Joone (director) explained

Joone
Birth Name:Ali Joone
Birth Date: [1]
Birth Place:Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation:Photographer, director & producer
Years Active:1998–2008 (porn director)[2]
Organization:Digital Playground
Diosa Spirits
Spouse:Samantha Lewis (divorced)
Alma Mater:University of California Los Angeles

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

Awards and nominations

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Joone . 2015-04-01 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133907/http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid%3Djoone/gender%3Ddirector . live .
  3. News: Inside Joone. xrentdvd.com. 2006-01-19. May 30, 2014.
  4. News: Joone. AVN. May 30, 2014. October 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015125756/http://www.avn.com/porn-stars/Joone-235152.html. live.
  5. 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.
  6. News: The Fantasy of Interactive Porn Becomes a Reality. 2009-04-11. Dana Kennedy. 2003-08-17. The New York Times.
  7. Book: The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade. Taylor & Francis. Jeffreys, Sheila. 2008. 978-0-415-41233-9. 73.
  8. News: Pardon . Rhett . Manwin Acquires Digital Playground - XBIZ Newswire . XBIZ Newswire . 2012-04-22 . 2012-01-17 . 2012-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422061515/http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=143303 . live .
  9. News: UPDATED: Manwin Makes Changes at Digital Playground . XBIZ Newswire . 2015-04-02 . 2012-03-08 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104747/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/UPDATED-Manwin-Makes-Changes-at-Digital-Playground-468224.html . live .
  10. News: Jesse Jane: "I don't feel anyone is my competition". GramPonante. 7 October 2011. 2 April 2015. 6 October 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241006004414/http://gramponante.com/jesse-jane-i-dont-feel-anyone-is-my-competition/. live.
  11. News: Final: Ali Joone is Not a Terrorist. adultfyi.com. 2013-06-05. 2 April 2015.
  12. 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 .
  13. 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.
  14. Web site: Porn Industry Shows Up for XRCO Awards. Rhett Pardon. XBIZ. 21 April 2006. 6 October 2014. 6 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150524/http://www.xbiz.com/news/14515. live.
  15. Web site: 2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced. AVN.com. David Sullivan. 2009-01-11. 2009-01-11. 2009-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090118205743/http://avn.com/video/articles/34090.html. live.
  16. Web site: Gewinner 2009. 15 April 2014. 29 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100829170943/http://www.pornaward.de/gewinner/gewinner-2009-2/. live.
  17. Paul Fishbein, "Pirates II, Evil Angel Big Winners at 2009 Hot d’Or Awards", AVN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  18. Web site: Hot d'Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d'or. Hot-dor.fr. 2014-05-09. 2014-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316035017/http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=4. live.

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