Meet The Team
Founder & CEO
Alex Lebovici
Alex Lebovici is a native of Toronto, Canada. He founded Hammerstone Studios in September 2018. Since its inception, Alex has produced and executive produced 14 films. Alex is an innovator both on the creative and business side of filmmaking with aspirations to build Hammerstone Studios into an industry-leading content creator.
COO
Alex Kaplunov
Alex Kaplunov has over fifteen years of experience in financial services and start-ups.
He has built five ventures from the ground up to multimillion-dollar companies.
Sold 2 leading FinTech businesses, as CEO or CFO, having taken them from incubation through final exit.
President of Production and Development
Jonathan Oakes
Film industry veteran with over twenty years of experience, having overseen over twenty projects across film and television.
Projects he has produced have garnered 3 Academy Award wins, 6 Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture), and 2 Emmy Award nominations (including
Best Television Movie)
Head of Music and Publishing
Ashley Waldron
Ashley Waldron has an impressively diverse music and film production background, which has shaped
her talents as a Music Executive.
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.
Creative Executive
Michael Learner
A Chicago native, Michael studied Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania and received his MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute Conservatory.
Executive
Andres Perilla Glen
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.
He received his BFA in Animation Production from Woodbury University.
Development Coordinator
Amber Henley-Thorne
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.
She now embraces her love for storytelling through writing, producing, and acting.