Yury Bykov
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”.
The Major
as Pavel Kroshunov - PashaOn a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the...
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The Watchman
as VladThe protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old...
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Follow Your Dream
as directorThe main character is a cute ambitious girl Rita from a provincial town on the Black Sea coast....
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S.S.D.
as uncreditedOn TV a new reality show, "Pionerlager", has started. Following the results of a casting, five...
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Elephants Can Play Football
as Sveta's fatherDmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he was playing.
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Seagull
as uncreditedLonely people in a big city are trying to find their love. In an unequal love triangle, the...
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Butterflies
as himselfAlexey is shooting a movie about himself. He is in search of a boyfriend. Everything would be...
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Nachalnik
as uncreditedTwo burglars enter a summer house. They should have checked to whom it belonged.
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Big Village Lights
as uncreditedFedya is 20 years old. He works as a projectionist in a provincial cinema called "Rodina"...
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Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
as uncreditedIn order to get the opportunity to make his first film, the aspiring director Maxim is forced to...
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Song of the Mechanical Fish
as uncreditedThe letter, which arrived in a village buried in the sand, is addressed to an elderly fisherman...
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Method
as Thin detectiveAfter graduation our main character Yesenia dreams about work- ing with Rodion Meglin. He is a...
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By the Way
as GuestGarik Kharlamov, Azamat Musagaliyev and Denis Dorokhov discuss current events every Saturday...
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Cursed Days
as uncreditedThe brave new world of remoteness has created a new creature, the man of the era of...
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Sleepers
as СлаваSleepers (sleeper agents) are agents deeply incorporated into the structure of opposing forces....
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No One Will Know
as uncreditedEight friends, they are already in their forties, but in many ways they are still like children:...
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Cinema 3.0
as uncreditedThe documentary series tells about the history of the new Russian cinema in the context of...
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Goremyki
as uncreditedStories from the life of three cohabitants who, while solving everyday conflicts, find...
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A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married
as uncreditedSuccessful, but very lonely journalist Polina does not start serious relationships with men –...
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