Charles de Lauzirika
Director
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Charles de Lauzirika, of Basque ancestry, grew up in La Crescenta, California. He attended Glendale College, where he served as entertainment editor for "In Focus", the college's weekly public-access TV show. He also contributed to the campus newspaper El Vaquero, earning multiple JACC student journalism awards as an editorial cartoonist, entertainment editor, and editor-in-chief. Lauzirika later attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he wrote and directed a fully funded 16mm sync-sound film in the CNTV 480 Advanced Production Workshop, graduating in 1994. While at USC, Lauzirika worked for companies like Lucasfilm Ltd., Lightstorm Entertainment, Warner Bros., and Scott Free Productions. As a story analyst for directors Ridley and Tony Scott, he was selected by Ridley Scott to produce elaborate DVD special editions of his films. Lauzirika's works have earned Video and DVD Premiere Awards, including a 2003 DVDX Award for the Alien Quadrilogy. He won four Saturn Awards: for Blade Runner (Best DVD Special Edition, 2008), Twin Peaks (Best Retro TV Release, 2008), the Alien Anthology (Best DVD Movie Collection, 2011), and Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (Best Blu-ray TV Release, 2015). Lauzirika oversaw restorations and new cuts of films like Alien³, Legend, and Blade Runner: The Final Cut, blending new visual effects and scenes seamlessly with original footage. His work spans DVD/Blu-ray content for directors such as David Lynch, Sam Raimi, James Cameron, the Coen brothers, and Michael Bay. Notably, he directed the music video for Montell Jordan's "When You Get Home" (1998), featuring Billy Dee Williams. He produced the Alien Anthology Blu-ray release, creating new content and overseeing a sound mix for the Alien³ Special Edition, with actors like Sigourney Weaver and Charles Dance re-recording dialogue. By 2011, Lauzirika was producing Blu-ray editions for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Prometheus. Lauzirika made his feature directorial debut with the psychological thriller Crave, starring Josh Lawson, Emma Lung, Edward Furlong, and Ron Perlman. Premiering at the Fantasia International Film Festival, the film won the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature. It later screened at Fantastic Fest, where Lauzirika earned Best Director in the Next Wave competition. He also directed the short horror satire Love Bite, starring Carlee Baker and Cuyle Carvin, which premiered at the Sitges Film Festival. In 2023, he wrote and directed the short horror film Honk, starring Zach Galligan and Tyler Mane. Honk premiered at Sitges. The film continued its festival run for over a year, winning Best Short Film - Global at Morbido Film Fest, Best Horror Short at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival, a Special Jury Prize at the Rome International Film Festival, Best Director and Best Cinematography at the Buried Alive Film Festival, and most recently, Best Short - Drama at the Nevermore Film Festival. In May 2024, Lauzirika confirmed he had produced the six-part documentary Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War for the home entertainment release of Alex Garland’s Civil War.
Behind the Camera
Misión Rescate
Epk Producer
Evolution Within Extinction
Productor, Director, Escritor
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Director
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Director, Productor, Escritor
Tanta felicidad me mata
Thanks
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Productor, Escritor, Director
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Director, Productor, Escritor
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Productor, Director
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Productor
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Director, Escritor, Productor
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
Camera Operator, Director, Productor
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Director, Productor
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Productor, Director
The Path to Redemption
Productor, Director
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Productor, Director, Escritor
Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn
Director, Productor
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Director
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Escritor, Productor, Director
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Escritor, Director, Productor
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
Productor, Director, Escritor
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Director
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Director, Productor
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
Camera Operator, Productor, Director
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Director
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Director, Productor, Escritor
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
Director
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
Productor, Director, Escritor
Love Bite
Productor, Escritor, Director
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
Post-Production Manager
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
Productor, Director