Pasha Patriki

Pasha Patriki
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director,
film producer
Years active2000–present
Notable workGridlocked
Black Water
V/H/S/94
Brooklyn 45
You Gotta Believe (film)
Deathstalker
Website9-light.com

Pasha Patriki is a Canadian film producer, cinematographer, and film director. He was director of photography (also commonly referred to as 'Cinematographer") on the films like Please Kill Mr. Know It All,[1] Gridlocked,[2][3] The Sound[4],and the 2016 film Anonymous (also known as Hacker), noted for its polished and crisp visuals.[5][6] Patriki is a founder of a film production & financing company, 9 Light Entertainment, which has executive-produced a number of films including Spare Parts and Broken Mile.[7][8]

In January 2017, Patriki won the Best Cinematography award in the TV Drama category of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards for his work on the feature film Gridlocked,[9][10] starring Dominic Purcell. Also in 2017, he directed as well was the cinematographer on Black Water, an action film starring Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme, released in 2018.[11] In September 2017, Patriki's 9 Light Entertainment partnered with a Canadian film sales and distribution firm Raven Banner Entertainment to form Hangar 18 Media, a film development and production company.[12] Since 2017, under Hangar 18 Media brand Patriki produced a number of films, notably Spare Parts (directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt),[13] Nail In The Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro, a documentary about a wrestler called Vampiro, directed by Michael Paszt,[14] V/H/S/94, Brooklyn 45, The Fight Machine, The Breach, and Sorry About the Demon. In 2023, Patriki produced Frankie Freako, a comedy-horror film directed by Steven Kostanski; the movie is set to be released in theaters on October 4, 2024.[15] In the same year, Patriki directed the TV movie The Threat Next Door[16] which premiered on Tubi, and worked as a Canadian producer on You Gotta Believe, the American sports film directed by Ty Roberts and starring Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Sarah Gadon and Molly Parker.[16] Also in 2023, Patriki, Slash, Michael Paszt, James Fler, Andrew T. Hunt and Rodrigo Gudiño launched the horror production company BerserkerGang.[17] In 2024 BerserkerGang company announced production of Deathstalker, a reboot of 1983 Roger Corman-produced movie of the same name, written and directed by Steven Kostanski, executive produced by Slash, produced by Patriki and Paszt, and starring Daniel Bernhardt.[18]

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  3. ^ DeFore, John (November 23, 2015). "'Gridlocked': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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  6. ^ Kiang, Jessica (December 1, 2016). "Film Review: 'Anonymous'". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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  12. ^ Wyche, Elbert (September 12, 2017). "Raven Banner partners on production arm, Hangar 18 Media (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Kay, Jeremy. "Raven Banner boards 'Spare Parts', 'Sky Sharks' for virtual Cannes (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  14. ^ Middleton, Marc (August 13, 2020). "New Documentary On Vampiro Being Released (Video)". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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  17. ^ Frater, Patrick (March 12, 2023). "Guns N' Roses' Slash Launches Horror Film Banner BerserkerGang (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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