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

Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
Elephants Can Play Football
Elephants Can Play Football
Song of the Mechanical Fish
Song of the Mechanical Fish
Seagull
Seagull
The Major
The Major
Big Village Lights
Big Village Lights
Nachalnik
Nachalnik
Follow Your Dream
Follow Your Dream

Filmography

2023 Followers
as
2023 Cinema 3.0
as
2023 Seagull
as
2023 By the Way
as Guest
2022 Goremyki
as
2022 Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
as
2022 No One Will Know
as
2020 Cursed Days
as
2019 The Watchman
as Vlad
2019 A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married
as
2019 Follow Your Dream
as director
2018 Elephants Can Play Football
as Sveta's father
2018 Нариман и его братья
as
2017 Sleepers
as Слава
2017 vDud
as Guest
2016 Big Village Lights
as
2016 Butterflies
as himself
2015 Method
as Thin detective
2013 The Major
as Pavel Kroshunov - Pasha
2012 Song of the Mechanical Fish
as