Martin Ivanov is a film editor who always cuts to the chase.

He has worked across a wide range of genres and styles, contributing to films that have screened at prestigious international festivals, including the Venice Film Festival, Toronto IFF, Sundance Film Festival, DOC NYC, Karlovy Vary IFF, Clermont-Ferrand ISFF, Tallinn Black Nights FF, Shanghai IFF, São Paulo IFF, and others.

Many of these films have also received positive reviews from film magazines such as Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Screen International.

Ivanov co-wrote and edited the feature film Sisterhood, which won the Special Jury Prize in the East of the West competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF in 2021. It also holds the distinction of being the first Macedonian film available on Netflix.

Before becoming a full-time editor, he worked as both an editor and assistant editor. His final role as an assistant was on the double Academy Award–nominated documentary Honeyland.