Author, editor and screenwriter, she is best known for her work in the movie Escape Room. She wrote the series Counterpart, American Gods, and Black Sails.

Born November 23, 1991, in Moscow. She completed her secondary education at School No. 58 (grades 1-6). From the age of 8, she studied piano and violin at the Alexey Sviridov Children's Music School (now the S. Ya. Lemeshev Children's Music School). She attended Orthodox Gymnasium No. 262 with an ethno-cultural focus (grades 7-9).

College of Film, Television, and Multimedia at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov, Advertising Department (2008-2012).

All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov (VGIK), Directing Department, Documentary Film Department. Workshop: S. V. Miroshnichenko, S. L. Muzychenko (2013-2018).

She worked at VGTRK, on ​​the Russia 24 channel, in the Economics department, as an editing director.

Maria Melnik is a screenplay writer, who started off on the small screen with Black Sails (2015). She worked as an assistant writer on several episodes and later, wrote an episode independently. In 2017, he severed as an executive story editor for American Gods, followed by Counterpart in 2018. Her other projects include Escape Room (2019).

Seasoned and accomplished storyteller with over a decade of experience in both television and film. Excels in genre, with experience in horror, fantasy, sci-fi and action adventure. Adept at operating with tight turnarounds and finding creative solutions in high-stress environments. Years of working in nearly every aspect of production has led to a deep understanding of managing complex, high budget projects from conception to completion. Feels at ease with presentations and crafting entertaining and compelling arguments for concepts and projects. Eager to apply talents in storytelling and narrative to other mediums.

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• 2024 - Melnikov - documentary
• 2023 - Not about Chaif- documentary
• 2021 - Art in quarantine - documentary short
• 2020 - Fenchenko. Life is a bliss. (Fenchenko. Zhizn' - eto kayf) - documentary
• 2019 - Father Baikal - documentary
• 2019 - Escape Room
• 2018 - Egon - fiction
• 2017 - Dream of the Red Queen - documentary short
• 2016 - Ship of Fools - documentary short
• 2015 - Black Sails - documentary short