Yuliya Antonova (b. 1994) is based in Umeå, Sweden
Yuliya Antonova is a film director of Chuvash and Tatar origin living and working in Sweden. She creates both documentary and fiction films, merging diverse cinematic influences into a unique directorial approach. Yuliya finds her inspiration in the French New Wave, Anton Corbijn’s black and white photography and the analogue tradition.
EDUCATION
2023 Film Directing course with Amanda Kernell, Northern Motion (SE)
2023 Dokumentärt berättande, Malmö University (SE)
2018-2019 Film Production course, Northern Motion (SE)
2017-2018 Skapande musik I & II, Umeå University (SE)
2017 Trends in Scandinavian Film and TV, International Summer School, University of Oslo (NO)
2016-2017 Musikvetenskap I, Linnaeus University (SE)
2011-2012 Film Direction course, Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (RU)
2011-2015 Bachelor Degree in Journalism, Moscow State University (RU)
GRANTS
2021 Kulturstipendium, Kulturnämnden vid Umeå kommun
2020 Filmhjälte, Film i Västerbotten
2017 International Summer School (ISS), University of Oslo Scholarship
2017 Sverker Åström Foundation Scholarship
2016-2017, 2017-2018 Swedish Institute Scholarship
PARTICIPANT
2022 Work in progress, Umeå Film Festival, Sweden
2022 Bergman Week on Fårö, Sweden
2021 Young Nordic Producers Club (YNPC), Germany/France
2021 Tempo Impact Workshop, Tempo Documentary Festival, Sweden
2020 Norrland Brinner, Sweden
2020 NUFF Film Workshop, Norway
2018 Uppsala Talent Days, Sweden
2017 International Creative Laboratories, Off-Courts Trouville, France