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Axel Braun

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
Braun in October 2010
Born (1966-09-22) September 22, 1966 (age 58)[1]
Milan, Italy[2]
NationalityItaly
USA[3]
Years active1990-present[4]
ChildrenRikki Braun[5]
Websiteaxelbraun.com

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

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Axel 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

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Braun 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

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In 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

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Braun 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

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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.[27]

Selected awards

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List of accolades received by Axel Braun
Total number of wins and honors
Totals 31 4
AVN Awards
Year Category Nominated work
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
XBIZ Awards
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
NightMoves Awards
Year Category Nominated work
2010[39] Best Director (Editor's Choice) —
2012[40] NightMoves Lifetime Achievement Award
2014[41] NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee
Ninfa Awards
Year Category Nominated work
2004[42] Best Director Compulsión
XRCO Awards[43]
Year Category
2011 Best Director-Parody
2012
2013
2014 XRCO Hall of Fame inductee

See also

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See also: Category:Pornographic parody films

References

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  1. ^ a b "Axel Braun: Personal Biography". IAFD. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b Stuart, Tessa (June 7, 2013). "When Fanfic Becomes Porn". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Axel Braun, il "porno Oscar" italiano". Vanity Fair. January 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Axel Braun". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Rikki Braun to Carry on Family Tradition at Wicked". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Axel Braun, il re delle pornoparodie è italiano. E sbanca Hollywood". Corriere della Sera. January 28, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Oh sweet legitimacy". adeptpress.wordpress.com. February 26, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Axel Braun announces retirement, avn.com. Accessed February 21, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Home". xrco.com.
  10. ^ a b "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  11. ^ a b c Street, Sharan (June 1, 2018). "The Braun Identity: Three Generations of Adult Moviemaking". AVN. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Axel Braun and His XXX Batman Parody (Part Two)". Wopular. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  13. ^ "BT1". bt1.lv. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  14. ^ ""Batman XXX: A Porn Parody" Named Best-Selling Title of the Year". Comic Book Resources. November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  15. ^ Batman XXX Porn Director To Launch New Vivid Line Featuring Superman, Green Hornet, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Thor and Hulk, BleedingCool.com
  16. ^ "Wicked". wicked.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  17. ^ "Wicked, Axel Braun to Launch New 'Fairy Tales' Line". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  18. ^ "Axel Braun to Launch Wicked Comix With 'Barbarella XXX'". XBIZ. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  19. ^ "Gamma Acquires Wicked Pictures". AVN.com. December 7, 2020.
  20. ^ Sandoval, Greg (2011). "Porn Maker Sues 7,098 Alleged Film Pirates". CBS News. New York: CBS. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  21. ^ Warren, Peter (October 4, 2013). "Axel Braun to Require Minimum Age of 21 for Sexual Talent". AVN. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  22. ^ Warren, Peter. "Axel Braun Adopts All-Condom, 7-Day Test Policies". Adult Video News. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  23. ^ a b c d Dan Miller (January 27, 2019). "2019 AVN Awards Show Rocks Vegas". AVN.
  24. ^ "2014 AVN Awards: The Feature's Not Dead (Neither Is the Parody)". AVN. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  25. ^ "24 XXX: An Axel Braun Parody & Brad Armstrong's Aftermath Sweep the 2015 AVN Awards". wickedb2b.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  26. ^ Peter Warren (January 28, 2017). "'Squad' Goals Surpassed: Axel Braun on Best Parody/Movie of the Year 'Suicide Squad XXX'". AVN.
  27. ^ Kernes, Mark. "Axel Braun: Removing Condoms From Sex Scenes Still Unrealistic". Adult Video News. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  28. ^ "AVN – 2012 AVN Awards Show – Past Winners". Avnawards.avn.com. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  29. ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". business.avn.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  30. ^ a b c d e "Axel Braun". Aiwards.
  31. ^ "AVN Announces the 2012 AVN Award Winners". AVN. January 22, 2012.
  32. ^ "And Now... The 2013 AVN Award Winners!". AVN. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  33. ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards". Business.avn.com. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  34. ^ a b c d "AVN Awards Show". AVN. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  35. ^ "XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  36. ^ "2013 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  37. ^ Dan Miller (January 24, 2014). "2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  38. ^ "XBIZ Awards - Winners". XBIZ. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  39. ^ Steve Javors (October 13, 2010). "NightMoves Announces 2010 Awards Winners". AVN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  40. ^ Peter Warren (October 8, 2012). "20th Annual NightMoves Awards Heats Up Tampa". AVN. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  41. ^ Bob Johnson (October 13, 2014). "NightMoves Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  42. ^ "International erotic film festival of Barcelona". ficeb.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  43. ^ "X Rated Critics Association". XRCO. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
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