Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 15, 1981
Place of Birth
Novomichurinsk, Pronsky District, Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Credits
34 titles
Yury Bykov
Biography
Yuri Bykov was born in 1981 in Novomichurinsk, a small town in the Ryazan region of Russia. Coming from a family of factory workers, he studied acting in the famous VGIK (Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov) and appeared in various theatres of Moscow after receiving his diploma in 2005. In 2006, Yury Bykov started to write and direct his first short films. In 2009, his short film “The Boss”, in which he also played the lead role, won the main prize at the All-Russian National film festival Kinotavr. In 2010, Bykov directed his first feature film, “Live!”, Special Jury Prize at Taipei International Film Festival. In 2013, his second feature, “The Major”. was selected in Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, “The Fool” received important awards at the festivals of Locarno (Best Actor Leopard, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Junior Jury Award, First Prize) and Les Arcs, among many others. Both “The Major” and “The Fool” enjoyed international theatrical releases. Yury Bykov both writes and directs his films. He has also edited and scored his early projects, as well as playing one of the lead roles in “The Major”.
Known For
Filmography
Daring
The Highway
The Owner
Director
Followers
Cinema 3.0
Seagull
By the Way
Guest
Goremyki
Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
No One Will Know
Cursed Days
The Watchman
Vlad
A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married
Follow Your Dream
director
Elephants Can Play Football
Sveta's father
Нариман и его братья
The Factory
Director
Sleepers
Слава
Big Village Lights
Butterflies
Self
Method
Thin detective
Six Degrees of Celebration 1914
Director
The Fool
Director
The Major
Pavel Kroshunov - Pasha
Cash Collectors
Song of the Mechanical Fish
Танки грязи не боятся
сержант Вадим Смирнов, командир экипажа танка 111
To Live
Director
Nachalnik
S.S.D.
killer
Peak
Director
Vegetation
Showcase Copy
Zero
Screenplay