Education
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
His 2003 film The Stroll was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. His film Break Loose was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Uchitel is of Jewish descent.
In 2006 he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.