Directing
Ivan Malekin
EN cinema · 24 credits
Birthplace
Melbourne, Australia
Ivan Malekin is a prolific producer, director and editor. Founder of Nexus Production Group, he has been making films since 2007, his work spanning from Australia to Europe to America. Select works include improvised feature films like "Friends, Foes & Fireworks" (2018), "In Corpore" (2020), and "Machination" (2022), and the PBS documentary “Cats of Malta” (2023). Since embracing improvisational cinema in 2018, Ivan has also become an educator in the craft, offering courses online, in person, and through his YouTube channel, Micro Budget Madness. He published his debut book "Improv for Indie Filmmakers" in 2021. Currently Ivan lives in Croatia and continues to produce original improvised films through Nexus Production Group.
Known for
Filmography
Eternal
Eternal
Co-Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Sibling
Sibling
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
ForeFans
as Hotel Manager, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Recordist
After the Act
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
No Woman Is an Island
Producer, Cinematography, Editor
Stargaze
Actor, Director
Life Improvised: Volume One
as Concerned Man, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer, Colorist
Machination
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Cats of Malta
Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Camera Operator
In Corpore
Editor, Director, Producer, Sound Recordist
Choir Girl
Producer
Friends, Foes & Fireworks
Director, Producer, Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator
Half
Executive Producer, Post Coordinator
Daughter
Producer, Editor
Zina
Director, Producer, Editor
Midnight
2016
Midnight
Director, Producer, Editor
Anniversary
2015
Anniversary
Producer, Editor, Sound Recordist
Mirror of Filth
Executive Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director, Sound Mixer
El Western
Director, Writer, Producer
Dusk
2013
Dusk
Producer, Editor, Assistant Director, Boom Operator
Reckoning
Director, Producer, Editor
Dace Decklan: Private Eye
as Charlie, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Production Manager