Yuri Kostyuk

Biography of Yuri Kostyuk

Date of Birth: 23.10.1988

Yuri Yuryevich Kostyuk - deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Screenwriter, author of Studio Kvartal 95.

Place of Birth. Education. Born on October 23, 1988 in Uzhhorod, Transcarpathian Oblast. He attended Uzhhorod Gymnasium and graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Academy of Labor and Social Relations in Kyiv, specializing in 'Economic Law'.

Career. Player and author of the KVN team Selection KPI, Kyiv.

Yuri Kostyuk became known as a screenwriter for series and films of Studio 'Kvartal 95'.

He was involved in writing screenplays for films: '8 First Dates' (2012), 'Love in the Big City 3' (2013), '8 New Dates' (2014), and series: 'The Wedding Planners 5' (2011), 'Myths of Mytyi' (2012), 'Among Us Girls' (2013), 'You All Annoy Me' (2017).

From 2015 to 2019, he was a screenwriter for the series 'Servant of the People'. Kostyuk and a group of other screenwriters from Zelensky's studio created the characters and storylines of the movie 'Servant of the People', in which the future president played the main role.

Political Career. In the 2019 presidential elections, Yuri Kostyuk was responsible for creating campaign video content for Volodymyr Zelensky's campaign. In particular, he worked on trailers and commercials for the third season of 'Servant of the People', developing them in such a way that they served as both advertising for Volodymyr Zelensky and promotion for the TV series. Yuri Kostyuk also worked on the design of the election posters for the 'Ze' campaign before the elections and generally coordinated the work of the creative group in the campaign headquarters.

On May 21, 2019, President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Yuri Kostyuk as deputy head of the Presidential Administration. His area of responsibility includes information policy and everything related to creativity and communication.

On June 25, 2019, the President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the proposal of the Presidential Office and appointed Yuri Kostyuk as deputy head of the Presidential Office.

Quotes. "When talking about my role - it is creativity, media, i.e., everything where imagination is needed. For example, creating videos for 'Servant of the People', which served both as advertising for the series and the campaign, other commercials, some posters. In general, I helped where I could."

12.10.2023