James Avalon
{{Short description|American adult film director}}
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| name = James Avalon
| image = James Avalon.jpg
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| caption = Avalon in 2005
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| nationality = American
| other_names = Kunga Sludge, Mondo Tundra, Monty Tundra
| occupation = {{hlist|Adult film director|cinematographer|editor|writer|producer}}
| years_active = 1979–
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| notable_works = A Little Part Of Me, Fantasy Ltd, Les Vampyres
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James Avalon is an American adult film director, cinematographer, editor, writer, and producer.{{cite web|title=James Avalon - Filmography|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0042745/ |date=2014|work=IMDb|accessdate=21 December 2014}} His aliases include Kunga Sludge, Mondo Tundra and Monty Tundra.{{cite web|title=Personal Bio James Avalon|publisher=IAFD.com|url=http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=JAvalon/ |accessdate=26 September 2007}}
Career
James entered the adult film industry in 1979 as a journalist and became editor of Adam Film World’s special editions.{{cite web|url=http://www.adultvideonews.com/hall/hall0305_01.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318015401/http://www.adultvideonews.com/hall/hall0305_01.html |title=The 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees|archivedate=18 March 2005|work=archive.org|accessdate=17 January 2015}} He was also a founding member of the X-Rated Critics Organization.
Awards (selected)
- 1998 AVN Award Winner – Best Editor, Video (Zazel){{cite magazine|title=The 1998 AVN Award Winners|url=http://avnawards.avn.com/past-shows/past-winners/1998/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316014832/http://avnawards.avn.com/past-shows/past-winners/1998/ |archivedate=16 March 2012|date=January 1998|magazine=AVN|accessdate=16 December 2014 }}
- 2001 AVN Award Winner - Best Director, Film (Les Vampyres)
- 2002 AVN Award nomination - Best Director, Video (Taboo 2001){{cite web|title=2002 AVN Awards Nominations List|publisher=AVN.com|url=http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.html |accessdate=2 October 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011208103701/http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.html |archivedate=2001-12-08}}
- 2003 AVN Award nomination - Best Director, Film (Les Vampyres 2){{cite web|title=2003 AVN Awards Nominations List|publisher=AVN.com|url=http://www.avnawards.com/nominees.shtml |accessdate=2 October 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021127014135/http://www.avnawards.com/nominees.shtml |archivedate=27 November 2002}}
- 2004 AVN Award nomination - Best Director, Non-Feature (Fantasy){{cite web|title=AVN Awards Nominations |author=Trent Brown |publisher=AVN.com |url=http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=55832 |accessdate=9 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608213642/http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=55832 |archivedate= 8 June 2007 }}
- 2004 XRCO Hall of Fame Inductee{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Jules-Jordan-Evil-Angel-Elegant-Angel-Wicked-Pictures-Capture-XRCO-Awards-40011.html|title=Jules Jordan, Evil Angel, Elegant Angel, Wicked Pictures Capture XRCO Awards|work=avn.com|accessdate=17 January 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171319/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Jules-Jordan-Evil-Angel-Elegant-Angel-Wicked-Pictures-Capture-XRCO-Awards-40011.html|url-status=dead}}
- 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductee{{cite web|url=http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |title=HALL OF FAME |accessdate=16 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415212412/http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |archivedate=15 April 2009 }}
- 2006 Ninfa Prize Winner – Best Director (La Mansión del Placer){{cite web|url=http://www.ficeb.com/english/awards.htm |title=The FICEB Ninfa, Tacón de Aguja and HeatGay Awards |date=9 June 2007 |accessdate=20 April 2014 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611134050/http://www.ficeb.com/english/awards.htm |archivedate=11 June 2010 }}
- 2007 AVN Award nomination - Best Director, Video (Sex Pix){{cite web|title=2007 AVN Awards Nominations Announced |publisher=AVN.com |author=Jared Rutter |url=http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=278474 |date=22 November 2006 |accessdate=6 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705224514/http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=278474 |archivedate= 5 July 2007 }}
- 2009 AVN Award nominations - Best Director, Feature, Best Videography & Best Screenplay (Roller Dollz){{cite web|title=Nominations 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards |url=http://avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdf |date=25 November 2008 |accessdate=26 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203003734/http://www.avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdf |archivedate=3 December 2008 }}
- 2011 Feminist Porn Award Winner – Steamiest Romantic Movie (A Little Part of Me){{cite magazine|title=The Romance Series' 'A Little Part of Me' Receives Feminist Porn Award for Steamiest Romantic Movie|magazine=AVN|accessdate=22 April 2011|date=20 April 2011|url=http://news.avn.com/company-news/The-Romance-Series-A-Little-Part-of-Me-Receives-Feminist-Porn-Award-for-Steamiest-Romantic-Movie-433317.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513033121/http://news.avn.com/company-news/The-Romance-Series-A-Little-Part-of-Me-Receives-Feminist-Porn-Award-for-Steamiest-Romantic-Movie-433317.html|archive-date=13 May 2011|url-status=dead}}
- 2013 XBIZ Award nominations - Director of the Year (Tango to Romance) & Director of the Year – Body of Work{{cite web|url=http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/nominees.php |title=XBIZ Nominees 2013 |accessdate=27 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131025101/http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/nominees.php |archivedate=31 January 2012 }}
Filmography (selected)
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- A Little Part Of Me (2011)
- Fantasy Ltd (2002)
- Les Vampyres (2000)
- Les Vampyres 2 (2003)
- Roller Dolz (2008)
- Sex Pix (2005)
- Taboo 2001 (2001)
- White Angel (1998)
- Zazel (1997)
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References
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External links
{{commons category|James Avalon}}
- {{Official website|http://jamesavalon.com}}
- {{IMDb name|0042745|James Avalon}}
- {{iafd name|id=javalon|gender=d|name=James Avalon}}
- [http://www.adultfilmdatabase.com/director.cfm?directorid=85 James Avalon's directing credits at the Adult Film Database]
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Category:American pornographic film directors