CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Pure Play Media and UK-based studio Liquid London this week will release the first title under a new distribution agreement.
Heat & Lust: Postcards to a Pornographer is typical of French photographer-turned-director Jean-Marc Prouveur's provocative, vignette-ish style. In it, Prouveur drools over the sexy houseboy who keeps interrupting his fantasies about the sexual shenanigans that led to the postcards he has received from exotic locations.
Since its inception 10 years ago, Prouveur's Liquid London has developed its own recognizable style in the gay marketplace and has won several awards on the international stage. The company's films are produced from Prouveur's original scripts, and they portray his belief that adult films are no different than any other genre in needing a comprehensive story line to carry the viewer along. Each title contains up to seven scenes that can be viewed separately or as a whole.
Liquid London shoots its videos with digital cameras, but utilizes film lighting to create a high-end look and feel. Morocco, Poland, Italy, Spain, France and the UK are just some of the locations that have played host to Prouveur's productions. The studio plans to release six titles per year through the Pure Play Media arrangement.
"I'm very happy to have Liquid London joining the Pure Play family," Pure Play media chief executive officer Richard Arnold said. "We're always looking for new, cutting-edge studios that can offer something different to our company portfolio, and Liquid London does just that. As we continue to expand our reach into the gay market, I look forward to a long and successful partnership with Liquid London playing a key role in that development."
Liquid London sales and marketing manager Andrew Davey added, "I am extremely excited with the prospect of working alongside Pure Play Media. We have chosen Pure Play as our North American distributor as we believe there is a strong synergy between the quality product that Liquid London brings to the North American market and the proven record that Pure Play already has in the adult industry. In a market swamped with mediocrity, we aim to show the American market what the European market has been enjoying for the past few years: stunning photography of the beautiful male body wrapped up in pure erotic sex."