Ivan Malekin
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
- Directing
- Born
- Melbourne, Australia
Known for
- In Corpore (2020) — Editor
- Choir Girl (2019) — Producer
- How Deep is the Ocean (2023) — Editor
- Friends, Foes & Fireworks (2017) — Director
- Machination (2022) — Director
- Mirror of Filth (2014) — Executive Producer
- Cats of Malta (2022) — Producer
- Daughter (2016) — Producer
- Stargaze (2023)
- Life Improvised: Volume One (2022) — Concerned Man
- Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality (2021) — Himself
- ForeFans (2026) — Hotel Manager
- Dace Decklan: Private Eye (2011) — Charlie
- After the Act (2025) — Director
- No Woman Is an Island (2024) — Producer
- El Western (2013) — Director