Ivan Madeira

Recently hailed by the Toronto Star as part of the Reelworld festival "the next big names of tomorrow" Ivan Madeira’s debut feature PATTERN (2022) has played at the Reelworld Film Festival where he won Outstanding Feature Film Producer and won best feature at The Roxbury International Film Festival (2023). He also was selected by Telefilm Canada as an attendee for Producers Without Boarders at the European Film Market at Berlinale 2023. The film played at the Montreal International Black Film Festival, Roxbury International Film Festival and British Urban Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Feature. It received distribution on Amazon Prime, Youtube (Free with Ad channel), Apple TV and Highball TV. 

Ivan has been working as an independent filmmaker since 2009, with his debut dramatic short film GROW UP (2011). Mental Health charity CALM officially supported the film, which led it to be featured at BUFF, Cannes Short Film Corner, and on UK television (BBC iPlayer, Together TV).  He went on to direct several other shorts and documentaries featuring in festivals and distributed on Apple TV and Bohemian Euphoria as well as music video campaigns for charities including VSO and Ricefield Collective.

Ivan is a member of DGC - Directors Member, Directors UK - Associate Member, CMPA, Canadian Academy (Voting Member)

He is currently looking for commercial and music video work.