Asif Rustamov was born on 20 October 1975. He studied at the University of Economics (1992–1995), at ASUCA (2000–2004), and at the AVANTI courses (2003–2004). He worked at the "Azerbaijanfilm" studio (2002–2004), at Lider TV (2004–2005), at ButaFilm (2005), and at Ictimai (Public) TV (2005–2006). He is the founder of the Kinoatelye 24K studio. Asif Rustamov's feature film "Downstream" won the award for "Best Feature Debut Film" at the SEEfest Film Festival held in Los Angeles, USA.
