Partners

Our Partners

Andrew Hunt

Andrew T Hunt is an award-winning Writer/Producer/Director with over 15 years experience in the film and television industry. Andrew’s feature length directorial debut “Sweet Karma” premiered at the 2009 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, garnering praise and kudos from press and industry insiders alike. It went on to play Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas and Fantasporto in Portugal, and to date has been acquired for distribution in over 20 territories. In addition to managing the creative aspects at Raven Banner, Andrew oversees the review, development and packaging of feature projects from script to screen.

Pasha Patriki

Pasha Patriki is a 18-year-long veteran of the film biz. Starting out as a cinematographer, he developed a unique visual style which was often noted by film critics in movie reviews, and received numerous internationally-recognized awards, the most recent being “Best TV Drama Cinematography” at the CSC Awards – for his work on Netflix’ Exclusive feature “Gridlocked”, starring Domenic Purcell and Danny Glover.

Pasha is also a founder of a Toronto-based boutique post-production/VFX house Red Square Motion, and an Executive Producer for 9 Light Entertainment, the brand behind the recent festival darling feature “Broken Mile” and a VOD feature “Taken Too Far”. Finally,Pasha’s recent directorial debut – an action feature film “Black Water”, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, is currently in post-production.

James Fler

James Fler has taken a decidedly different path to the film industry than his partners have. A successful entrepreneur for over 20 years in a variety of different industries, James’s business sense and creative eye has allowed him to build an impressive professional portfolio, and reputation. At Raven Banner James oversees worldwide sales, having quickly established professional relationships with some of the industry’s leading distribution companies (Sony, IFC, Magnolia, Lionsgate, to name but a few) and has direct contact with the key players. As well, James annually attends all the major world markets and festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, AFM, and TIFF.

Michael Paszt

With more than 10 years experience in the field of international distribution, Michael Paszt is one of the most respected names in the area of independent film. As head of Raven Banner Entertainment Michael will be responsible for driving film prospect discovery in global sales markets and international film festivals such as Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto International Film Festival to name a few. Key to his success is a disciplined and proven strategic evaluation process, enabling the selection of film properties ideally suited to the unique needs and preferences of global, regional and national markets.