Marc Dorcel
Encyclopedia
Marc Dorcel is a French
producer
of pornographic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel. Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like Michel Ricaud, Cyril Randuineau, Marc Ange and Michel Barny. Dorcel is known for the long-running Pornochic film series, featuring many of Europe's most well known adult film stars.
Dorcel's projects are often filmed in exotic European locations, and have been awarded for their high production values: characterizing them as films with a degree of artfulness and attention to detail in hardcore pornography. Dorcel's contemporaries include the established pornographic director/producers Andrew Blake, Viv Thomas
and Michael Ninn
.
To help change the image of sexualities in this way, Marc Dorcel is backing the project of the Pascal Vanhoecke gallery for ARTPARIS+GUESTS. Marc Dorcel also supports the AIDES association.
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On March 1, 2006, Dorcel launched Dorcel TV
, a cable and satellite service broadcasting adult films. Dorcel TV
is also available online. Video Marc Dorcel has also expanded to include a range of gay pornographic content.
In August 2008, Private Media Group
announced it has established an alliance with Video Marc Dorcel to collaborate in the home video market. The collaboration starts with a three year DVD distribution agreement for France and going forward it is expected that Private and Marc Dorcel will explore additional opportunities in other territories. It is also expected that Private and Marc Dorcel will join forces on distribution platforms including Internet and IPTV/VOD in both France and across the EU.
The studio's content is also available online through archos.com.
has starred in several Dorcel films, and in 2004 Priscila Sol
signed an exclusive performance contract with the company.
on many occasions.
The following is a selection of some of the major pornography awards won by Dorcel personally or his company:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
of pornographic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel. Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like Michel Ricaud, Cyril Randuineau, Marc Ange and Michel Barny. Dorcel is known for the long-running Pornochic film series, featuring many of Europe's most well known adult film stars.
Dorcel's projects are often filmed in exotic European locations, and have been awarded for their high production values: characterizing them as films with a degree of artfulness and attention to detail in hardcore pornography. Dorcel's contemporaries include the established pornographic director/producers Andrew Blake, Viv Thomas
Viv Thomas
Vivian "Viv" Thomas is a South African-born British producer of pornographic movies. He has produced hundreds of features over the course of his 15+ year career. He specializes in producing lesbian pornography as well as foot fetish videos...
and Michael Ninn
Michael Ninn
Michael Ninn is an adult film director and writer known for his innovative, artistic and stylized approach to adult film making. He began his career as a music video director, and made his first adult films in 1992. From 2002 through 2007, Ninn released films through his own production company,...
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To help change the image of sexualities in this way, Marc Dorcel is backing the project of the Pascal Vanhoecke gallery for ARTPARIS+GUESTS. Marc Dorcel also supports the AIDES association.
Distribution deals
The company's films are distributed in the U.S. by Wicked PicturesWicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry...
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On March 1, 2006, Dorcel launched Dorcel TV
Dorcel TV
Dorcel TV is a subscription based pay-TV adult entertainment television channel distributed throughout Europe via digital cable and satellite television. It is owned by Marc Dorcel. Its content is same as the usual porn industry productions, mostly long repetitive clips with faked orgasms, but it...
, a cable and satellite service broadcasting adult films. Dorcel TV
Dorcel TV
Dorcel TV is a subscription based pay-TV adult entertainment television channel distributed throughout Europe via digital cable and satellite television. It is owned by Marc Dorcel. Its content is same as the usual porn industry productions, mostly long repetitive clips with faked orgasms, but it...
is also available online. Video Marc Dorcel has also expanded to include a range of gay pornographic content.
In August 2008, Private Media Group
Private Media Group
Private Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
announced it has established an alliance with Video Marc Dorcel to collaborate in the home video market. The collaboration starts with a three year DVD distribution agreement for France and going forward it is expected that Private and Marc Dorcel will explore additional opportunities in other territories. It is also expected that Private and Marc Dorcel will join forces on distribution platforms including Internet and IPTV/VOD in both France and across the EU.
The studio's content is also available online through archos.com.
Actresses
Melissa LaurenMelissa Lauren
Melissa Lauren is a French pornographic actress and director.Lauren started off studying as a cook for three years and worked in Paris as a pastry chef. After reading an ad in a newspaper from French porn director John B...
has starred in several Dorcel films, and in 2004 Priscila Sol
Priscila Sol
Priscila Sol is a Brazilian pornographic actress who began her career in around 2004. In 2004 she signed an exclusive performance contract with the European Adult production company, Marc Dorcel.-Awards:*2004 Venus Award – Best New Starlet Female – France...
signed an exclusive performance contract with the company.
Awards
Video Marc Dorcel have nominated for AVN awardsAVN Awards
The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
on many occasions.
The following is a selection of some of the major pornography awards won by Dorcel personally or his company:
- 1995 AVN Award - Best American Release in Europe (The Hot Video Award) for Le Parfum de Mathilde
- 1995 Hot d'OrHot d'OrHot d'Or was an adult film industry Pornographic award, awarded annually from 1992 to 2001 in Cannes, France by the French magazine Hot Vidéo. It has been described as the porn equivalent of the Palme d'Or or the Academy Awards. The analogous American honor is the AVN Award...
for Best European Director - Citizen Shane - 1998 AVN Award - Best American Release in Europe (The Hot Video Award) for President by Day, Hooker by Night
- 1998 Hot d'Or d'Honneur for special achievements in the European adult industry
- 1999 AVN Award - Best American Release in Europe (The Hot Video Award) for Drop Sex: Wipe The Floor
- 1999 Hot d'Or for Best European Movie for L'enjeu du desir
- 2001 AVN Award - Best American Release in Europe (The Hot Video Award) for Tell Me What You Want
- 2002 AVN Award - Best American Release in Europe (The Hot Video Award) for Dark Angels
- 2005 FICEB (Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival) "Ninfa for a life-time career"
- 2011 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
: European Studio of the Year