Axel Braun

Axel Braun

Braun, October 2010
Born (1966-09-22) September 22, 1966[1]
Italy
Ethnicity Italian

Axel Braun (born Alessandro Ferro[2])is an Italian adult film producer and director known for his productions of porn parodies. Braun is also an AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame and NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee. Braun is the son of Lasse Braun, who was among the first to successfully campaign for the legalization of pornography in Europe.

Career

Braun has directed over 500 movies since 1990.[3] Braun's movie Batman XXX: A Porn Parody was the best-selling and best-renting title of 2010, and Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody is to date the best-selling adult movie ever.[4][5] Due to the success of Batman XXX, Vivid Entertainment created a new line to capitalize on the superhero and sci-fi genres called Vivid Superhero and Braun was named leading director for the initiative [6] In 2013, Braun left Vivid and signed an exclusive directing contract with Wicked Pictures[7] where he launched Wicked Fairy Tales and Wicked Comix, two imprints dedicated exclusively to fairy tale and comic book parodies.[8][9]

Advocacy

Braun filed a federal lawsuit against 7,098 individuals who he alleged illegally shared digital copies of his movie Batman XXX: A Porn Parody on October 29, 2010.[10] Two months later, all but one of Braun's claims were dismissed by a federal judge.[11][12] The Electronic Frontier Foundation praised the decision as a "big victory in the fight against copyright trolls."[11]

In May 2014, Braun announced two new policies for his productions. First, he would no longer forgo the use of condoms in his videos. Second, he will require full-panel STD/HIV tests no older than seven days. He added that he would personally cover the cost for the test if a performer's current test is older.[13]

Recognition

Braun was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2011 and into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2014.[14][15] He has won the AVN Best Parody award for six consecutive years, in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.[16] Braun is the only adult director to have won of the AVN Director of the Year award more than once; he won four consecutive times, in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.[17] In January 2015, 24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody became the first parody ever to win the AVN Movie Of The Year award.[18] On January 23, 2016, Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody marked the second consecutive time a parody won the AVN Movie Of The Year award.[16]

Contract Girls

Braun's namesake film company, Axel Braun Productions, has three exclusive contract girls: Aiden Ashley,[19] Riley Steele, and Carter Cruise.[20][21][22][23][24]

Other Ventures

Braun is the owner of Level 5 Post, a post-production company that supplies editing, authoring, graphics and special effects to many adult and mainstream companies.[25]

Selected Awards

  • 2003 XRCO Award – Best Film (Compulsion)[26]
  • 2004 Delta Di Venere Award – Best International Director[27]
  • 2004 Delta Di Venere Award – Best Film (Compulsion)[27]
  • 2004 AVN Award – Best Screenplay (Compulsion)[28]
  • 2004 Venus Award – Best Film USA (Compulsion - Elegant Angel)[29]
  • 2004 Venus Award – Best Director, Film (Compulsion)
  • 2004 Venus Award – Best U.S. Director
  • 2004 Ninfa Awards – Best Film and Best Director (both for Compulsión - International film grup)[30]
  • 2005 Ninfa Award – Best Film (Cadillac Highway)
  • 2010 XBIZ Award – Director of the Year-Body of Work[31]
  • 2010 F.A.M.E. Award – Best Parody (Batman XXX: A Porn Parody)
  • 2010 Venus Award – Special Jury Award (This Ain't Avatar XXX)
  • 2010 NightMoves Award – Best Director (Editor's Choice)[32]
  • 2011 XRCO Award – Best Director-Parody[26]
  • 2011 AVN Award – Best Parody/Comedy (Batman XXX: A Porn Parody)[33]
  • 2011 AVN Award – Best 3D Release (This Ain't Avatar XXX)[33]
  • 2011 AVN Award – Best New Production Company (Axel Braun Productions)[33]
  • 2011 AVN Hall of Fame[33]
  • 2011 AVN Award – Director of the Year[33]
  • 2011 AVN Award – Best Selling Title of the Year (Batman XXX: A Porn Parody)[33]
  • 2011 AVN Award – Best Renting Title of the Year (Batman XXX: A Porn Parody)[33]
  • 2011 NightMoves Award – Best Director (Fan's Choice)[34]
  • 2012 AVN Award – Director of the Year[35]
  • 2012 AVN Award – Best 3D Release (This Ain't Ghostbusters XXX)[35]
  • 2012 AVN Award – Best Parody/Drama (Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody)[35]
  • 2012 XRCO Award – Best Director-Parody[26]
  • 2012 XRCO Award – Best 3D Release (This Ain't Ghostbusters XXX)[26]
  • 2012 XRCO Award – Best Parody-Comic Book (Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody)[26]
  • 2012 NightMoves Award – Best Director-Parody (Fan's Choice)[36]
  • 2012 NightMoves Lifetime Achievement Award[36]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award – Parody Release of the Year - Comedy (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[37]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award – Director of the Year - Parody (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[37]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award – Best Special Effects (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[37]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Director of the Year[38]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Best Director-Parody[38]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Best Parody/Comedy (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[38]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Best Selling Title of the Year (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[38]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Best Renting Title of the Year (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[38]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Best Screenplay (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[38]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Best Art Direction (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[38]
  • 2013 AVN Award – Best Overall Marketing Campaign (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[38]
  • 2013 XRCO Award – Best Parody/Comedy (Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody)[26]
  • 2013 XRCO Award – Best Parody/Comic Book (Superman vs. Spider-Man XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[26]
  • 2013 XRCO Award – Best Director-Parody[26]
  • 2013 NightMoves Award – Best Director-Parody (Fan's Choice)[39]
  • 2014 AVN Award – Best Parody-Drama (Man Of Steel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[40]
  • 2014 AVN Award – Director of the Year[40]
  • 2014 XBIZ Award – Director of the Year - Body of Work[41]
  • 2014 XRCO Award – Best Parody/Comic Book (Man Of Steel XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[26]
  • 2014 XRCO Hall of Fame[26]
  • 2014 NightMoves Award – Best Director-Parody (Fan's Choice)[42]
  • 2014 NightMoves Hall of Fame[42]
  • 2014 Fanny Award – Director of the Year[43]
  • 2015 XBIZ Award – Parody Release of the Year/Drama (Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[44]
  • 2015 AVN Award – Best Director/Parody [45]
  • 2015 AVN Award – Best Parody (24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[45]
  • 2015 AVN Award – Movie Of The Year (24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[45]
  • 2016 XBIZ Award - Director of the Year-Parody[44]
  • 2016 XBIZ Award - Parody Release of the Year (Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[44]
  • 2016 AVN Award – Best Director/Parody[45]
  • 2016 AVN Award – Best Parody (Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[45]
  • 2016 AVN Award – Movie Of The Year (Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody)[45]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Axel Braun: Personal Biography". IAFD. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Axel Braun, il «porno Oscar» italiano". VanityFair. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: Axel Braun and His XXX Batman Parody (Part Two)". Wopular. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ "BT1". bt1.lv. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ ""Batman XXX: A Porn Parody" Named Best-Selling Title of the Year". Comic Book Resources. November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Batman XXX Porn Director To Launch New Vivid Line Featuring Superman, Green Hornet, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Thor and Hulk". BleedingCool.com.
  7. ↑ "Wicked". wicked.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wicked, Axel Braun to Launch New 'Fairy Tales' Line". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Axel Braun to Launch Wicked Comix With 'Barbarella XXX'". XBIZ. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ Sandoval, Greg (2011). "Porn Maker Sues 7,098 Alleged Film Pirates". CBS News. New York: CBS. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  11. 1 2 Pardon, Rhett (December 27, 2010). "7,097 Defendants Pared From 'Batman XXX' Suit". XBIZ. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  12. ↑ Lasar, Matthew (December 30, 2010). "Only one of over 7,000 Batman XXX P2P defendants remains". Arstechnica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  13. ↑ Warren, Peter. "Axel Braun Adopts All-Condom, 7-Day Test Policies". Adult Video News. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  14. ↑ http://www.xrco.com
  15. ↑ "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  16. 1 2 "Victory Lap: Winners Bask in Glow of 2016 AVN Awards Triumphs". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ "2014 AVN Awards: The Feature's Not Dead (Neither Is the Parody)". AVN. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  18. ↑ "24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody & Brad Armstrong's Aftermath Sweep the 2015 AVN Awards". wickedb2b.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  19. ↑ DAVE NAVARRO & AIDEN ASHLEY at 2011 AVN AWARDS Red Carpet Arrivals. January 11, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2016 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ Cheryl Wischhover (December 23, 2014). "How This College Student Became a Successful Porn Star Overnight". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Axel Braun Signs Carter Cruise to Exclusive Contract". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Axel Braun Signs Riley Steele to 2-Year Contract". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Axel Braun Renews Riley Steele's Contract". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Axel Braun Signs Aiden Ashley to Exclusive Contract". XBIZ. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  25. ↑ Kernes, Mark. "Axel Braun: Removing Condoms From Sex Scenes Still Unrealistic". Adult Video News. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "X Rated Critics Association". XRCO. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  27. 1 2 "AVN – Complete List of Delta di Venere Award Winners Announced". Business.avn.com. November 23, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  28. ↑ "AVN – 2012 AVN Awards Show – Past Winners". Avnawards.avn.com. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  29. ↑ "AVN - Jesse Jane Named Best Actress USA at Venus Awards". Business.avn.com. 2004-10-21. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  30. ↑ "International erotic film festiva of Barcelona". ficeb.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  31. ↑ XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, February, 2011
  32. ↑ Steve Javors (October 13, 2010). "NightMoves Announces 2010 Awards Winners". AVN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". business.avn.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  34. ↑ "NightMoves Awards Announces 2011 Winners". AVN. October 10, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  35. 1 2 3 "AVN Announces the 2012 AVN Award Winners". January 22, 2012.
  36. 1 2 Peter Warren (October 8, 2012). "20th Annual NightMoves Awards Heats Up Tampa". AVN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  37. 1 2 3 "2013 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "And Now... The 2013 AVN Award Winners!". AVN. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  39. ↑ Bob Johnson (October 14, 2013). "NightMoves 2013 Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  40. 1 2 "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards". Business.avn.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  41. ↑ Dan Miller (January 24, 2014). "2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  42. 1 2 Bob Johnson (October 13, 2014). "NightMoves Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  43. ↑ Peter Warren (April 13, 2014). "2nd Annual Fannys Presented". AVN. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  44. 1 2 3 "XBIZ Awards - Winners". XBIZ. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  45. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "AVN Awards Show". Retrieved April 21, 2016.

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