Jury Jazépavič Chaščavacki, also spelled Yury Khashchavatski (; ; ; born 18 October 1947 in
Odesa
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...
,
Ukraine
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) is a Belarusian film director and scenarist, known for his films Kavkazkie plenniki, Bahi Siarpa i Molata, Aranzhavyja Kamizelki, Dazhyts da lubovi and Obyknovennyj prezident.
Life
In 2002, he was arrested following participation in a protest of the Belarusian government. He spent 10 days in jail. He claimed he spent the time in jail giving lectures to other inmates about documentary film techniques.
During the
2020 Belarusian protests he became a member of the
Coordination Council of
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Hieorhiyeuna Tsikhanouskaya (; born 11 September 1982) is a Belarusian political activist. After standing as a candidate in the 2020 presidential election against the president Alexander Lukashenko, she has led the political opposit ...
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Film Director
*Ploshcha (
Kalinovski Square, 2007)
*Oleg Popov - Der Sonnenclown (2003) (TV)
*Kavkazkie plenniki (A Prisoner in the Caucasus, 2002)
*Obyknovennyj prezident (An Ordinary President, 1996)
*Russkoye stchastye (Russian Luck, 1992)
*Zdes byl Krylov (1987)
Writer
*Ploshcha (Kalinovski Square, 2007)
*Kavkazkie plenniki (A Prisoner in the Caucasus, 2002)
*Obyknovennyj prezident (An Ordinary President, 1996)
Awards
* 1998 - Nestor Almendros Award for Obyknovennyj prezident (1996) at
Human Rights Watch
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International Film Festival
* 2002 - Honorable Mention for Kavkazkie plenniki (2002) at
Dok Leipzig
DOK Leipzig is a documentary film festival that takes place every October in Leipzig, Germany. It is an international film festival for documentary and animated film founded in 1955 under the name "1st All-German Leipzig Festival of Cultural an ...
References
External links
Y. Khashchavatski on IATR*
1947 births
Living people
Film people from Odesa
Belarusian film directors
Belarusian people of Ukrainian descent
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