Yury Bykov

Directing Aug 15, 1981 (45 years old) Novomichurinsk, Pronsky District, Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

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”.

28 Acting Credits

14 Crew Credits

Yury Bykov

Acting

The Major

Method

Method

The Watchman

S.S.D.

The Highway

Sleepers

Daring

Elephants Can Play Football

Nachalnik

Cursed Days

Follow Your Dream

Big Village Lights

Butterflies

Cash Collectors

Goremyki

A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married

By the Way

Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась

Song of the Mechanical Fish

Seagull

Нариман и его братья

Showcase Copy

Cinema 3.0

Crew

The Fool

The Major

The Factory

Method

The Watchman

To Live

Six Degrees of Celebration 1914

Sleepers

Daring

Nachalnik

The Owner

Cash Collectors