Viv Thomas is a British producer of

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. He has produced hundreds of features over the course of his 15+ year career. He specializes in producing

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, as well as

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videos. His popular titles include the ''Pink Velvet'' trilogy, the ''Unfaithful'' series, and ''The Art of Kissing'' series. ''The Story of She 2'' starring British model Lexi Lowe was his best-selling movie of 2013.

Career

In addition to lesbian pornography, Thomas has also produced an equal number of heterosexual works. The majority of his work was produced prior to the

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lifting some of the more stringent laws regarding what could be shown in pornographic films; when those laws were repealed in 1999, Thomas moved into producing hardcore material exclusively. However, after a court decision confirmed that

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rated hardcore DVDs can only be sold via licensed

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s in the UK, not

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via the internet, Thomas decided to move his whole operation from Acton,

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. He also maintains a studio in

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. Thomas is known for producing artistic pornographic films with an emphasis on high production values and has been nominated for numerous awards and has won at the

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s in the past. His contemporaries include the established pornographic director/producers Andrew Blake,

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, and

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. Thomas' more recent work has starred almost exclusively Hungarian,

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, and other

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an models, although he does feature some British performers, such as Ian Tate, as well as Americans such as

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. Other British models he has worked with include Lexi Lowe (Lowe worked exclusively with Thomas for the first year of her lesbian film career), Alicia Rhodes, Michelle Thorne, Kelle Marie, and Roxanne Hall. Central European models who are frequently featured in his videos include Eve Angel. His productions are distributed by

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(USA and the world) and Erigo Distribution (UK and Europe). In early 2013 Viv Thomas Productions entered into an agreement with MetArt for the management of his flagship web site, vivthomas.com. The new site was launched on 26 March 2013. Between 2006 and 2011, Thomas presented his models with awards for working with the company "as a way of saying thank you". The company hosted a fan based voting competition to find the Viv Thomas Babe of the Year in 2011. In 2008 Thomas instituted the Viv Thomas Golf Masters, a golf tournament that takes place every year around Spain and Portugal.

Awards

*Babe Of The Year **2011: Babe of the Year: Sandra Shine **2011: Best Newcomer: Lexi Lowe *Best Movie **2009: ''Office Girls 2'' **2010: ''Unfaithful 5''

References

External links

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Official Viv Thomas BlogViv Thomas Golf Masters
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Viv's information Website about Throat Cancer
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