Meet The Team

Alex Lebovici is the founder and CEO of Hammerstone Studios. Since 2016, he has produced and executive-produced more than 20 feature films, earning a reputation for combining strong creative instincts with disciplined execution and inventive financing strategies.

Alex Kaplunov has over fifteen years of experience in financial services and start-ups.

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He has built five ventures from the ground up to multimillion-dollar companies.

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Sold 2 leading FinTech businesses, as CEO or CFO, having taken them from incubation through final exit.

Karina Manashil is an Emmy-nominated producer who is the President of Kaijo and the SVP of Creative & Brand Development at Hammerstone. She began her career as a Talent Agent at WME and then partnered with Kid Cudi to create MAD SOLAR. Its first release was the documentary “A Man Named Scott” (Amazon), and she then went on to Executive Produce Ti West trilogy “X,” “Pearl” and “MaXXXine” (A24). Manashil received her Emmy nomination on the Netflix animated event “Entergalactic” which was paired with a Kid Cudi album of the same name. 

A Chicago native, Michael studied Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania and received his MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute Conservatory.​​

A unique film & television executive specializing in post-production, finance, and overall project management. With twenty years in the business, she has amassed over 30 credits in film, television, and animation, and has delivered content to Warner, Lionsgate, Universal, Netflix, Sony, MGM, and more. Spring has a Bachelor’s degree in film production from the University of British Columbia.​​

Ashley Waldron has an impressively diverse music and film production background, which has shaped

her talents as a Music Executive.

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During her career she has overseen development and daily operations regarding music editorial, music supervision, composer representation, music libraries and music publishing/master recording licensing. She oversaw and supervised various productions such as: "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans", "The Black Dahlia”, “16 Blocks”, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Air, and Boy Kills World. 

Originally from Ecuador, South America, Andres came to the United States following his dream to work in film. He studied at the New York Film Academy at Universal City in their Directing, Screenwriting, and Producing programs. 

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He received his BFA in Animation Production from Woodbury University.

Amber Henley-Thorne, with a master's in spiritual psychology from the University of Santa Monica, worked on shows like True Blood and Californication as a location manager.

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She now embraces her love for storytelling through writing, producing, and acting.

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