Treasure Island Media

Treasure Island Media (TIM) is a San Francisco-based gay pornography studio founded in 1998 by director Paul Morris and specializing in bareback and raunchy sex films. Their films are presented in the form of documentaries of male sexuality. As evidence of the company’s infiltration into modern gay culture, The Slought Foundation, a non-profit organization re-thinking contemporary art, used their videos as the focus of a lecture presentation entitled "On Bareback Subcultures and the Pornography of Risk" in 2006. [http://www.slought.org/content/11332/ “On Bareback Subcultures and the Pornography of Risk”] , The Slought Foundation organized in conjunction with "Gender, Sexuality, Modernism: A Symposium on the State of the Field", at the University of Pennsylvania] Events regularly attend by T.I.M. are Dore Alley Fair, Folsom Street Fair, IML [http://www.xbiz.com/news/all/94228 In Chicago For Leather Conclave] , [http://www.folsomstreeteast.org/index.htm Folsom Street East] , and the [http://www.GayEroticExpo.com Gay Erotic Expo] . [http://www.paulmorrisforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=834&start=15 2008 Events] ]

Awards

From 2001 to 2004, Treasure Island Media was the recipient of multiple “Bareback Video Awards” more commonly known as “The Spoogies” (now defunct) including six in 2001 (Best Overall Action, Best 1-on-1 and Best Top for “Plowed”); [http://www.barebackjack.com/2001winners2.html 2001 Bareback Video Awards Winners] ] two in 2003 (Best Scene in “Riding Billy Wild” and Best Sequence in “F-cking Crazy”); [http://www.barebackjack.com/videoawards/2003/winnerspage.html 2003 Bareback Video Awards Winners] ] and 9 Spoogies in 2004 (including Video of the Year, Most Original Concept, Best Gang Scene, Best Orgy, Best New Performer and Hottest Ass for “Dawson’s 20 Load Weekend” and Best Amateur Production, Best Scene, Best Sequence for “Plantin’ Seed”). [http://www.barebackjack.com/videoawards/2004/winners.html 2004 Bareback Video Awards Winners] ]

In 2006, Treasure Island Media was named “Studio of the Year” at the VOD (Video on Demand) Awards [http://www.vodawards.com/2006gaywinners.html 2006 VOD Award Winners] ] and in 2007, Dawson was named “Performer of the Year”. [http://www.vodawards.com/2007gaywinners.html 2007 VOD Award Winners] ]

In October 2007, Treasure Island Media won the prize for "Best US Studio" at the [http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=karrnal&article=111 David Awards] in Berlin, Germany. This caused controversy as TIM produces bareback films, causing Titan Media founder and CEO, Bruce Cam, to decline his award. [http://xbiz.com/news/video/85598 "Titan’s Bruce Cam Declines DAVID Award"] , By Joanne Cachapero, October 23, 2007, XBiz.com. Retrieved 2007-11-01.]

In 2008, the company received the most Golden Dickie Awards of any adult company from Rad Video, [http://www.gayporntimes.com/hardnews/2008/04/17/awards-rad-videos-golden-dickies/ RAD Videos Golden Dickies] , By JC Adams] , including Best Studio, Best Movie (What I Can't See 2), Best Director (Paul Morris), Best Performer Top (Jesse O'Toole) and Best Specialty/Fetish Movie (Damon Blows America 8 – Los Angeles). [http://www.radvideo.com/news/article.php?ID=100057 2008 Golden Dickie Awards] ]

ales & Popularity

According to XBiz, TIM's best selling video to date is 2004’s "Dawson's 20 Load Weekend", which stars Dawson, its most well-known performer who was named "Most Interesting Person" In Gay Porn 2008 by Mark Adams VidioView. [http://www.lavenderlounge.com/blog/2008/01/ Lavender Lounge Blog, January 8, 2008] ]

In July 2008, their first international video filmed in London, England by exclusive director Max Sohl “UK Beef Bangers” went to Number 1 on the JRL Gay DVD Rental Charts. [http://www.xbiz.com/news/glbt/96923 “UK Beef Bangers Goes to the Top of JRL”] ]

In September 2008, Paul Morris' "Fearless" debuted at Number 1 on the JRL Gay DVD Rental Charts, and simultaneously secured the #1 spot on the European Gay DVD Sales Charts - the only time a non-European studio has ever conquered the top position. [http://www.jrlchartsonline.net/news-fearless-takes-number-one-in-america-and-the-european-union.php "Treasure Island Holds the No. 1 Spot"] ]

elected videography

*"Fearless" (2008)
*" [http://www.xbiz.com/news/all/93349 UK Beef Bangers] " (2008)
*Slurpin' Jizz 3 (2008) (V) ... Production Company
*Breeding Ian Jay (2008) (V) ... Production Company
*Damon Blows America Volume 9: Fort Lauderdale (2007) (V) ... Production Company
*Drunk on Cum: Part 4 (2007) (V) ... Production Company
*Loaded (Dawson's Cream Pie Video) (2007) (V) ... Production Company
*What I Can't See 2 (2006) (V) ... Production Company
*Dawson's 50 Load Weekend: Part 1 & 2 (2006) (V) ... Production Company
*Cum-Sloppy Buttholes (2004) (V) ... Production Company
*Dawson's 20-Load Weekend (2004) (V) ... Production Company
*Breeding Mike O'Neill (2002) (V) ... Production Company
*What I Can't See (1999) (V) ... Production Company
*Raunch Lunch (1998)

ee also

* List of pornographic movie studios

References

External links

* [http://www.treasureislandmedia.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0118216/ IMDB listing of T.I.M.]