Joone (director) explained
Joone is an American Iranian entrepreneur,[3] photographer,[4] director and producer. For directing pornographic films, he won AVN Award twice. In 1993, Joone founded American pornographic movie studio Digital Playground[5] and was a co-owner of the company until it was acquired by Manwin in 2012.
Career
He founded the Digital Playground company[5] in 1993 when he was 25 and still a student,[1] initially making adult CD-ROM computer games.[6]
Commenting on the transition of the pornography industry from the underground economy to mainstream corporate acceptance, the company's founder said: "I look at the porn business where Vegas and gambling was in the 70's… Vegas was still mob-owned and they were making the transition between these small groups of people to being corporate owned… I feel the same exact thing is going to happen with adult".[7]
Joone has directed the pornographic films Pirates and .
In January 2012, alongside his ex-wife Samantha Lewis—who was co-owner, CEO and President of Digital Playground—he reached an agreement with Fabian Thylmann to sell the company to Manwin. On the acquisition, Joone commented: "To me this deal is no different than the acquisition of Pixar by Disney, The consumer is going to see more blockbusters, big-budget productions, and it's our goal to create the next genre of adult entertainment. This acquisition is a marriage between two industry leaders. Adult entertainment is changing and Manwin has a lead on technology." The price or terms of the deal was not disclosed, but it was announced that Lewis and Joone will "continue to oversee the studio";[8] however, it was reported in March that Manwin had released Lewis and some other employees.[9]
Other ventures
Joone is co-owner of "Diosa Spirits" tequila, with Jesse Jane and her husband Rich.[10] [11]
Partial filmography
As director
- Pirates
- Island Fever 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Forbidden Tales
- Virtual Sex line of DVDs:
- Virtual Sex with Jesse Jane
- Virtual Sex with Taylor Hayes
- Virtual Sex with Tera Patrick
- Virtual Sex with Jenna Jameson
- Rocki Roads' Wet Dreams
Awards and nominations
- 2006 AVN Award - Best Director, Video (Pirates)[12] [13]
- 2006 XRCO Award winner - Best Director[14]
- 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Director, Feature (Pirates II)[15]
- 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Screenplay (Pirates II) shared with Max Massimo[15]
- 2009 AVN Award winner – Best Videography (Pirates II) shared with Oliver Henry[15]
- 2009 Eroticline Awards winner - Best U.S. Director[16]
- 2009 Hot d'Or Award winner - Best American Screenplay (Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge - Digital Playground)[17] [18]
- 2009 Hot d'Or Award winner - Best American Movie (Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge - Digital Playground)
External links
Notes and References
- News: THE SOFT MACHINE: Digital Playground's High-End XXX Vids Have Redefined the Craft of Making Commercial Porn With Solid-Gold Results. GramPonante. 19 April 2011. 2 April 2015.
- http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=joone/gender=director Joone
- News: Inside Joone. xrentdvd.com. 2006-01-19. May 30, 2014.
- News: Joone. AVN. May 30, 2014.
- Web site: Coming Soon: XXX In 3D. Josh Lipton. Minyanville. 9 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160116130835/http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/pornography-industry-3D-movies-equipment-cost/1/28/2010/id/26572?page=full. 16 January 2016. dead.
- News: The Fantasy of Interactive Porn Becomes a Reality. 2009-04-11. Dana Kennedy. 2003-08-17. The New York Times.
- Book: The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade. Taylor & Francis. Jeffreys, Sheila. 2008. 978-0-415-41233-9. 73.
- News: Pardon . Rhett . Manwin Acquires Digital Playground - XBIZ Newswire . XBIZ Newswire . 2012-04-22 . 2012-01-17 .
- News: UPDATED: Manwin Makes Changes at Digital Playground. XBIZ Newswire . 2015-04-02 . 2012-03-08 .
- News: Jesse Jane: "I don't feel anyone is my competition". GramPonante. 7 October 2011. 2 April 2015.
- News: Final: Ali Joone is Not a Terrorist. adultfyi.com. 2013-06-05. 2 April 2015.
- News: AVN Award Winners Announced . AVN . January 9, 2006 . 2008-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080223151758/http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectId=EDA3C528-1372-4B41-C49CCD58F437DB11 . February 23, 2008 .
- News: Joone Digital Playground's founder and the director of 'Pirates' holds up his award at AVN Awards Show in Las Vegas. santabanta.com. January 9, 2006. 15 April 2014. 8 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043532/http://www.santabanta.com/gallery/events/avn-awards/joone-digital-playgrounds-founder-and-the-directo/17835/. dead.
- Web site: Porn Industry Shows Up for XRCO Awards. Rhett Pardon. XBIZ. 21 April 2006. 6 October 2014.
- Web site: 2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced. AVN.com. David Sullivan. 2009-01-11. 2009-01-11.
- Web site: Gewinner 2009. 15 April 2014.
- Paul Fishbein, "Pirates II, Evil Angel Big Winners at 2009 Hot d’Or Awards", AVN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- Web site: Hot d'Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d'or. Hot-dor.fr. 2014-05-09.