Kanan Mammadov

Kanan Mammadov was born on 9 October 1946 in Baku. He finished secondary school in 1965. His contact in childhood with the master artist Khan Babayev had a positive influence on his future career choice. He studied at the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute until 1971. From 1971 to 1976 he completed his studies in the cinematography faculty in A. V. Galperin''s workshop at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, and began his career as a director of photography for feature and documentary films at the "Azerbaijanfilm" film studio. He currently also works as chief camera operator at ANS TV. He is an Honoured Art Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a laureate of the Azerbaijan SSR State Prize. From 1996 to 2002 he taught at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. In 2010 he was elected a member of the European Film Academy.