ABOUT US
OUR TEAM
MICHAEL LAZAROVITCH
Producer + Founding Partner
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​MICHAEL LAZAROVITCH is the Founding Partner of Creative Alchemy Partners, and Producer / Partner at Chemically Altered Productions. Collectively, CAP has delivered over $250 million dollars of television in addition to projects in the feature space. In television, CAP partnered with Steven DeKnight (Anonymous Content) on “Within”, an hour long drama with Tom Hopper ("Umbrella Academy"/Netflix) attached to star and Maja Vrvilo ("Trinity"/Netflix) attached as pilot director. Most recently, Michael is Exec Producing Ed Gass-Donnolley's thrilling family drama "All Her Last Suppers", with Sophie Nelisse ("Yellowjackets"/ Paramount+) attached to star. Additional television includes projects with Showrunner Bill Rotko ("End of Watch"), Todd Milliner + HazyMills (UTV), David and Alex Pastor ("The Head"/HBO), Gab Union's I'll Have Another (BET Studios) and veteran showrunner Jim Kouf (“National Treasure”, "Grimm").
In features, Michael recently started pre-production on his action thriller “Americatown” with director Brad Peyton (“San Andreas” / Warner Bros). Michael set up Erin Cardillo's theatrical rom-com “Back Together" at Spyglass with director Bertie Ellwood ("Troop Zero"/ MGM), and additionally partnered to produce “Reset” with Jon & Erich Hoeber (“The Meg”/ Warner Bros, “Transformers"/ Paramount), attaching Priyanka Chopra to star. He is an Executive Producer on the psychological thriller "Silent Killer" withClark Peterson (Charlize Theron's "Monster"), based on the novel of the same name by prolific American crime novelist James Ellroy ("L.A. Confidential"). Michael most recently partnered with Candle Media (EVP Andrew Schneider producing) on his heist thriller "2" by Barry Levy ("Vantage Point"/Columbia) and attached Josh Hartnett to star in CAPs theatrical action comedy "For Better" going to camera in 2026.
Michael completed his undergraduate work at Toronto Metropolitan University's Drama School (formerly Ryerson University) and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (CAP21) earning his Bacherlor of Fine Arts (Honors). His on-screen work includes projects for Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Roku, ABC, Fox, Disney, Tubi, MTV, Lifetime and Amazon. Feature film work includes projects for Universal Pictures, Amazon MGM, Hulu, BBC Films, Canal+, TF1, A+E and Elton John’s Rocket Pictures.
Michael is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Michael and CAP maintain offices in both Los Angeles and Toronto. He is repped by his teams at CTA and Yorn Levine.​
RYAN CRIPPS
Producer + Managing Partner
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RYAN CRIPPS is an award winning Executive Producer and Producer of film and television, both scripted and factual. As a two time RTDNA Award winner, Ryan's work has been further recognized with 9 additional RTDNA nominations, 4 CSA nominations (Canada's Emmy equivalent) and a Gemini Award nomination.
Originally from Kingston, Canada, he started his career at Global Television, one of the country's largest networks as a journalist and executive after completing his two undergraduate degrees at Queen's University (B.Sc) and at TMU's School of Journalism (BA). Ryan went on to produce and executive produce many of the networks flagship news and lifestyle properties, for both regional and national markets. During his time at Global spanning more than two decades, his work spanned from sports and entertainment to long form investigative programming, and went on to be recognized with numerous awards and accolades. Ryan has produced across North America and Europe, ranging from feature length content, lifestyle television, breaking news and live coverage of world events.
With a focus on scripted and documentary features, he and producing partner Michael Lazarovitch have a full development slate, with two large scale features currently in pre-production. Ryan's recent scripted features include projects produced for Paramount+, Amazon UK, Tubi, TF1 Studios and A+E Studios. He currently has several projects in active development, including a the television adaptation of a New York Times bestselling novel and an original thriller from award winning UK writer / director James Morgan ("Earthstorm"/Netflix, "Jago: A Life Underwater"/BBC, "Becoming You"/Apple).
Most recently, he partnered with Lazarovitch on the feature film adaptation of Phil Bildner's multi-award winning novel "High Five For Glenn Burke" (NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Winner, Chicago Public Library Best Book, ALA Rainbow Book and Bank Street Best Book Award winner). The film, penned by writer Nicholas Ellis explores the controversial legacy of famed Los Angeles Dodger Genn Burke, with Steven Herek attached to direct ("Mr. Holland's Opus", "101 Dalmatians", "Mighty Ducks" all for Walt Disney Pictures, "Our Little Secret"/Netflix, "Great Gilly Hopkins"/Lionsgate).
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Ryan is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and is based in Toronto, Canada.​
ZACHARY HALLEY
Producer + Partner
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ZACHARY HALLEY is an Emmy winning Producer, and three time Emmy nominee, best known for his work producing “Drunk History” (Comedy Central/CBSViacom) for Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
Zachary most recently completed Executive Producing the much anticipated "Weird: The Al Yancovic Story" starring Daniel Radcliffe (Roku/Funny or Die), for which he recieved his Emmy. Other recent projects include "Cursed Friends" starring Nicole Byer and Jessica Lowe with Will Arnett's Electric Avenue (Paramount/Comedy Central), “The G-Word” with the Obama’s prod co. Higher Ground and A24 and "Dragging the Classics" for MTV and World of Wonder (Paramount+). He also produced the first two seasons of "South Side" (HBOMax/Comedy Central) with Executive Producer / Director Michael Blieden (Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", CC's Broad City", NBC's "Up All Night"), and feature film “TED K” by “Peter and the Farm” director Tony Stone and starring Sharlto Copley. Previous producing credits include “Still the King” for CMT, “Love in Kilnerry”, and “Grind” (which he also wrote and directed) starring Anthony Rapp (“Rent”, “Star Trek”). As an executive, Zachary was appointed the interim VP of Production for ViacomCBS during the back half of 2021.
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Zachary has worked on the TV Production teams of some of the industries most prominent and sought after projects, including “You’re the Worst” (FX), “White Collar” (USA), “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union” (Showtime), “Larry Wilmore’s Race, Religion & Sex” (HBO), “The Sarah Silverman Program” (Comedy Central), “The Men Who Built America” (The History Channel) as well as pilots, both scripted and reality, for CBS, MTV, VH1, Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen, and Logo. On the Post Production side, Zachary was a key player on the teams of “Public Morals” (TNT) and “Crossbones” (NBC). His film production credits include “Life of Crime” starring Jennifer Aniston (Lionsgate), “The Details” starring Tobey Maguire (Mark Gordon Company/Weinstein Company), “You Got Served” (Sony), “The Wicked”, with director Peter Winther (“Independence Day”, Godzilla”) and one of the iterations of Faye Dunaway’s unfinished, but perennially anticipated: “Master Class”.
Currently CAP has multiple properties in development and pre-production with some of the leading networks and production companies in Canada, the United States and United Kingdom. He’s directed digital series including “It Takei’s Too” with George Takei, music videos - “Exes & Friends” for “The Voice’s” Meghan Linsey, short films, branded content, and concerts. Zachary’s career in entertainment began on Broadway, and as a musical theater actor he appeared In shows in New York and regionally, as well as in an award winning concert version of “Wonderful Town” which toured throughout Europe and the United States. As a writer and satirist, Zachary has also been an irreverent contributor to FierceandNerdy.com, the blog Overheard in New York, and Post Secret.
Zachary completed his undergrad honors degree at the Drama School at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
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OUR WORK
Our mission is curating and elevating the best material with underrepresented collaborators, to start meaningful conversations in uncomfortable ethical and moral spaces.
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No matter what form or genre of material exists in a project, we strive to find the most meaningful expression of the important underlying themes.
We approach each project in a thoughtful, investigative way in order to make stories and characters more specific and, ironically, more universal. Our varied upbringing and backgrounds have prepared us to think about material in a multifaceted way.
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Life is short — so we always want to form authentic connections with writers, directors, designers, artists, and executives who share our passion.
Together we use the incredible cultural power of film, television, and media to spark meaningful, socially conscious conversations with active participation of marginalized communities and the unexplored schools of thought we all bring to our projects.
CONTACT US
TORONTO:
220 Victoria Street, Suite 807
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2R6
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LOS ANGELES:
113 N San Vicente Blvd., Suite 304
Beverly Hills, California, 90211
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