Zero Tolerance Entertainment
Type | Private |
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Industry | Pornography |
Founded | 2002 |
Founder(s) | Greg Alves [1] |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | Greg Alves (President) [1] |
Products | Pornographic films |
Divisions | Third Degree Films, Black Ice |
Website | ZT On Demand |
Zero Tolerance Entertainment is an American pornographic film studio. The studios Third Degree Films and Black Ice are sister companies of Zero Tolerance. [2][3] The studio's films are generally classed as Gonzo pornography. [4]
History
The company was founded in 2002 by Greg Alves.[2] The name was chosen because the company pledged to have "zero tolerance for bad porn". [5] The first title ZT released was Who's Your Daddy Part One.[6] In 2005, ZT introduced sister studio Black Ice, which specializes in all-black and interracial content. [2] The same year Zero Tolerance offered Mike Tyson a role in one of their films, however the boxer rejected their proposal. [7] Also in 2005, the company achieved a publicity coup when its films were featured in the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin. In the movie, ZT films were amongst those given to Steve Carell’s character as a means of easing his sexual frustration. The titles featured were School of Cock, Grand Theft Anal and Virgin Surgeon. [8] In 2006, the company filed a lawsuit against AdultsAllowed.com, seeking more than $15 million in damages for copyright infringement. [9] In 2006 the company started included a bonus Spanish language track on all its DVDs, in an attempt to tap in to the increasingly important Spanish speaking demographic in the US and Latin America. [10] In 2007, the company signed a deal with Hustler TV to provide its content on the channel in North and South America. [2] In 2008, ZT brought a lawsuit against DVD rental site Movixo Inc., alleging DVD piracy. The case was settled out of court for $15 million. [11] The same year ZT released the first pornographic High-Definition Interactive DVD release, Interactive Sex with Bree Olson [12]
Actresses
Actress Courtney Cummz has an exclusive contract with ZT, and also directs films for the company. [13][14] Cummz was the first ZT contract girl. [15] In 2008, the company signed a six-film deal with Amber Lynn. [16] Wendi Knight has an exclusive contact with ZT, and has directed movies in the Grand Theft Anal, Strip Tease Then Fuck, and Wet Dreams Cum True series.[17] Alektra Blue was a spokeswoman for Third Degree Films before she became a Wicked Pictures contract girl, and Roxy Reynolds is a contract star for Black Ice. [18]
Directors
Directors currently or formerly under contract with the studio include Mike Quasar, Alves' wife Wendi Knight, Danny Case, Mark Davis, Fletcher, Sammy Sixx, Miles Long®, David Perry and Monica Sweetheart. Long is one of the few Directors to be inducted into the AVN,[19] XRCO[20] and Urban X Awards [21] Halls of Fame.
Awards
- 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Oral-Themed Series' for Blow Me Sandwich [22]
- 2006 AVN Award – 'Best Oral-Themed Feature' for Blow Me Sandwich 7 [22]
- 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best Interactive Sex Movie' for Interactive Sex With Courtney Cummz [23]
- 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best Girl-Girl Vignette Series' for Girlvana 2 [23]
- 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best 2-On-1 Series' for Double Decker Sandwich [23]
- 2008 AVN Award – 'Best All-Girl Release' for Girlvana 3 [24]
- 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive DVD' for Interactive Sex with Jenna Haze [24]
- 2008 Adult DVD Empire Award – 'Best All-Sex DVD' for Girlvana 3 [1]
- 2008 Adult DVD Empire Award – 'Best Interactive DVD' for Interactive Sex with Jenna Haze [1]
- 2008 Adult DVD Empire Award – 'Best Selling DVD' for Interactive Sex with Jenna Haze [1]
- 2009 AVN Award – 'Best All-Girl Release' for Girlvana 4 [25]
- 2013 XBIZ Award Nominee – 'Studio of the Year', 'All-Sex Release of the Year' for Chanel Preston: No Limits and 'All-Sex Series of the Year' for No Limits[26]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Zero Tolerance Wins AdultDVDEmpire Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Zero Tolerance, Black Ice Expand Hustler TV Deal". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Zero Tolerance, Third Degree Ink Tanya James". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Zero Tolerance Debuts 4-Hour Compilations". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "ZERO TOLERANCE ENTERTAINMENT". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "ZERO TOLERANCE CELEBRATES ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "TYSON HAS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR PORN". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "ZERO TOLERANCE VIDS FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Zero Tolerance Files Copyright Infringement Suit". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "ZERO TOLERANCE LANDS BILLBOARD AT THE BORDER". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Zero Tolerance Wins $15M in Piracy Settlement". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Zero Tolerance Launches Website for 'Bree Olson Interactive'". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Adam & Eve, Zero Tolerance Join xPeeps’ ‘Roller Dollz’ Party". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Zero Tolerance Releases ‘Face Invaders’". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "AVN.COM RETAILING PROFILE – ZERO TOLERANCE, THIRD DEGREE AND BLACK ICE CUMMING DIRECTLY TO RETAILERS". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "On Set Report: Amber Lynn Shoots First Scene for Zero Tolerance". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Inside Wendi Knight". XRentDVD.com. 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ "Zero Tolerance Tour Brings Three Stars to Pacific Northwest". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Director Miles Long Inducted Into 2011 AVN Hall of Fame". AVN. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ "Director Miles Long To Be Inducted Into XRCO Hall of Fame". AVN. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ↑ "Urban X Awards announce 2012 winners". AVN.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "AVN AWARDS PAST WINNERS". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Zero Tolerance, Third Degree Films Win Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "2008 AVN AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ↑ "THE 2009 AVN AWARDS WINNERS". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ XBIZ Nominees 2013, XBIZ, January, 2013