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Michael Ninn | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Adult film director |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Known for | adult erotic films |
| Website | http://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]
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]
| 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 |
| Year | Award | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 [13] | Best American Director | Latex |
| 1997 [13] | Body Shock | |
| 1999 [13] | La Nuit Sans Fin | |
| 2000 [14] | Ritual |
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2005 [15] | Best Director (Editor's Choice) |
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1996 [16] | Director of the Year |
| 2006 [17] | XRCO Hall of Fame |
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