Jonathan de la Luz
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Jonathan de la Luz has been in motion picture industry over 30+ years
as a writer-producer and production/ financial consultant working with
various studios and independent production companies. Jonathan produced
his first movie, the cult classic, MEET THE HOLLOWHEADS (aka LIFE ON
THE EDGE) in 1989. It was directed by legendary make-up special effects
pioneer, Tom Berman (THE GOONIES). In 2000 Jonathan, as an
entrepreneur, created Azisa Pictures. This company made use of cutting
edge digital technologies to create high quality independent films
utilizing a host of varied locations. "The truth is," says de la Luz,
"the whole world is our back-lot." One of the results was, THE HUNT,
which Jonathan co-wrote the story and screenplay also co-produced.
Azisa Pictures first movie undertaking. Released by Image
Entertainment, it was directed by Fritz Kiersch (CHILDREN OF THE CORN)
and Executive Produced by Gray Frederickson (Oscar winner for Best
Picture, GODFATHER II) and business entrepreneur John Simonelli.
Jonathan also wrote the screenplay, produced and directed the follow-up
production entitled AGENDA, which is a unique contemporary feature film
noir murder-mystery-thriller. Both films received several awards. In
2009 he founded a new production studio, luzworks and in 2011 he formed
a new digital distribution company called, luzworksMEDIA which
re-purposes movie and television content for the Internet. in 2014, Mr.
de la Luz also produced, HARBINGER, a contemporary fairytale with
director Cody Duckworth who wrote the original screenplay. He is also a
member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Los Angeles,
Austin Film Society and National Association of Latino Independent
Producers.