Casey Calvert Inks Exclusive Directing Deal With Erika Lust Films

BARCELONA—Multiple AVN Award-nominated performer/director Casey Calvert has signed an exclusive directing contract with Erika Lust Films. The deal comes on the heels of Calvert's breakout title for the company, Primary (released under its Lust Cinema banner), which racked up a whopping 12 nominations heading into the 2021 AVN Awards—which will be presented this Saturday, January 23, live on AVN Stars—including nods for Best Directing - Drama, Best Screenplay - Drama and the newly created top honor of Grand Reel. Under the deal, Calvert will helm seven projects including two large-scale productions and five featurettes to be released through Lust Cinema and sister label XConfessions, which specializes in explicit shorts from founder Erika Lust and other directors inspired by anonymously-submitted fantasies. "I am incredibly honored by the confidence Erika has shown in me by offering me this exclusive contract," Calvert said. "Lust Cinema is a truly incredible company to work for, and Erika and her team at Lust are extremely skilled producers and filmmakers. I'm really looking forward to the slate of exciting projects we have lined up for this year! i couldn't be happier." Offered Lust, "Since her directorial debut with Primary in 2020, I immediately saw that Casey was meant to be not only the acclaimed adult performer we all know and love, but also an extremely talented director and scriptwriter. Working with Casey in the last few years was so much fun and has made an important contribution to our production at Lust Cinema and XConfessions that I decided to give her a special room in our production calendar for her to keep on creating quality adult films. I'm sure the public will love what Casey has in store for us in 2021." The deal also calls for Calvert to assist in producing and promoting projects from other L.A.-based directors, which the company says "will give an important boost to Erika's mission to shape a change in the industry by giving opportunities and bigger budgets to female directors in the U.S. and making the most out of the cinematic possibilities of porn."