Elvira Paterson

Elvira Paterson
Ельвіра Патерсон-Гаврилова
Born (1989-03-26) March 26, 1989
Ukraine
Other namesElvira Gavrilova
OccupationsBusinesswoman, entrepreneur, film producer, philanthropist
Years active2018–present
Organization(s)iHaven, SpaceSat, Elledgy Media Group, Paterson Foundation
Known forFounder of iHaven, SpaceSat, Elledgy Media Group; organizing Forbes galas; producing films including Holiguards and Superpower
Notable workHoliguards (2024–2025), Superpower (2023), The Wall Street Hotel Incident (2021)
Websiteelviragavrilova.com

Elvira Paterson (also known as Elvira Gavrilova) (born March 26, 1989) is a Ukrainian businesswoman who runs the public relations firm Elledgy Media Group.[1][2] She also co-owned Amillidius, which was dissolved in 2022 amid media reports that it was extorting its clients.[1] After dissolving Amillidius, she moved to Portugal and changed her last name from Gavrilova to Paterson.[1]

Elledgy, which has been investigated by Portuguese authorities for money laundering, has worked with Russian crypto fraudster Vladimir Okhotnikov.[3]

Career

Paterson is the founder, CEO, and strategic lead of Elledgy Media Group.[1]

In 2018, her first production project, Top-100 Pride of Ukraine, was launched.[4] Elledgy Media Group produced the 2021 short film The Wall Street Hotel Incident with Eric Roberts, shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival.[5][6][7] In 2024–2025, Elledgy Media Group was a producer of the fantasy action feature film Holiguards, starring Kevin Spacey, Dolph Lundgren, Tyrese Gibson, and Eric Roberts.[8][9][10][11] In 2023, Paterson was an executive producer on Sean Penn's documentary about Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Superpower.[12][13]

Paterson has also founded the companies iHaven[14][15][16][17] and SpaceSat.[18][19]

Personal life

Paterson was married to Ukrainian businessman Andrey Gerasimov.[1] They divorced in 2023.[1] According to ICIJ.org, as of January 2026 an elite unit of Portugal’s Public Prosecutor’s Office is taking over a money laundering probe into Elvira Gavrilova Paterson, the Ukrainian producer of an upcoming Kevin Spacey film and associate of accused crypto fraudster Vladimir Okhotnikov, whose activities were exposed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ Coin Laundry investigation.

The Central Department of Investigation and Penal Action, which handles complex crimes, will assume control of the criminal inquiry launched last year after two Portuguese banks flagged unusual financial movements in Gavrilova’s accounts, including a cash deposit of about $312,000, according to ICIJ partner Expresso.

ICIJ found that, in 2024 and 2025, Gavrilova, through her public relations firm Elledgy Media, organized star-studded events around the world to promote Okhotnikov’s start-ups — a series of allegedly fraudulent crypto investment schemes that have received around $1 billion from millions of unsuspecting investors. She is currently based in Portugal.[20]

Okhotnikov, a Russian crypto entrepreneur who co-produced, co-wrote and starred in Spacey’s film, “Holiguards Saga — The Portal of Force,” resides in the United Arab Emirates, where he fled while facing criminal charges from U.S. and Georgian authorities.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Spacey's Holiguards film backed by alleged crypto scammer". ICIJ. 2025-11-17.
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  3. ^ Alecci, Scilla (2026-01-05). "Elite Portuguese investigative unit to probe Spacey movie producer with ties to alleged crypto scammer - ICIJ". ICIJ.
  4. ^ "Главред «Деньги плюс» анонсирует ребрендинг издания и запуск ряда рейтинговых проектов ТОП 100 (видео)". press.unian.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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  6. ^ "Elledgy Media Group та Ельвіра Гаврилова: внесок України у запуск капсули пам'яті на Місяць". Mind.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  7. ^ "SpaceX доставить український прапор на Місяць: Ельвіра Гаврилова провела зустріч в Космічному центрі Кеннеді | MC.today" (in Ukrainian). 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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  11. ^ "Ельвіра Гаврилова Патерсон вивела легенду Голлівуду з тіні і презентувала трейлер нового фільму Holiguards". Ukr.net.
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  14. ^ "iHaven: як українка Ельвіра Патерсон-Гаврилова перетворює бункери на житло майбутнього". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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  17. ^ УНІАН (2025-06-25). "iHaven: як українка Ельвіра Патерсон-Гаврилова перетворює бункери на житло майбутнього". UAZMI (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  18. ^ "Ельвіра Патерсон-Гаврилова: «Український прапор дістався Місяця!»". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  19. ^ "iHaven: як українка Ельвіра Патерсон-Гаврилова перетворює бункери на житло майбутнього". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  20. ^ https://www.icij.org/investigations/coin-laundry/elite-portuguese-investigative-unit-to-probe-spacey-movie-producer-with-ties-to-alleged-crypto-scammer/
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