Yuri Georgievich Ivanchuk

Yuri Georgievich Ivanchuk (June 1, 1931, Kuzovatovo (urban locality), Soviet Union — May 18, 2000, Krnov, Czech Republic) was a Soviet and Russian film director. He received the Dovzhenko Gold Medal [ru] in 1983 and won the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR in 1984.[1][2]

Yuri Georgievich Ivanchuk
Born(1931-06-01)June 1, 1931
DiedMay 18, 2000(2000-05-18) (aged 68)
Occupationfilm director
Years active1978-1990

Biography

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Yuri Ivanchuk was born on June 1, 1931 in the village of Kuzovatovo, located in the Ulyanovsk Oblast. He studied in secondary school in Samara.[3] In 1963, he graduated from the Military-Political School of the KGB of the USSR and later the Department of history at Tomsk State University. Ivanchuk also graduated from the Higher Academic Courses for the Improvement of Political Personnel at the Lenin Military-Political Academy.[4]

Ivanchuk worked as an assistant director at the Moldova-Film, Mosfilm, and Odesa Film Studio.[1]

In 1997, he moved to the Czech Republic, where he died three years later.

Ivanchuk was married two times. He had a daughter from his first wife.[3]

Filmography

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  • 1978 — Fire in the Depth of the Tree (Russian: Огонь в глубине дерева) (short film)
  • 1986 — 55 Degrees Below Zero (Russian: 55 градусов ниже нуля)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Выдающиеся выпускники Томского государственного университета". Выдающиеся выпускники Томского государственного университета (in Russian). Tomsk State University: 148–149. 2013.
  2. ^ Советские художественные фильмы: 1982-1983 (in Russian). Нива России. 1999. p. 116. ISBN 978-5-88289-130-4.
  3. ^ a b "Полеты во сне и наяву > Рубрика в Самаре". SGPRESS - Самара, люди, события (in Russian). 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. ^ "Юрий Иванчук: фото, биография, фильмография, новости - Вокруг ТВ". Вокруг ТВ. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  5. ^ "Yuri Ivanchuk". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. ^ "Юрий Иванчук". www.kinopoisk.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-26.