Combat Zone (studio)
Private | |
Industry | Pornography |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Dion Giarrusso |
Headquarters | 21700 Nordhoff St, Chatsworth, California, United States |
Key people |
Dion Giarrusso (founder, owner) Rebekah Nazarian (general manager) John Florian (sales manager) |
Products | Pornographic films |
Owner | Dion Giarrusso |
Website | www.combatzone.us |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Combat Zone is a pornographic film production company headquartered in Chatsworth, California.
Company history
Combat Zone was founded in January 2006 by the industry veteran director and producer Dion Giarrusso.[2] The company specializes in gonzo pornography featuring actresses that are new to the industry.[1] It has however also worked with established performers.[3] By 2008 it was producing four new titles a month.
In January 2008, Combat Zone partnered with Third World Media and hired veteran industry sales manager John Florian.[4] Florian began in the adult video sales market working for Sin City Films, Homegrown Video and Private.[5]
Rebekah Nazarian[6] and Dion Giarrusso of Combat Zone are featured on MTV's True Life "I'm In The Sex Industry" first air date 2/27/2008 and still re-running. The episode is currently available for online viewing at MTV.com.[7]
Directors
Directors who have worked for the company include: Melissa Lauren, Joachim Kessef, Mike Metropolis, Zak Wylde, Robbie Fischer,[8] G-Man, Mark Wood, Ed Hunter, and Juan Cuba.[9] Rather than letting individual directors own their content as he had done in the past, Giarrusso owns all of the companies content.[1]
Award Nominations and Wins
XBIZ Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | All-Black Release of the Year | A Touch of Ebony | Nominated[10] |
2012 | Gonzo/All-Sex Studio of the Year | Nominated[11] |
AVN Awards
Year | Category | Movie/Studio | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | Best Ethnic Release – Black | PYT: Pretty Young Teens | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Fem-Dom Strap-On Release | Take It Like a Man | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Pro-Am Release | Filthy Young Amateurs | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Pro-Am Release | The Girl Next Door 13 | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Pro-Am Series | The Girl Next Door, Combat Zone | Nominated[12] |
2013 | Best Internal Release | Ass Cream Milkshakes | Nominated[13] |
2012 | Best New Line | Filly Films | Nominated[14] |
2012 | Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | Mommy And Me 2 | Nominated[14] |
2011 | Best Foot/Leg Fetish Release | High Heels And Glasses | Nominated[15] |
2011 | Best Specialty Release, Other Genre | Cuckqueans | Nominated[15] |
2011 | Best Young Girl Release | The Girl Next Door 10 | Nominated[15] |
2010 | Best All-Sex Series | The Girl Next Door | Nominated[16] |
2010 | Best Amateur Release | Real Couples 2 | Nominated[16] |
2010 | Best Ethnic Series, Black | Black Iz Beautiful | Nominated[16] |
2010 | Best Ethnic Series, Latin | Smokin Hot Latinas | Nominated[16] |
2009 | Best Ethnic Themed Release – Asian | Authentic Sushi | Nominated[17] |
2009 | Best Ethnic Series, Latin | Smokin Hot Latinas | Nominated[17] |
2009 | Best Young Girl Release | The Girl Next Door 6 | Nominated[17] |
2009 | Clever Title of the Year | Bareback Mount Him | Nominated[17] |
2009 | Best Pro-Am Release | Naughty Amateurs 4 | Nominated[17] |
2008 | Best Continuing Video Series | The Girl Next Door | Nominated[18] |
2008 | Best Foot Fetish Release | These Feet Are Made For Fucking | Nominated[18] |
2008 | Best Oral-Themed Release | Destination Tonsils | Nominated[18] |
2008 | Best Specialty Release, Other Genre | Tippin Tha Scales | Nominated[18] |
2007 | Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Asian | Chow My Puntang | Nominated[19] |
2007 | Best Hard-Edged All-Sex Release | Grand Slam | Nominated[19] |
2007 | Best Pro-Am Release | Virgins Of The Screen | Nominated[19] |
2007 | Best Specialty Release – Big Bust | Bodacious Boobies | Nominated[19] |
2007 | Best New Video Production Company | Combat Zone | Nominated[19] |
F.A.M.E. Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Favorite Studio | Nominated[20] | |
2009 | Favorite Studio | Nominated[21] | |
2008 | Favorite Studio | Nominated[22] | |
2007 | Favorite Gonzo Movie | The Girl Next Door | Nominated[23] |
2007 | Favorite Studio | Nominated[23] |
Urban X Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Best Release, Orgy/Gangbang | Nightmare On Black Street | Winner[24] |
2009 | Best BBW Release | Pigs in a Blanket | Nominated[25] |
2009 | Best BBW Series | Tippin Tha Scales | Nominated[25] |
Nightmoves Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Best Cougar/MILF Release | Mommy Does It Better | Nominated[26] |
2010 | Best All Girl/Girl Release | Mommy and Me | Nominated[27] |
Filly Films
Filly Films is a pornographic film production company located in Chatsworth, California producing only lesbian sex movies. The company's movies are distributed by Combat Zone.[28]
Award nominations and wins
XBIZ Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Scene | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | All-Girl Release of the Year | Alex Chance: Family Therapist | Nominated[10] | |
2016 | All-Girl Release of the Year | Lesbian Family Affair 2 | Nominated[10] | |
2016 | All-Girl Series of the Year | Lesbian Family Affair | Nominated[10] | |
2016 | Best Actress – All-Girl Release | Alex Chance, Alex Chance: Family Therapist | Nominated[10] | |
2015 | All-Girl Release of the Year | Carrie's Secret | Nominated[29] | |
2014 | Feminist Porn Release of the Year | 50 Shades of Dylan Ryan | Nominated[30] | |
2014 | European Non-Feature Release of the Year | Brit School Brats | Nominated[30] | |
2013 | Best Scene - All-Girl | Taylor Vixen's House Rules, Sorority Edition | Emily Addison and Taylor Vixen | Nominated[31] |
2013 | New Studio of the Year | Nominated[31] | ||
2012 | All-Girl Series of the Year | Seduced By Mommy | Nominated[11] |
AVN Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production | Brit School Brats 2 (Roxy Mendez and Lexi Lowe) | Nominated[32] |
2014 | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | College Cuties Seduce MILF Beauties (Belle Noire, Tanya Tate and Veronica Avluv) | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene | Lesbian Fuck Club (Lily Cade, Aaliyah Love, Pepper Kester, Tracey Sweet, Taliah Mac, Annabelle Lee, Ashlynn Leigh, Shyla Jennings and Annika Amour | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best All-Girl Release | Four Rooms: Los Angeles | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best All-Girl Series | Mommy And Me | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best BDSM Release | 50 Shades of Dylan Ryan | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Cinematography | Four Rooms: Los Angeles | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Director – Non-Feature | Four Rooms: Los Angeles (Rhonda Ovalman and Foochiela Bootz) | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Foreign Non-Feature | Tanya Tate's Brit School Brats | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene | Four Rooms: Los Angeles (Tessa Lane and Ana Foxxx) | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | College Cuties Seduce MILF Beauties | Nominated[12] |
2014 | Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | Tanya Tate's Tea And Muffin Party | Nominated[12] |
2013 | Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | Tanya Tate's The MILF Masseuse | Nominated[13] |
2013 | Best All Girl Release | Butches And Babes | Nominated[13] |
2012 | Best All Girl Release | Lesbian Ass Worship | Nominated[14] |
2012 | Best New Line | Filly Films | Nominated[14] |
Nightmoves Awards
Year | Category | Movie | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Best All Girl Release | Lesbian Family Affair 2 | Nominated[33] |
DVD Distribution
Combat Zone keeps an up to date listing of their adult DVD catalog available online for wholesale customers. The library consists of 158 title as of January 2010.[34]
References
- 1 2 3 "Giarrusso's Combat Zone Opens Monday". XBIZ. 2006-01-28. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ↑ XBIZ.com (2006-01-04). "Giarrusso Launches Combat Zone". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ Steve Javors (2008-03-04). "NS Cash Launches Combat Zone's Official Site". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ↑ Eddie Adams (2008-01-05). "John Florian Named Sales Manager For Third World, Combat Zone". AVN. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ↑ Joanne Cachapero (2008-01-05). "Third World, Combat Zone Bring On John Florian". XBIZ. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ↑ ZeBek Garbage (2009-08-30). "iScreamGarbage.com Zine". iScreamGarbage. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ↑ MTV.com (2008-02-27). "True Life: I'm In The Sex Industry". MTV.com. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ↑ Steve Javors (2006-09-19). "FameDollars Picks Up Combat Zone". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ↑ "Adult Video Director Juan Cuba". adultfilmdatabase.com. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
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- 1 2 xbizawards.com (2011-11-16). "XBIZ Awards 2012 Nominees". Xbiz Awards. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "2014 AVN Awards Show Nominations". AVN. 2013-12-12. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
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- 1 2 3 4 avnawards.avn.com (2011-12-05). "AVN Awards 2012 - Nominations" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- 1 2 3 avnawards.avn.com (2010-11-22). "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- 1 2 3 4 avnawards.avn.com (2010-03-29). "AVN - 2010 AVN Awards Show - 2010 Nominees". AVN. Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards Nominations" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nominations 2008 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 www.avn.com (2006-12-20). "AVN AWARDS 2007 NOMINEES". AVN. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ↑ "Finalists for the 2010 F.A.M.E. Awards". thefameawards.com. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ "2009 F.A.M.E Awards - F.A.M.E NOMINEE LIST". thefameawards.com. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "2008 F.A.M.E Awards - F.A.M.E NOMINEE LIST". thefameawards.com. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- 1 2 "2007 F.A.M.E Awards - F.A.M.E NOMINEE LIST". thefameawards.com. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ Tod Hunter (2010-03-29). "Urban X Awards WInners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- 1 2 Urban X Awards (2009-07-09). "Urban X Awards Nominations 2009". Urban X Awards. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ Nightmoves Magazine Online (2012-08-28). "2012 NightMoves Award Show National Ballot". Nightmoves-online.com. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ Nightmoves Magazine Online (2010-08-25). "2010 NightMoves Award Show National Ballot". Nightmoves-online.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ↑ business.avn.com (2011-06-13). "Lesbian Friendly Filly Films First Release Streets Today". Business Video News. AVN. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ↑ xbizawards.xbiz.com (2014-11-12). "XBIZ Awards 2015 Nominees". Xbiz Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
- 1 2 xbizawards.xbiz.com (2014-09-12). "XBIZ Awards 2014 Nominees". Xbiz Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- 1 2 xbizawards.xbiz.com (2012-11-30). "XBIZ Awards 2013 Nominees". Xbiz Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ↑ awards.avn.com (2014-12-12). "2015 AVN Awards Show Nominations". AVN. Archived from the original on 2015-03-22. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ↑ XBIZ (2015-10-09). "Filly Films Lands Nightmoves Award Nomination". xbiz.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ↑ combatzone.us (2010-01-26). "Combat Zone DVD Catalog". combatzone.us. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
External links
- Combat Zone at the Internet Movie Database
- Combat Zone at the IAFD
- Combat Zone company profile at AVN