toronto Global Film Festival (Canada)
Ruslan is a former board member, website & social media manager and regional coordinator of the Azerbaijan Animation Association (AAA). In 2024–2025 he successfully implemented the grant-winning educational project “Pixar in a Box: Introducing Animation Courses in Azerbaijani Schools” funded by the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan.
He continues his formal education in Health Sciences (Bachelor’s degree) at the accredited American University of the People (2025–present) while actively developing new feature-length and serial projects that combine social impact, psychological depth and innovative visual language.
Ruslan İbrahimli’s works are regularly broadcast on Azerbaijani national and regional TV channels (KÖNÜL TV, ELTV) and continue to represent contemporary Azerbaijani independent cinema on the global festival circuit.
Contact & official channels:
YouTube: youtube.com/RuslanIbrahimliOfficial
Instagram: instagram.com/ruslanibrahimli.official
Facebook: facebook.com/ruslanibrahimli.2025
Filmography
  • Writer (14 Credits)
    Exterminatrixes: Coup2026
    Animation, Experimental, Short
    Müharibədən sonra (2026)2026
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
    MIRROR: SECRET MEETING (2025)2025
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    MIRROR (AIDA) - 20242024
    Feature, Short, Web / New Media
    MIRROR: THE OHTER SIDE OF HUMANITY2024
    Animation, Experimental, Feature, Short, Web / New Media
    4.1 THE ANIMATED FILM COLLECTION (2023)2023
    Animation
    Gazakh District - Promotional Documentary short film2023
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media
    Right to education (2023)2023
    Animation, Feature, Short, Web / New Media, Other
    THE TRENCH (2023)2023
    Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student
    DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)2022
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
    THE LETTER2021
    Short
    UNIMPEDED LOVE2021
    Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media, Other
    THE DECISION - SHORT FILM 2020
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    TWO TREES2019
    Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student
  • Director (14 Credits)
    Exterminatrixes: Coup2026
    Animation, Experimental, Short
    Müharibədən sonra (2026)2026
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
    MIRROR: SECRET MEETING (2025)2025
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    MIRROR (AIDA) - 20242024
    Feature, Short, Web / New Media
    MIRROR: THE OHTER SIDE OF HUMANITY2024
    Animation, Experimental, Feature, Short, Web / New Media
    4.1 THE ANIMATED FILM COLLECTION (2023)2023
    Animation
    Gazakh District - Promotional Documentary short film2023
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media
    Right to education (2023)2023
    Animation, Feature, Short, Web / New Media, Other
    THE TRENCH (2023)2023
    Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student
    DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)2022
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
    THE LETTER2021
    Short
    UNIMPEDED LOVE2021
    Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media, Other
    THE DECISION - SHORT FILM 2020
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    TWO TREES2019
    Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student
  • Acting (3 Credits)
    THE TRENCH (2023)2023
    Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student
    UNIMPEDED LOVE2021
    Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media, Other
    THE DECISION - SHORT FILM 2020
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    MIRROR: SECRET MEETING (2025)2025
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    Gazakh District - Promotional Documentary short film2023
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short, Student, Television, Web / New Media
  • GVFX, Editing & Music Composer (1 Credit)
    Müharibədən sonra (2026)2026
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
55 Awards & Selections
Official Selection
Müharibədən sonra (2026)
Follow Your Heart NY
G-gallery 404 Broadway, New York New York, NY 10013 United States
2026
Official Selection
Exterminatrixes: Coup
TELEVISION FEEDBACK Screenplay & Web Series Festival
Regal LA Live 1000 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90015 United States
2026
Award Winning Trophy. Winner of Best VISUAL DESIGN / Official Selection
Exterminatrixes: Coup
Wildsound - Style, Experimental, Fashion Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA United States
2026
Certificate / Official Selection
Exterminatrixes: Coup
ICJ International Film Award
Lviv Art Palace 17 Mykoly Kopernyka Street L'viv, L'vivs'ka oblast 79000 Ukraine
2026
Official Selection
Gazakh District - Promotional Documentary short film
WILDsound Documentary FEEDBACK Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA United States
2026
Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
Independent Filmmakers Guild of America Awards
Los Angeles, California United States
2025
Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
Veracruz World Film Festival
Museo Recinto de La Reforma Veracruz, Veracruz 91700 Mexico
2025
Official Selection
MIRROR: THE OHTER SIDE OF HUMANITY
HKUST AI FILM FESTIVAL
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) New Territories Hong Kong Organizers
2025
Official Selection
MIRROR: THE OHTER SIDE OF HUMANITY
Neuro Masters AI Film Festival
Moscow
2025
Official Selection
MIRROR: THE OHTER SIDE OF HUMANITY
Marbella International Film Festival
METT Hotel & Beach Resort Marbella, Estepona Marbella, Andalucía 29680 Spain
2025
Official Selection / "Environmental Impact" Diploma of the Local Competition - Awarded in recognition of its valuable contribution to raising awareness of environmental issues, effectively highlighting ecological challenges, and promoting environmental responsibility through the medium of cinema.
MIRROR: THE OHTER SIDE OF HUMANITY
AIAZ International Short Film Festival
Baku
2025
Official Selection
MIRROR: SECRET MEETING (2025)
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Volume 10
Filmmaker Sessions Volume 10 Lift-Off Global Network Pinewood Studios, UK
2025
Official Selection
MIRROR: SECRET MEETING (2025)
CINEMO International Mobile Film Festival
Baku
2025
Honorable Mention
MIRROR: SECRET MEETING (2025)
Films That Move
Sovereign Centre 106 Hope Road Palace Cineplex, Movie Theater Kingston, St. Andrew Parish Jamaica Organizers
2025
Certificate of Honour / Finalist / Official Selection
Gazakh District - Promotional Documentary short film
International Short Film Festival on Cultural Tourism
FESTIVAL DIRECTORATE International Short Film Festival on Cultural Tourism, iiMC, B-108, Radium Apartments, Shreyas Colony, Goregaon(E), Mumbai-400063 (India). Mumbai, Maharashtra 400063 India
2024
Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
Real International Micro Video Competition
Real International Micro Video Competition 14-17 Manchester St Kemptown Brighton BN2 1TF
2024
Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
Future Vision Festival - A celebration of unusual animation 異色アニメ映画祭
Suginami City, Tokyo 166-0002 Japan
2024
Official Selection / Finalist / Golden Apple Award in the “Youngest Talent” Category - Presented in recognition of being a successful animator and a promising filmmaker with outstanding potential for the future.
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
1. Uluslararası Turan Film Festivali
İzmir
2024
Official Selection
THE TRENCH (2023)
CINEMO Mobil Film Festival
Baku
2024
Certificate / Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
Bayelsa International Film Festival
Office No. 15, Yola Plaza, Beside Pakis Suites Hotel, Imiringi Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa 561
2024
Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
YEOSU International WEBFEST, KOREA
YEOSU International WEBFEST, KOREA 14, Seongsui-ro 10-gil, Seongdong-gu 701-ho Seoul, Seoul 04784
2024
Semi-finalist / Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
Neu Wave AI film festival
Los Angeles, California
2024
Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
Toronto Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival
Toronto Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival 20 Carlton Street Toronto, Ontario M5B 2H5
2024
Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
Kinovertikal – the International Festival and Competition for Films directed by Children and Young Adults (Russia, Saratov)
Kinovertikal – the International Festival and Competition for Films directed by Children and Young Adults (Russia, Saratov) Rizhskaya Street 1 Saratov, Saratov region 410080
2024
Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
11. Egeart Kısa Film Yarışması
11. Egeart Kısa Film Yarışması Ege Üniversitesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi İzmir, İzmir 35290
2024
Official Selection
MIRROR (AIDA) - 2024
CINEMO International Mobile Film Festival
Baku
2024
Official Selection
MIRROR: THE OHTER SIDE OF HUMANITY
Filmmaker Sessions Volume 6
Lift-Off Global Network Pinewood Studios, UK United States
2024
Certificate / Official Selection
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
Kalakari film festival 2023
DEWAS, MP 455001 India
2023
Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork Lift-Off Global Network Pinewood Studios SL0 0HN
2023
Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
6th ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival
Baku
2023
Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network Lift-Off Global Network Cash Prize Lane Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH
2023
Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network Lift-Off Global Network Limited Pinewood Studios, England SL0 0NH
2023
Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network Lift-Off Global Network Limited Pinewood Studios, England SL0 0NH
2023
Certificate / Official Selection
Right to education (2023)
Hallucinea Film Festival
Paris
2023
Honorable Mention
Right to education (2023)
Varsity Film Expo
Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
2023
Official Selection
THE TRENCH (2023)
2023Three Minutes Video Competition
1F., No. 3, Ln. 48, Sec. 4, Chengde Rd., Shilin Dist., Taipei City 111055 , Taiwan (R.O.C.) 士林區, 臺北市 11167
2023
Official Selection
THE TRENCH (2023)
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network
SP Block, Goldfinger Avenue, Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH
2023
Semi-Finalist / Official Selection
UNIMPEDED LOVE
Independent Cinema Film Festival "Art Club Paylos Paraschakis" Greece 2022
Athens
2022
Official Selection
UNIMPEDED LOVE
One Earth Awards
One Earth Awards 1104, 13th Cross, Indiranagar 2nd Stage, – India Bangalore, Karnataka 560038
2022
Official Entries / Official Selection / "Only The Best Original Story" Award Winner
UNIMPEDED LOVE
OTB | Only The Best Film Awards 2022
BISCAYNE BLVD MIAMI, FLORIDA
2022
Official Selection
UNIMPEDED LOVE
Golden FEMI Film Festival (2022)
Sofia
2022
Official Selection
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
One Earth Awards
One Earth Awards 1104, 13th Cross, Indiranagar 2nd Stage, – India Bangalore, Karnataka 560038
2022
Official Selection
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network
Pinewood Studios, England SL0 0NH
2022
Official Selection
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
via cavour, 38 Cefalù, Palermo 90015
2022
Official Selection
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival
Baku
2022
Official Selection / "Only The Best Director" Category Award Winner
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
OTB | Only The Best Film Awards
BISCAYNE BLVD MIAMI, FLORIDA
2022
Panorama Program – Official Selection
DARK CLOUDS - ANIMATION FILM (2022)
XIII BAKU International Short Film Festival
Baku, Mugham city
2022
Official Selection
UNIMPEDED LOVE
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network
Pinewood Studios, England SL0 0NH
2021
Official Selection
UNIMPEDED LOVE
Paus Premieres Festival
Manchester
2021
Official Selection
THE DECISION - SHORT FILM
Miracle Film Festival
Sanibel, Floarida
2020
Official Selection
THE DECISION - SHORT FILM
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @PinewoodStudios
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @PinewoodStudios Lift-Off Global Network Pinewood Studios SL0 0HN
2020
Certificate / Official Selection
THE DECISION - SHORT FILM
OPEN VISION FILM FEST
Koste Glavinica 10 Belgrad, Serbia
2020
Official Selection
TWO TREES
III ANIMAFILM International Animation Film Festival
Baku
2020
Jury Diploma / Official Selection
TWO TREES
X BAKU International Short Film Festival
Baku, Mugham city
2019
Official Selection
Gazakh District - Promotional Documentary short film
Macfest İnternational muslim art and cultural (Azerbaijan)
Manchester
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Education
College
İstanbul Film Academy
Directing
2019
College
İstanbul Sinema Atölyesi (İSA)
Directing, Screenwriting and Acting
2022 – 2024
College
Pixar in a Box – Khan Academy
Animation, Storytelling and The Art of Storytelling
2019
College
Debut Film Studios – Interact Online Film Lab
International Digital Cinema Education
2020 – 2021
College
Sundance Collab
Students
2026
High School
Səməd Vurğun adına 2 nömrəli tam orta məktəb, Qazax
General Education
2005 – 2016
Personal Details
Birth Date
April 25, 1999
Birth City
Gazakh, Azerbaijan
Current City
Gazakh, Azerbaijan
Hometown
Gazakh, Azerbaijan
Height
1.73
Gender
Male
Pronouns
He/Him
Ethnicity
Azerbaijan
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Trivia
• Founded his own film studio at the age of 19 (2018)
• Over 70 official selections in international film festivals across 30+ countries
• Recipient of the “Genç Yetenek” (Golden Apple) Young Talent Award at Turan Film Festival
• One of the pioneers of AI-generated cinema in Azerbaijan (“Mirror” anthology series)
• Former board member and regional coordinator of Azerbaijan Animation Association
Quotes
“A single frame can speak louder than a thousand words.”
– Ruslan İbrahimli
“The world is a mirror. What we see reflects who we are.”
– From my anthology series “Mirror”
“Cinema cannot lie – it only shows truth from another angle.”
“Every frame is a responsibility. Every story is someone’s life.”
“Animation is the freedom of the soul; live-action is its chain.”
Ruslan İbrahimli Award-winning Azerbaijani director, screenwriter and animator (b. 1999). Founder of Ruslan İbrahimli Film Studio. 70+ international festival selections, multiple Best Director, Best Animation and “Genç Yetenek” awards.
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