Ivan Malekin
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- ForeFans as Hotel Manager
2025
- After the Act ... (Director)
2024
- No Woman Is an Island ... (Producer)
2023
- How Deep is the Ocean ... (Editor)
- Stargaze
2022
- Cats of Malta ... (Director of Photography)
- Machination ... (Director)
- Life Improvised: Volume One as Concerned Man
2021
2020
- In Corpore ... (Editor)
2019
- Choir Girl ... (Producer)
2017
- Friends, Foes & Fireworks ... (Director)
2016
2015
- Anniversary ... (Producer)
2014
- Mirror of Filth ... (Executive Producer)
2013
- El Western ... (Director)
- Dusk ... (Producer)
2012
- Reckoning ... (Director)
2011
- Dace Decklan: Private Eye as Charlie