Yuri Bykov was born on 15 August 1981 in Russia. He graduated in 2005 from the State Institute of Cinematography (under the guidance of Vladimir Grammatikov). He has worked at the Teatro della Luna, the Chekhov Art Theatre and TSATRA. Between 2005 and 2009 he made commercials and short films (his Head received an award at the Kinotavr in 2009. In 2010 he made his first film Live, which won awards in several festivals.
