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Michael Ninn
OccupationAdult film director
Years active1992 - present
Known foradult erotic films
Websitehttp://www.michaelninn.com

Michael Ninn is an adult film director and writer. He began his career as a music video director and made his first adult films in 1992.[1]

Adult film career

In 1992 Ninn made his first adult erotic films – Black Orchid, Principles of Lust and Two Sisters.[2] The next year he signed with VCA Pictures and went on to produce a series of award-winning films, including Sex, Latex and Shock.

Ninn's production company, Ninn Worx, has produced dozens of films that have won more than 70 AVN Awards.[3] In 1997, Shock won eleven awards, including "Best Director" and "Best Video Feature".[4] In 2005, the Ninn Worx film Fetish Circus won the 2005 AVN award for "Best DVD", and Lost Angels: Katsumi won "Best Foreign All-Sex Release".[4] In 2006, Ninn won the AVN Award for "Best Director - Non Feature" for the film Neo Pornographia.[4]

In 2006, Eddie Van Halen contributed to the soundtrack of Ninn's film Sacred Sin.[5]

In 2013 Ninn received an XBIZ Award nomination for "Director of the Year - Feature Release" for The Four.[6] He also was nominated for seven AVN Awards in 2013 for The Four.[3]

Awards

AVN Awards
Year Award Film
1996[7] Best Director-Video Latex
1997[8] Shock
Best Editing-Video
Best Editing-Gay Video Night Walk
2002[9] AVN Hall of Fame —
2003[10] Best Videography Perfect
2006[11] Best Director - Non Feature Neo Pornographia
2014[12] Best Director – Foreign Feature (shared with Max Candy) The Ingenuous
Hot d'Or Awards
Year Award Film
1996[13] Best American Director Latex
1997[13] Body Shock
1999[13] La Nuit Sans Fin
2000[14] Ritual
NightMoves Awards
Year Award
2005[15] Best Director (Editor's Choice)
XRCO Awards
Year Award
1996[16] Director of the Year
2006[17] XRCO Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. ^ Adam (January 28, 2014). "Legendary Director Michael Ninn Strikes Awards Season Gold with "The Ingenuous"". Sexart.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Sutton, David (November 18, 2008). "The Nymphetamine Series - Michael Ninn". Celluloid Addiction. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "AVN - 2014 AVN Awards Show - History". Avnawards.avn.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "AVN - 2014 AVN Awards Show - History". Avnawards.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Giles, Jeff (September 30, 2016). "When Eddie Van Halen Made a Porno Soundtrack". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "XBIZ Nominees 2013". Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "Adult Video News Award Winners - 1995". RAME. January 8, 1996. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "1997 AVN Award Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Heidi Pike-Johnson (January 12, 2002). "2002 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on February 4, 2002. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  10. ^ Heidi Pike-Johnson (January 21, 2003). "2003 AVN Awards Winners Announced: Awards Presented Big Year for Evil Angel..." AVN. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "2006 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 9, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  12. ^ AVN Staff (January 19, 2014). "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards". AVN. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "Les cérémonies des Hot d'Or". Hot d'Or. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  14. ^ "Hot d'Or Winners". AVN. August 2000. Archived from the original on October 18, 2000. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  15. ^ Dirty Bob (October 11, 2005). "NightMoves Awards Show Reaches Climax". AVN. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Best Of 1995 (1996 Show)". X-Rated Critics Organization. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  17. ^ "Pirates Wins Big at XRCO Awards". AVN. April 20, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

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