Born on August 1, 1982. Got his first film education at Kadr Film School on Lenfilm Stuidos, St. Petersburg, specializing in animation. After high school, spent one year learning medicine in St. Petersburg Paediatric Academy, but quit and entered University of Culture and Arts to study media design. Worked as film reviewer, TV cameraman, advertising manager, shooting amateur films at his spare time. Four years later, Vladislav Pasternak entered St. Petersburg University of Film & TV to study film production under Sergei Selyanov’s mentorship. Was granted a stipend from Russian Producers Guild. Worked in a theater “Mirage Cinema” for a while and took an intership in Nashe Kino distribution group. Mr. Pasternak’s first experience of work in a professional film unit was on set of “Ulitsy razbitykh fonarey”, Russia’s most well-known crime series.