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]

  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.