Ivy Jelisavac is a writer and director of film, digital and branded content based in Berlin and also working in the UK and US.

Ivy has directed numerous branded pieces, seven short films, and an 8-episode digital series, Relationshit. 
Once the pandemic is over, knock on wood, she will be directing her drama feature films Crème Brûlée and The Ballad Of Ratface.
Themes in her work are human connection, ambition, and resilience of spirit.

In 2018, Ivy was selected for Reykjavik International Film Festival’s Talent Lab, and the Network Notes track of ITVfest.

In association with the Royal Court theatre, she hosted a filmmaking workshop for underprivileged young people in London, taught screenwriting workshops on her own initiative, and in 2018 gave a guest lecture at Raindance Film School in London.

She has subsequently written articles on low budget film production for Raindance’s blog and Mentorless.

Her short films - among them If You Want To Love Me, Staying On My Feet and Thick Air - have screened internationally. Her web series Relationshit was released in 2019 on Amazon Prime.

Before going full-time as a director, she worked as a 1st AD and production coordinator.