On Sunday, May 18, Elegant Angel won three awards at the 2025 Doppio Senso Night Awards, including the coveted International Studio of the Year.

“We are thrilled and deeply honored to have won three Doppio Senso Night Awards,” said Chura, Elegant Angel’s VP of Production. “It’s a privilege to be part of Claudia Ross’s Silver Linings, in collaboration with our co-production partners at Adam & Eve Pictures. Watching Axel Braun’s dedication and artistry recognized in his home country with another win for his new edit of Compulsion was truly inspiring. And finally, wow! Being named International Studio of the Year is an incredible honor. Thank you, DSN Awards!”

Silver Linings, a collaboration between Elegant Angel and Adam and Eve Pictures, nabbed the trophy for Best International Comedy Movie. Directed by Claudia Ross, the award-winning film stars Dharma Jones as a young woman finding love across two different timelines.

Axel Braun’s Compulsion 20th Anniversary Director’s Cut was also presented with the award for Best International Editing. Braun’s erotic noir dominated the 2004 awards season, and has seen renewed interest with last year’s re-release.

“Everything I’ve ever done was driven by passion—but no project was more of a labor of love than revisitingCompulsion twenty years later,” said Braun, who earlier this year won the AVN Award for Best Editing for the same film. “A heartfelt thank you to Chura, Colin, and everyone else at Elegant Angel for giving me the chance to revisit a chapter of my life I remain deeply connected to.”

Braun also won the Riccardo Schicci Award for his lifetime body of work. “It feels a little strange to receive an award in Italy—the country where I was born and raised—for a career I built entirely on the other side of the world,” said Braun, who also received the first XRCO Lifetime Achievement Award last Sunday. “But the truth is, I brought to America a passion, a joy, and a zest for life and laughter that are profoundly Italian. And it’s exactly those qualities that gave me the strength and determination to succeed. Thank you to Doppio Senso Night for honoring my career and for your constant support through the years.”

Silver Linings and Compulsion 20th Anniversary Director’s Cut are both available on ElegantAngel.com.

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