2006 AVN Award Nominated Videographer Francois Clousot Joins Wicked Pictures

LOS ANGELES CA -- (January 23, 2006 DMPR) -- Wicked Pictures is pleased to announce that Company President and Owner Steve Orenstein has signed AVN award-nominated videographer and director Francois Clousot to an exclusive contract with the company.

The union of Wicked and Clousot is a natural one, as the celebrated cinematographer has brought his jeweler's eye for erotica to many of the company's most acclaimed productions, including two that earned him 2006 AVN nominations -- Best Cinematography for Brad Armstrong's elegant shot-on-film period piece "Eternity," and Best Videography for Jonathan Morgan's hilarious horror film satire "Camp Cuddly Pines Power Tool Massacre."

Beginning February 1st, 2006, Clousot will be working behind the camera exclusively for Wicked Pictures, with an option to begin writing and directing for the company later in the year.

Speaking from the set of Stormy Daniels' "Gossip," on which he was serving as the videographer, the gifted filmmaker revealed a genuine enthusiasm for the move, saying "it makes perfect sense
to me to make Wicked my home base, since we've been like a family since day one. I'm very happy to finally be with a company that supports me and shares my vision. I look forward to doing my
own features for them as a writer and director, and balancing these with the shooting I do for the other directors."

Steve Orenstein echoes this enthusiasm, observing that "Francois has a great eye and has become our directors' first choice for videographer. On the recommendation of Brad Armstrong, I am very
happy to add Francois to our family, and  I look forward to what he has in store for us with the movies he will direct."

"Eternity" and "Camp Cuddly Pines Power Tool Massacre" are both currently available from Wicked Pictures.

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About Wicked Pictures

Founded March 1, 1993, acclaimed adult industry powerhouse Wicked Pictures (www.wickedpictures.com), creates quality adult features for women and couples.

Wicked Pictures' elite team of contract talent includes actor-writer-director Brad Armstrong, writer-directors Jonathan Morgan and Michael Raven, writer-director-star Stormy Daniels, actor-director Randy Spears, videographer/director Francois Clousot, and such acclaimed actresses as jessica drake, Kaylani Lei, Kirsten Price, Carmen Hart, Alektra Blue and Mikayla Mendez

AVN's coveted acting awards have been won by Wicked Girls for eight consecutive years. It's the longest record of its kind to be held by a single company in adult video history.

2009 - jessica drake - Fallen
2007 - jessica drake for Manhunters
2006 - Stormy Daniels for The Camp Cuddly Pines Power Tool Massacre
2005 - jessica drake for Fluff & Fold
2004 - Julia Ann for Beautiful
2003 - Devinn Lane for Breathless
2002 - Sydnee Steele for Euphoria
2001 - Serenity for M Caught in the Act
2000 - Serenity for Double Feature

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