Name
Yury Bykov
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1981-08-15 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Novomichurinsk, Pronsky District, Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
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
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When a factory is bound to close, a group of workers decides to take action against the ow...
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100 years ago, the Russian Empire ... Christmas Eve. December plugs, holiday celebrations,...
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The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old san...
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Dmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he wa...
- 2022 Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
- 2008 S.S.D. as killer
- 2018 Elephants Can Play Football as Sveta's father
- 2012 Song of the Mechanical Fish
- 2023 Seagull
- 2013 The Major as Pavel Kroshunov - Pasha
- 2016 Big Village Lights
- 2016 Butterflies as Self
- 2009 Nachalnik
- 2019 Follow Your Dream as director
- 2019 The Watchman as Vlad
- 2018 Нариман и его братья
- Soon Showcase Copy
- 2015 Method ( 16 episodes ) as Thin detective
- 2020 Cursed Days ( 1 episode )
- 2023 Cinema 3.0 ( 3 episodes )
- 2017 Sleepers ( 8 episodes ) as Слава
- 2012 Танки грязи не боятся ( 4 episodes ) as сержант Вадим Смирнов, командир экипажа танка 111
- 2022 No One Will Know ( 8 episodes )
- 2022 Goremyki ( 3 episodes )
- 2019 A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married ( 4 episodes )
- 2023 By the Way ( 2 episodes ) as Guest
- 2023 Followers ( 6 episodes )
- 2015 Method ( 8 episodes ) as Худой
- Soon Vegetation ( 8 episodes )
- 2024 Daring ( 8 episodes )
- 2024 The Highway ( 10 episodes )
- 2012 Cash Collectors ( 8 episodes )
