Lucas Kazan

Lucas Kazan (born in Milano, Italy, 1965) is a director and producer of gay pornographic videos. He directed Journey to Italy in 1997 for Men of Odyssey. Shortly thereafter he founded his own production company (1998), with headquarters in Hollywood and a busy production schedule in the Mediterranean countries (Italy, Greece, Spain, Tunisia). Since, Lucas Kazan Productions has established itself as a leader in the adult gay pornography industry. Kazan has aimed for higher production values, better locations and richer, less formulaic sex. The same goals inspired his membership site, LucasKazan.com, launched in May 2006. In 2008 he was inducted into the GayVN Awards "Hall of Fame".[1]

"Kazan has demonstrated that he is a force to be reckoned with. His videos have a timeless cinematographic quality to them... Add his eye for beautiful men and his flair for romance and you've got a very gifted and unique video maker who is more concerned with the quality of the art than cranking out mediocrity", writes director Kristen Bjorn. And the "Adam Gay Video Directory": "No one in this industry can create such unique and beautiful works of art".[2]

His first co-production with Kristen Bjorn, Italian Style, won the 2001 GayVN Award for Best Foreign Video.[3] The School for Lovers followed in the same category in 2007 (Grabby Award for Best International Video and GayVN Award for Best Foreign Release and Best Foreign Actor). So did Italians and Other Strangers in 2009 (GayVN Award for Best Foreign Release).

Kazan's feature films are often underlined with classical music. Four of his films are loosely based on the plots of famous Italin operas, namely Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (Under The Big Top), Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana (A Sicilian Tale), Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore (L'Elisir d'amore) and Mozart's Così fan tutte (The School for Lovers).

Kazan's men have graced countless magazine covers, all over the world, and were the subject of two sumptuous photo books. The first one, Taste of Italy, was published in 2003. The second book, Italian Style, came out June 2008 to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lucas Kazan Productions. Both books were published by Bruno Gmünder.[4][5] Followed by a Taste of Italy calendar for 2004.[6] Another calendar, Men of Lukas Kazan 2005.[7] Also, Men of Lukas Kazan 2006.[8]

Filmography

Awards and Recognition

The website received a nomination for a 2010 XBIZ Award in the category of GLBT Company of the Year.[9]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ GayVN; gayvnawards.avn.com (2008). "AVN - 11th Annual GayVN Award Show: Past Winners". Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  2. ↑ Dave Kinnick, ed. (2006, pg 153). "Adam Gay Video Directory 2007". Knight Publishing Corp. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Awards for Italian Style (2000)". www.imdb.com. 2000. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Taste of Italy". www.amazon.co.uk. 2003. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Italian Style". www.amazon.co.uk. 2008. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. ↑ "A Taste of Italy 2004 Calendar". www.amazon.co.uk. 2004. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  7. ↑ "Men of Lukas Kazan 2005 Calendar". www.amazon.co.uk. 2004. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  8. ↑ "Men of Lukas Kazan 2006 Calendar". www.amazon.co.uk. 2005. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  9. ↑ XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards, XBIZ, Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009

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