Juri Rechinsky (1986) is a director, editor and writer. He was born in Turkmenistan, raised in Ukraine and is based in Vienna since 2013. His documentary Sickfuckpeople (75’, 2013, Novotny Film) and feature film Ugly (92’, 2017, Novotny Film/ Pronto Film/ Ulrich Seidl Film) were shown at international film festivals, museums, galleries, cinemas and film schools around the globe. Highlights include Rotterdam, Hot Docs, Sao Paolo, DOK Leipzig, Thessaloniki, Anthology Film Archives New York, Phi Centre Montreal, European Film College Denmark. Winner of several awards, including Heart of Sarajevo, Raindance, Viennale, Diagonale, European Independent Film Festival and DocsDF Mexico. Member of European Film Academy and Austrian Guild of Directors.
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