About
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.
Filmography
ForeFans2026 · Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Recordist
After the Act2025 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
No Woman Is an Island2024 · Producer, Cinematography, Editor
How Deep is the Ocean2023 · Editor
Stargaze2023 · Director
Cats of Malta2022 · Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Camera Operator
Life Improvised: Volume One2022 · Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer, Colorist
Machination2022 · Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
In Corpore2020 · Editor, Director, Producer, Sound Recordist
Choir Girl2019 · Producer
Friends, Foes & Fireworks2017 · Director, Producer, Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator
Half2016 · Executive Producer, Post Coordinator
Daughter2016 · Producer, Editor
Zina2016 · Director, Producer, Editor
Midnight2016 · Director, Producer, Editor
Anniversary2015 · Producer, Editor, Sound Recordist
Mirror of Filth2014 · Executive Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director, Sound Mixer
El Western2013 · Director, Writer, Producer
Dusk2013 · Producer, Editor, Assistant Director, Boom Operator
Reckoning2012 · Director, Producer, Editor