Third World Media
Encyclopedia
Founded in 1999 by Steve Scott and veteran director Ed Hunter, Third World Media is recognized in the adult industry as one of the first producers of wall-to-wall entertainment featuring authentic ethnic performers exclusively from outside of the United States.
ese hardcore
content in its early years. As the company grew, it expanded its production to Southeast Asia
and South America
. In late 2006, Third World Media added Katana, a high-end Japanese lineup featuring popular Japanese AV stars
and scripted, subtitled story lines.
Scott, a fluent Japanese speaker, credits the growth of his company to his extensive travels in Asia. When Third World Media entered the adult market, the Japanese product entering the U.S. market was produced for the Japanese domestic market, where penetration is blurred, or "mosaiced
" to conform with their laws. Third World Media produces movies for distribution outside Japan, and its hardcore products are shot without mosaics.
Like the company's Asian titles, its Latin titles, which include transsexual
titles, are also produced to be sold primarily in the American market. Third World Media's veteran in-house director Ed Hunter makes frequent travels to South America to find performers who've never been seen by American audiences. The company also added John Florian as its sales manager in January 2008.
The company is also the exclusive distributor of transsexual
performer Gia Darling
's production company, Gia Darling Entertainment. Other adult film stars featured in Third World Media movies include: Mai Haruna
, Rei Himekawa, Monica Mattos
, Meguru Kosaka
, Chocoball Mukai
, Shorty Mac, Ed Powers
, Allanah Starr
, Gia Darling
, among others. Japanese AV idols Junko, featured in The Kimono Kronicles,and Mirai Haneda, star of Hello Titty 3, signed at Third World Media's 2008 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
booth.
Third World Media's movies are available for purchase online and through streaming video in a video on demand format
from Internet pornography
companies, AEBN
and DVDEmpire.com
. The company operates a branded VOD portal with AEBN at ThirdWorldDVD.com.
for its 2007 awards.
Its past AVN Award nominations are Shemale Samba Mania 16, 22 and 27 for "Best Transsexual Release"; Shemale Samba Mania for "Best Transsexual Series"; Pretty Little Latinas 23 for "Best Ethnic Themed Release, Latin"; Pretty Little Latinas for "Best Ethnic Themed Series, Latin"; Little Asian Cocksuckers for "Best Ethnic Themed Series, Asian"; Little Asian Asslickers 1 for "Best Ethnic Themed Release, Asian".
The company's 2009 AVN
nominees included Naughty Little Asians and Pretty Little Asians for AVN's "Best Ethnic-Themed Series, Asian" award; Naughty Little Asians 20 and the Katana-produced feature " also represented in the "Best Ethnic-Themed Release, Asian" category. The company also continued its strong tranny showing with Little Asian Transsexuals and Shemale Samba Mania for "Best Transsexual Series". Tokyo Cream Puffs for "Best Internal Series" and Teen Brazil for "Best Ethnic-Themed Series, Latin" rounded out the company's nominations.
The company has also been nominated for AEBN
's 2009 VOD Award for Roppongi After Dark in Nov. 2008.
and again in 2010 for Spunk and Hidden Camera Massage Scam
In December 2010 XBIZ
nominated the company for two Transsexual Movie of the Year Awards- SPUNK and TEEN LADYBOYS
In December 2011 XBIZ
nominated the company for Niche Studio of the Year, Ethnic Release of the Year - TEEN JAPAN 6, Transexual Release of the Year - BAILY JAY IS LINE TRAP, MORGAN BAILEY's BAD DAY and SHEMALE SAMBA 42.
Company history
The company, initially named Asian Eyes Pictures, placed an emphasis on JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese hardcore
Hardcore pornography
Hardcore pornography is a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts. The term was coined in the second half of the 20th century to distinguish it from softcore pornography. It usually takes the form of photographs, often displayed in magazines or on the Internet, or films. It can also...
content in its early years. As the company grew, it expanded its production to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. In late 2006, Third World Media added Katana, a high-end Japanese lineup featuring popular Japanese AV stars
AV Idol
An AV idol is a Japanese idol who works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances have a wide range, from just the idol strolling around their house doing chores in bikinis to hardcore porn...
and scripted, subtitled story lines.
Scott, a fluent Japanese speaker, credits the growth of his company to his extensive travels in Asia. When Third World Media entered the adult market, the Japanese product entering the U.S. market was produced for the Japanese domestic market, where penetration is blurred, or "mosaiced
Pixelization
Pixelization is a video- and image-editing technique in which an image is blurred by displaying part or all of it at a markedly lower resolution. It is primarily used for censorship...
" to conform with their laws. Third World Media produces movies for distribution outside Japan, and its hardcore products are shot without mosaics.
Like the company's Asian titles, its Latin titles, which include transsexual
Transsexualism
Transsexualism is an individual's identification with a gender inconsistent or not culturally associated with their biological sex. Simply put, it defines a person whose biological birth sex conflicts with their psychological gender...
titles, are also produced to be sold primarily in the American market. Third World Media's veteran in-house director Ed Hunter makes frequent travels to South America to find performers who've never been seen by American audiences. The company also added John Florian as its sales manager in January 2008.
The company is also the exclusive distributor of transsexual
Transsexualism
Transsexualism is an individual's identification with a gender inconsistent or not culturally associated with their biological sex. Simply put, it defines a person whose biological birth sex conflicts with their psychological gender...
performer Gia Darling
Gia Darling
Gia Darling is a transsexual adult film actress, director, and producer.-Entrepreneur:She owns and operates Gia Darling Entertainment. A self-described "homebody," she is content to spend quiet evenings at home reading a good book in the company of her dogs, Precious and Preston...
's production company, Gia Darling Entertainment. Other adult film stars featured in Third World Media movies include: Mai Haruna
Mai Haruna
is a popular and prolific Japanese model and AV idol. She debuted in 2002 and performed in a variety of Japanese adult video genres until her retirement in 2005.-Life and career:...
, Rei Himekawa, Monica Mattos
Monica Mattos
Monica Mattos is a Brazilian pornographic actress who began her career in 2003 in Brazil, and in 2005 in the United States....
, Meguru Kosaka
Meguru Kosaka
is a popular and prolific Japanese AV idol known for her large G70-cup breasts. She is a recent addition to a long line of "Big-Bust" models in Japanese adult videos often traced back to 1980's idol Kimiko Matsuzaka.-Life and career:...
, Chocoball Mukai
Chocoball Mukai
Hiroshi "Chocoball" Mukai is a Japanese male pornographic actor and a former professional wrestler.-Life and career:...
, Shorty Mac, Ed Powers
Ed Powers
Ed Powers is an American director, producer and actor of hardcore pornographic films. He owns his own production company, Ed Powers Productions.Powers was born in Brooklyn, New York...
, Allanah Starr
Allanah Starr
Allanah Starr is an American male-to-female transsexual pornographic actress, performance artist, model, and party promoter.She was born in Cuba and emigrated to the United States at five, with her family. Her father had been a political prisoner...
, Gia Darling
Gia Darling
Gia Darling is a transsexual adult film actress, director, and producer.-Entrepreneur:She owns and operates Gia Darling Entertainment. A self-described "homebody," she is content to spend quiet evenings at home reading a good book in the company of her dogs, Precious and Preston...
, among others. Japanese AV idols Junko, featured in The Kimono Kronicles,and Mirai Haneda, star of Hello Titty 3, signed at Third World Media's 2008 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Adult Video News Magazine . The 2010 AVN Awards show was held during the Expo at the nearby Palms Casino Resort. The AEE is the largest pornography industry trade show in the United...
booth.
Third World Media's movies are available for purchase online and through streaming video in a video on demand format
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
from Internet pornography
Internet pornography
Internet pornography is pornography that is distributed by means of various sectors of the Internet, primarily via websites, peer-to-peer file sharing, or Usenet newsgroups...
companies, AEBN
AEBN
AEBN, short for Adult Entertainment Broadcast Network, is an Internet pornography company that specializes in delivering material through streaming video in a video on demand format. Subsidiaries include PornoTube.-History:...
and DVDEmpire.com
DVDEmpire.com
DVDEmpire.com is a privately owned electronic commerce company based near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The DVD retailer began in the mid 1990s, a time when the Internet was just becoming a viable alternative to brick and mortar storefronts....
. The company operates a branded VOD portal with AEBN at ThirdWorldDVD.com.
Awards
The company won acclaim from consumer adult video review magazine Adam Film World in 2007 for "Best Asian Release Company" and in 2008. It was also nominated "Up & Coming Studio" by adult industry trade publication XBIZXBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the adult entertainment industry.In addition to its flagship website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition & industry conferences, and facilitates networking among adult online...
for its 2007 awards.
Its past AVN Award nominations are Shemale Samba Mania 16, 22 and 27 for "Best Transsexual Release"; Shemale Samba Mania for "Best Transsexual Series"; Pretty Little Latinas 23 for "Best Ethnic Themed Release, Latin"; Pretty Little Latinas for "Best Ethnic Themed Series, Latin"; Little Asian Cocksuckers for "Best Ethnic Themed Series, Asian"; Little Asian Asslickers 1 for "Best Ethnic Themed Release, Asian".
The company's 2009 AVN
AVN (magazine)
Adult Video News is an American trade journal that covers the adult video industry. The New York Times notes that AVN is to pornographic films what Billboard is to records...
nominees included Naughty Little Asians and Pretty Little Asians for AVN's "Best Ethnic-Themed Series, Asian" award; Naughty Little Asians 20 and the Katana-produced feature " also represented in the "Best Ethnic-Themed Release, Asian" category. The company also continued its strong tranny showing with Little Asian Transsexuals and Shemale Samba Mania for "Best Transsexual Series". Tokyo Cream Puffs for "Best Internal Series" and Teen Brazil for "Best Ethnic-Themed Series, Latin" rounded out the company's nominations.
- 2009 AVN Awards - Won 'Best Ethnic-Themed Series - Asian' for Naughty Little Asians
- 2010 Nominated for 9 AVN Awards including Naughty Little Asians for "Best Ethnic-Themed Series" which it won the year before.
- 2011 AVN Award Nominations - Best Ethnic-Themed Release – Asian for Teen Japan 6 and Tokyo Teens, Best Ethnic-Themed Series – Asian for Little Asian Cocksuckers, Naughty Little Asians and Teen Japan, Best Amateur Release for Third World Amateurs in Russia, Best Amateur Series for Third World Amateurs, Best Pro-AM Series for Fresh off the Boat, Best Internal Release for Tokyo Cream Puffs 5, Best Internal Series for Tokyo Cream Puffs, Best Transexual Release for Bailey Jay is Line Trap, Morgan Bailey's Bad Day, Shemale Pornstar, Shemale Samba Mana 42, Best Transexual Series for Shemale Samba Mania, Clever Title of the year for Gia Pets.
The company has also been nominated for AEBN
AEBN
AEBN, short for Adult Entertainment Broadcast Network, is an Internet pornography company that specializes in delivering material through streaming video in a video on demand format. Subsidiaries include PornoTube.-History:...
's 2009 VOD Award for Roppongi After Dark in Nov. 2008.
and again in 2010 for Spunk and Hidden Camera Massage Scam
In December 2010 XBIZ
XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the adult entertainment industry.In addition to its flagship website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition & industry conferences, and facilitates networking among adult online...
nominated the company for two Transsexual Movie of the Year Awards- SPUNK and TEEN LADYBOYS
In December 2011 XBIZ
XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the adult entertainment industry.In addition to its flagship website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition & industry conferences, and facilitates networking among adult online...
nominated the company for Niche Studio of the Year, Ethnic Release of the Year - TEEN JAPAN 6, Transexual Release of the Year - BAILY JAY IS LINE TRAP, MORGAN BAILEY's BAD DAY and SHEMALE SAMBA 42.