Hangar 18 was formed by Raven Banner Entertainment and 9 Light Entertainment with a shared vision of leveraging countless years of combined experience to develop and produce genre films in-house, thereby ensuring complete creative control from inception to final delivery. In addition to creating original content, Hangar 18 Media will also provide production services for Canadian, US, and International projects, as well as seek out co-production opportunities with global partners. Past productions include Nail In The Coffin: The Fall & Rise of Vampire, Spare Parts, The Breach, The Fight Machine, V/H/S 94, and the recently released Sorry About The Demon. Currently, we’re in post-production on the features Junction Row and Purgatory Jack, and our latest production Brooklyn 45 will be having its World Premiere at SXSW 2023.
Led by partners Michael Paszt, Andrew Thomas Hunt and James Fler, Raven Banner is a worldwide sales company specializing in elevated genre films. Now entering its 13th year of business Raven Banner is highly respected in the industry with a mandate to not just focus on the success of a film, but to help foster emerging talent. With a growing roster of over 150 films, Raven Banner regularly attends markets such as Cannes, AFM, EFM, Ventana Sur, and FilmArt, as well as festivals such as TIFF, SXSW, Fantasia, and Fantastic Fest. Collectively they’ve produced, directed, and/or executive produced over 30 feature films including Psycho Goreman, Trench 11, It Came From The Desert, For The Sake of Vicious, and Sundance breakout hit Turbo Kid.
9 Light Entertainment has been involved in Canadian independent film production since 2015. Founded by Pasha Patriki, an award-winning cinematographer and director with 20+ years of experience, 9 Light has been involved in the production of over half a dozen indie projects, festival darlings, and broadcast TV feature films since its inception. Additionally, Pasha is the founder of Red Square Motion, which changed its name to PurpleDOG Post Production in 2020, the company is a full-service post-production house that specializes in colour grading, visual effects, and digital deliveries.
