Public figure, director, producer, cinematographer and artist
Founder of Onyko Films, Onyko Films Awards, I-mapa
Yurii Onyshchenko was born in Odesa. He studied at the Mariinsky Gymnasium and after graduation entered the Mechnikov Odesa National University, Department of International Economic Relations. For many years he was engaged in entrepreneurial activities, mainly in the field of trade. He also organized and co-organized concerts and headed the Free Cultural National Association initiative group. He has also tried his hand at other industries, such as the Black Sea and Odesa regional organizations of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, a logistics company, and the Odesa Regional Center for Patriotic Education of Children and Youth. At the latter, he worked as the head of information and public relations. In 2016, he returned to entrepreneurship, but in a different direction. He founded Onyko Films, a company with a full cycle of production of audiovisual products such as music videos and films.
In the State Register of Producers, Distributors and Demonstrators of Films, he was assigned series B number 000983. He is a member of the Project and Expert Council of the Lower Danube Euroregion Cross-Border Cooperation Agency (Odesa Regional Council).
Since 2016, he has received additional education in directing, cinematography, photography, and painting. In 2021, he graduated from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York with a degree in contemporary art and design. Also in 2021, he participated in the Creative Accelerator program of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation and the British Council Ukraine.
Since 2016, he has implemented dozens of projects as a contractor or performer, receiving support from the UN Refugee Agency, the European Union, the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, and other organizations.
In 2020, he founded the Onyko Films Awards international film festival. In 2021, the festival was qualified by IMDb.
2019 Music Shorts Film Festival Nominee
2019 Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz Nominee
2019 MoziMotion Nominee
2020 Venice Film Awards- Best Drama
2020 Hollywood Gold Awards - Best Thriller
2020 Florence Film Awards - Best Drama
2020 Montreal Indie Short Film Awards - Best Director
2020 Monthly Indie Shorts - Best Director
2020 Toronto Film Channel Awards - Best Cinematographer
2020 Cut & Clap - Best Sound Design
2020 Wallachia Int'l Film Festival - Jury Prize
2020 Golden Wheat Awards - winner
2020 Kosice International Monthly Film Festival - Finalist
2020 Prague International Monthly Film Festival - Finalist
2020 European Cinematography AWARDS - Finalist
2020 Canadian Cinematography Awards - Finalist
2020 Brukivka internationalfilm festival - Finalist
2020 Sweden Film Awards - Finalist
2020 NewYork Cinematography Awards - Semi-finalist
2020 Tempus Film Festival - Semi-finalist
2020 Bridge Fest - Best Film
2020 Vesuvius International Monthly Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Kiarostami Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Constanta International Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Andromeda Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Rio Independent Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Hollywood Venus Awards - Nominee
2020 6th International Short Film Festival Pune india 21 - Nominee
2020 Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Anatolia International Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Goa Short Film Festival - Nominee
2020 First Step - Nominee
2020 Calakari film fest - Nominee
2020 Chambal International Film Festival - Nominee
2020 Golden Jury International Film Festival (GJIFF) - Nominee
2020 Assurdo Film Festival - Encouragement Award
2021 Iconic Images Film Festival - Nominee
2021 International Film Festival of Ahmednagar - Nominee
2021 Greatasianworldcinema International Film Festival - Finalist
2021 The Night of Drama Shorts - Encouragement Award
2021 The Gladiator Film Festival - Best Film
2021 Dubai Independent Film Festival - Nominee
2021 Only the Best Film Awards - Best Director IMDb verification
2021 Gravedigger Dave's Anthology Festival - Finalist
2021The Romford Film Festival - Nominee
2021Thessaloniki Free Short Festival - Finalist
2021 Savona International Film Event - Nominee
2021 Chicago Script Awards - Nominee
2021 Gangtok International Film Festival - Best Screenplay
2021 World Film Carnival - Singapore - Best Screenplay
2022 Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @ Pinewood Studios - Nominee
2022 Lift-Off Global Network - Nominee
2022 First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - Nominee
2022 Only the Best Film Awards - Best First Screenplay
2023 Bistrita Romania International Film Festival - Nominee
The I-mapa website has been recognized at international festivals:
2020 People's Choice Award Award for innovative design
2020 People's Choice Award Award for UI design
2020 People's Choice Award Award for UX design
2020 Awwwards Incentive Award
2020 Awwwards Best mobile responsiveness
2021 Webawards.com.ua Best Creative
2022 First-Time Filmmaker Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network - nominee
2022 New York Istanbul Short Film Festival - nominee
2022 Hamburg Film Awards - nominee
2022 Shiny Sparkle Independent Online Film Festival (SSIOFF) - finalist
2022 Inter Short - nominee
2022 OTB | Only The Best Film Awards - best documentary
2022 Panama Series Festival - nominee
2022 Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @ Pinewood Studios - Nominee
2022 Bayelsa International Film Festival - Nominee
2022 Cineaste International Film Festival of India - Nominee
2022 First-Time Filmmaker Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network - nominee
2022 OTB | Only The Best Film Awards - Best Documentary
2022 OTB | Only The Best Film Awards - Best War Film
2022 Panama Series Festival - nominee
2022 Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @ Pinewood Studios - Nominee
2023 Bistrita Romania International Film Festival - Nominee
2022 Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @ Pinewood Studios - Nominee
2022 First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - Nominee
2022 Lift-Off Sessions - Nominee
2022 Black Cat Award International Film Festival - Nominee
2022 Kosice International Film Festival - Nominee
2022 International Folklore Film Festival (IFFF) - Nominee
Member of the Board and co-founder of the "Center of Modern Culture Development"
Member of the Onyko Films team, I-mapa, member of the Onyko Films Awards jury
Cinema has always been his true passion. After watching more than five hundred movies and TV series, he decided to learn how movies are made from start to finish, focusing in particular on screenwriting.
He received additional education in screenwriting, acting, directing and cinematography.
During the same period, he starred in the films The Apothecary and The Great One and appeared in an episode of the TV series Souvenir from Odesa. He also took part in the filming of the movie Thirst for Possession as an assistant director and one of the cameramen. At the same time, he acted as a director in the creation of the social video "Thank You".
In early 2020, he wrote and directed the film Fornication, in which he also played a role. In 2021, he founded the international film festival V.i.Z. Film Fest.
2021 Gangtok International Film Festival - Best Screenplay
2021 World Film Carnival - Singapore - Best Screenplay
2021 Chicago Script Awards - nominee
Co-founder of the NGO "Center of Modern Culture Development"
Member of the Onyko Films team, I-mapa, member of the Onyko Films Awards jury
In 2017, he started his career in film production, working as a second camera operator in the film "In between the sky and the black sea" directed by D. Kosygin.
In 2018, he performed the duties of a cameraman in the film Three cups of full-length tea directed by D. Kosygin.
In 2019, he was a cinematographer in the film "Fornication" directed by Yuriy Onishchenko.
In 2020, he acted as a cameraman in the project "I-mapa - Interactive Tourist Map of Western Odesa Region", supported by the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
He was also a member of the film crew that created video content for the projects "Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and Empowerment of Communities in Southern Ukraine" and "Community Mobilization, Legal and Social Assistance to Refugees and Stateless Persons in Odesa" supported by the UN Refugee Agency.
In 2021, he was an expert at the Leadership School for Youth as part of the projects "Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and Empowerment of Communities in Southern Ukraine" and "Protection of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Stateless Persons in Odesa" implemented by the NGO "Tenth of April" with the support of the UN Refugee Agency.
2020 Toronto Film Channel - the best cinematography
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