Axel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of pornographic parodies.[3][1][6][7] He is the most awarded director in the history of adult films.[8]
Axel Braun | |
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 Braun in October 2010 | |
| Born | September 22, 1966[1] |
| Nationality | Italy USA[3] |
| Years active | 1990-present[4] |
| Children | Rikki Braun[5] |
| Website | axelbraun |
The son of Lasse Braun, he is an AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame and NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee.[9][10]
Early life
editAxel was born and raised in Milan, Italy.[2] His mother had a brief affair with adult film director Lasse Braun.[11] Axel didn't meet Lasse until he was 14.[11] He attended film school at Columbia College Hollywood.[11]
Career
editBraun has directed over 500 movies since 1990.[12] Braun's movie Batman XXX: A Porn Parody was the best-selling and best-renting title of 2010.[13][14] 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.[15] In 2013, Braun left Vivid and signed an exclusive directing contract with Wicked Pictures[16] to launch Wicked Fairy Tales and Wicked Comix, two imprints dedicated exclusively to fairy tale and comic book parodies.[17][18]
In December 2020, following the acquisition of Wicked Pictures by Gamma Entertainment, Braun was appointed Head of Production for the company.[19] On June 23, 2023, Braun announced his retirement from the adult industry after a career spanning 33 years. [8]
Advocacy
editIn October 2010, Braun filed a federal lawsuit against 7,098 individuals who he alleged illegally shared digital copies of his movie Batman XXX: A Porn Parody.[20]
In October 2013, Braun instated a policy that required all performers appearing in sexually explicit roles in any of his movies to be 21 years of age, or older.[21]
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.[22]
Recognition
editBraun was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2011 and into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2014.[9][10] He has won the AVN Best Parody award for ten consecutive years in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.[23] Braun is the only adult director to have won the AVN Director of the Year award four consecutive times in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.[24]
In January 2015, 24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody became the first parody ever to win the AVN Movie of the Year award.[25] Braun won the top award again in 2016 with Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, and in 2017 with Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody scoring an unprecedented AVN Movie of the Year three-peat.[26]
In 2019, Braun won the AVN Movie of the Year for a fourth time with The Possession of Mrs. Hyde, his first non-parody feature in 15 years, written with his father Lasse Braun and his son Rikki, and shot entirely in Black and White CinemaScope.[23]
Other ventures
editBraun 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.[27]
Selected awards
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| Totals | 31 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Category | Nominated work |
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| 2004[28] | Best Screenplay | Compulsion |
| 2011[29][30] | AVN Hall of Fame inductee | — |
| Director of the Year | ||
| Best Screenplay | Batman XXX: A Porn Parody | |
| 2012[31] | Director of the Year | — |
| 2013[32] | ||
| Director of the Year | ||
| Best Director-Parody | ||
| Best Screenplay | Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody | |
| 2014[33] | Director of the Year | — |
| 2015[30][34] | Best Director/Parody | |
| Best Screenplay | 24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | |
| 2016[30][34] | Best Director/Parody | — |
| Best Screenplay | Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | |
| 2017[30][34] | Suicide Squad XXX: An Axel Braun Parody | |
| Best Director/Parody | — | |
| 2018[23][34] | Best Director/Feature | |
| 2019[23] | ||
| Best Screenplay | The Possession of Mrs. Hyde |
| Year | Category | Nominated work |
|---|---|---|
| 2010[35] | Director of the Year-Body of Work | — |
| 2013[36] | Director of the Year – Parody | Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody |
| 2014[37] | Director of the Year-Body of Work | — |
| 2016[30][38] | Director of the Year-Parody |
| Year | Category | Nominated work |
|---|---|---|
| 2010[39] | Best Director (Editor's Choice) | — |
| 2012[40] | NightMoves Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| 2014[41] | NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee |
| Year | Category | Nominated work |
|---|---|---|
| 2004[42] | Best Director | Compulsión |
| Year | Category |
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| 2011 | Best Director-Parody |
| 2012 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | XRCO Hall of Fame inductee |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Axel Braun: Personal Biography". IAFD. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ a b Stuart, Tessa (June 7, 2013). "When Fanfic Becomes Porn". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "Axel Braun, il "porno Oscar" italiano". Vanity Fair. January 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Axel Braun". IMDb.
- ^ "Rikki Braun to Carry on Family Tradition at Wicked". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Axel Braun, il re delle pornoparodie è italiano. E sbanca Hollywood". Corriere della Sera. January 28, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Oh sweet legitimacy". adeptpress.wordpress.com. February 26, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Axel Braun announces retirement, avn.com. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Home". xrco.com.
- ^ a b "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c Street, Sharan (June 1, 2018). "The Braun Identity: Three Generations of Adult Moviemaking". AVN. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Axel Braun and His XXX Batman Parody (Part Two)". Wopular. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ "BT1". bt1.lv. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ ""Batman XXX: A Porn Parody" Named Best-Selling Title of the Year". Comic Book Resources. November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ Batman XXX Porn Director To Launch New Vivid Line Featuring Superman, Green Hornet, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Thor and Hulk, BleedingCool.com
- ^ "Wicked". wicked.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Wicked, Axel Braun to Launch New 'Fairy Tales' Line". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Axel Braun to Launch Wicked Comix With 'Barbarella XXX'". XBIZ. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Gamma Acquires Wicked Pictures". AVN.com. December 7, 2020.
- ^ Sandoval, Greg (2011). "Porn Maker Sues 7,098 Alleged Film Pirates". CBS News. New York: CBS. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ Warren, Peter (October 4, 2013). "Axel Braun to Require Minimum Age of 21 for Sexual Talent". AVN. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Warren, Peter. "Axel Braun Adopts All-Condom, 7-Day Test Policies". Adult Video News. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Dan Miller (January 27, 2019). "2019 AVN Awards Show Rocks Vegas". AVN.
- ^ "2014 AVN Awards: The Feature's Not Dead (Neither Is the Parody)". AVN. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ "24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody & Brad Armstrong's Aftermath Sweep the 2015 AVN Awards". wickedb2b.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Peter Warren (January 28, 2017). "'Squad' Goals Surpassed: Axel Braun on Best Parody/Movie of the Year 'Suicide Squad XXX'". AVN.
- ^ Kernes, Mark. "Axel Braun: Removing Condoms From Sex Scenes Still Unrealistic". Adult Video News. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "AVN – 2012 AVN Awards Show – Past Winners". Avnawards.avn.com. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". business.avn.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Axel Braun". Aiwards.
- ^ "AVN Announces the 2012 AVN Award Winners". AVN. January 22, 2012.
- ^ "And Now... The 2013 AVN Award Winners!". AVN. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards". Business.avn.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "AVN Awards Show". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "2013 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ Dan Miller (January 24, 2014). "2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "XBIZ Awards - Winners". XBIZ. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Steve Javors (October 13, 2010). "NightMoves Announces 2010 Awards Winners". AVN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Peter Warren (October 8, 2012). "20th Annual NightMoves Awards Heats Up Tampa". AVN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Bob Johnson (October 13, 2014). "NightMoves Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ "International erotic film festival of Barcelona". ficeb.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "X Rated Critics Association". XRCO. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
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