Roman Leonidovich Karimov Russian Роман Леонидович Каримов born June 20 1984 Ufa is a Russian filmmaker Born in Ufa on June 20 1984 In 2003 he went to live in London produced short films for the BBC and did film trailers and other works for TV3 TV1000 and ZTV Two years later he returned to Russia Karimov directed three short films Optimist Apartment 29 and Dont worry worked as a promotional director of the film Platot and director of the documentary Profession humorist starring Vadim Galygin Dont Worry won the Audience Award at the My Cinema Festival and Apartment 29 won the prize for the best feature film at the festival КИНОТЕАТРdoc In 2010 Karimovs debut feature film the comedy Inadequate People was shot The film won the Grand Prix of the Window to Europe Film Festival held in August 2010 and was also very warmly received by Russian moviegoers receiving many positive reviews In 2023 Karimov released his 10th feature film Breath about doctors during COVID19 pandemic