BelAmi

For other uses, see Bel Ami (disambiguation).
BelAmi
Company typePrivate
IndustryGay pornography
Founded1993, Slovak Republic
HeadquartersBratislava, Slovakia
ProductsGay porn movies and internet
Websitehttp://www.belamionline.com

BelAmi is a European gay pornographic film studio with offices in Bratislava, Prague and Budapest. It was established in 1993 by filmmaker George Duroy,[1][2] a Slovak native who took his pseudonym from the protagonist Georges Duroy in Guy de Maupassant's novel Bel Ami. In addition to hardcore DVDs, BelAmi and Bruno Gmünder Verlag also produce calendars and photo books, such as Howard Roffman's Private Moments: Bel Ami (2009), and its performers are frequent headliners at nightclubs and similar venues around Europe, the United States, Australia, Canada, and elsewhere.[3]

BelAmi has employed hundreds of actors over its history.

The studio has won numerous adult entertainment awards and nominations. BelAmi earned five 2010 XBIZ Awards citations, including LGBT studio of the year,[4] and five nominations at the 2010 GayVN Awards, including best newcomer for Kris Evans. They won the award for best marketing—company image.[5] In addition to numerous film accolades, BelAmi also received XBIZ Awards in 2013 and 2014 for Gay Site of the Year, in 2015 for Gay Studio of the Year, and the 2016 XBIZ Award for Adult Site of the Year – Gay.[6] George Duroy, as well as marquee performers Lukas Ridgeston and Johan Paulik, have been inducted into the GayVN Awards Hall of Fame.[7]

Selected films

  • Frisky Summer 1,2,3 (1995, 1996, 1998)
  • An American in Prague (1997)
  • The 101 Men series (1998–2002)
  • The Personal Trainers series (2001–present)
  • Greek Holiday (2004)
  • Lukas in Love (2005)
  • The Private Life of Brandon Manilow (2008)
  • French Kiss (2008)
  • Seriously Sexy (2009)
  • 5 Americans in Prague (2009)
  • Todd and Dolph (2010)
  • Skin on Skin (2010)
  • Step by Step: The Education of Porn Star: Kris Evans (2010)
  • Step by Step: The Education of a Porn Star: Jean-Daniel Chagall (2010)
  • Taboo (2010)
  • Bel Ami 3D (2011)
  • Kinky Angels 1: Kevin Warhol (2011)
  • Kris Evans: Up & Close (2011)
  • Irresistible (2012)
  • Passion (2012)
  • An American in Prague in 3D (2013)
  • Fucking Kris Series (2014)

See also

Bibliography

  • Bel Ami : best of Johan, Bruno Gmunder, 2000, ISBN 978-3-86187-186-6, OCLC 44934457
  • Images of desire : models by Bel Ami, Pro-Fun, 2000, ISBN 978-3-931613-01-3, OCLC 43338133
  • Bel Ami : Summertime, Bruno Gmunder, 2000, ISBN 978-3-86187-171-2, OCLC 43879014
  • Sebastian & friends, B. Gmünder, 2004, ISBN 978-3-86187-647-2, OCLC 58421500
  • Roffman, Howard (2006), The boys of Bel Ami, B. Gmünder, ISBN 978-3-86187-989-3, OCLC 85179207
  • Roffman, Howard (2009), Private moments: Bel Ami, B. Gmünder, ISBN 978-3-86787-037-5, OCLC 437036065
  • Roffman, Howard (2010), The blush of youth, B. Gmünder, ISBN 978-3-86787-145-7, OCLC 85179207
  • Roffman, Howard (2012), For the love of Bali, B. Gmünder, ISBN 978-3-86787-239-3, OCLC 772975365
  • Bel Ami : 69 Positions of Joyful Gay Sex, Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-86787-261-4, archived from the original on 2012-10-24, retrieved 2012-11-29
  • Joan Crisol : Bel Ami Rebels, Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-86787-425-0, archived from the original on 2013-01-20, retrieved 2012-11-29

References

  1. ^ Morrison, Todd G. (2004), Eclectic views on gay male pornography: pornucopia, Routledge, p. 161, ISBN 978-1-56023-291-9, archived from the original on 2016-06-15, retrieved 2016-11-02
  2. ^ George Duroy Biography https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244306/bio
  3. ^ TLA Video (11 October 2010). "Bel Ami Search books". TLAvideo.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  4. ^ Steve Javors (16 December 2009). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  5. ^ Sherri L. Shaulis (24 September 2010). "Big Winners Honored at GayVN Awards". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  6. ^ XBIZ Award Winners Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine, XBIZ, January, 2016
  7. ^ none (24 September 2010). "GayVN Nominees Hall of Fame". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-10.