Jett Blakk

Jett Blakk (Born in 1960) is an American Award-winning film director of gay pornography.[1] He has also directed under the name Jett Blakk Katt. He started his own studio Red Devil Entertainment and is responsible with discovering porn star Jason Ridge.[2] Blakk currently directs for Dirty Bird Pictures. On December 4, 2008, Blakk was nominated "GLBT Director of the Year" for the XBIZ Awards 2009, to be held in Hollywood, California.[3]

Career

Blakk began his gay porn career as Jett Blakk Katt, but dropped the last name after a year because he though it was too ponderous. Jett arrived in Los Angeles in 1996 and immediately began working for gay porn director Sam Abdul of Forum Studios as a production assistant. Within four months, Jett was directing Abdul's leather line, Leather Entertainment. Jett began to work for other companies, developing his style and soon became best known as a director of "story porn", hardcore X-rated features with complicated plots and acting. Jett has been nominated in several categories for his work as a cameraman, editor, writer and director and received the Grabby award for Best Screenplay in 2006 for his film Dirty Little Sins, which was screened in a Gay Lesbian Media Studies seminar at Redlands University in California that same year. Jett was also inducted to the Grabbys Wall of Fame along with Chad Hunt, Matthew Rush, Caesar and Steven Walker.[4]

Blakk appeared in episode 3 of John Roecker's documentary series Everything You Wanted to Know About Gay Porn Stars, which shows behind the scenes filming of Blakk's How To Seduce A Sraight Man for here!. He recently started directing for Dirty Bird Pictures.[5] His film Mug SHots, was nominated for a 2009 XBIZ Awards for GLBT Movie of the Year. Blakk is notable for directing Chad Hunt's last adult film Endgame, in which he bottoms on screen for the first time.[6]

Blakk counts models Nick Capra, Wolf Hudson, Mark Slade, and Zackary Pierce among his close circle of friends.

In 2009, Jett Blakk was nominated for 3 GayVN awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography, all for ENDGAME.

In 2009, Jett Blakk was nominated for 3 Grabby awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Videography, all for ENDGAME.

In 2009, Jett Blakk was nominated for Best Porn Auteur on the Chronicles of Pornia web site.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ . Falcon Studios to Release "Dare". Retrieved on December 12, 2007.
  2. ↑ . Studio Profile | Ridgeline Films. October 29, 2008.
  3. ↑ . XBIZ Awards 2009 Official Nominees Announced. Retrieved on December 4, 2008.
  4. ↑ . Wrong Side of the Tracks Tops at 2006 Grabby Awards. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.
  5. ↑ . Business Profile | Video | Dirty Bird Productions. Retrieved on May 15, 2008.
  6. ↑ . Leaked Pics of Chad Hunt Bottoming Causes Online Sensation. Retrieved on September 16, 2008.
  7. ↑ "The 2006 GAYVN Awards Nominees". AVN. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  8. ↑ "Wrong Side of the Tracks Tops at 2006 Grabby Awards". AVN. 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  9. ↑ G. Zisk Rice (2008-01-12). "GAYVN Announces 10th Annual GAYVN Awards Nominations!". AVN. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  10. ↑ G. Zisk Rice (2008-03-14). "Grabby Nominations Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-12-11.

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