Ivan Malekin
- Known for
- Directing
- 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.
Filmography
- Sibling
Sibling TBA
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Eternal
Eternal TBA
Co-Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
ForeFans 2026
as Hotel Manager, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Recordist
After the Act 2025
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
No Woman Is an Island 2024
Producer, Cinematography, Editor
How Deep is the Ocean 2023
Editor
Stargaze 2023
Actor, Director
Cats of Malta 2022
Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator
Life Improvised: Volume One 2022
as Concerned Man, Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer, Colorist
Machination 2022
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality
Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality 2021
as Himself
In Corpore 2020
Editor, Director, Producer, Sound Recordist
Choir Girl 2019
Producer
Friends, Foes & Fireworks 2017
Director, Producer, Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator
Half 2016
Executive Producer, Post Coordinator
Daughter 2016
Producer, Editor
Zina 2016
Director, Producer, Editor
- Midnight
Midnight 2016
Director, Producer, Editor
- Anniversary
Anniversary 2015
Producer, Editor, Sound Recordist
Mirror of Filth 2014
Executive Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director, Sound Mixer
El Western 2013
Director, Writer, Producer
- Dusk
Dusk 2013
Producer, Editor, Assistant Director, Boom Operator
Reckoning 2012
Director, Producer, Editor
Dace Decklan: Private Eye 2011
as Charlie, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Production Manager
Credits from TMDB.