TAMPA, Fla.—Girlfriends Films‘ founder Dan O’Connell will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 NightMoves Awards. The award will be announced at the show Sunday, where Girlfriends Films contract star Prinzzess Felicity Jade will be on hand to accept it.
“I can’t begin to express how flattered and pleased I am to be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from NightMoves,” said O’Connell. “I’m a real believer in this industry and always try to honor it in a positive fashion, something that is essential if the sex business is to ever get wide and unprejudiced acceptance.”
O’Connell added, “Thank you so much to Paul and Tracy Allen and Art Koch for all the support NightMoves has given Girlfriends Films over the years. I’ll keep those movies coming and keep up the fight!”
Earlier in the year, O’Connell was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award for Dan O’Connell, Girlfriends Films received seven nominations in five categories at the NightMoves Awards, including three noms for Best All-Girl Release.
The popular lesbian studio has a rich history of accolades at the annual event, such as the 2012 Best Production Company (Editor’s Choice) award and 2013 Best On-Going Series (Editor’s Choice) for Women Seeking Women.
“We’re very honored and thankful to the staff of the 2015 NightMoves Awards,” said Girlfriends Films President Moose. “These nominations are a credit to our amazing creative team and to the talented performers, as well as the fans who have been supporting Girlfriends Films for so many years.
“Additionally, they couldn’t have chosen a better person for the Lifetime Achievement Award, which looks beyond all the great movies Dan has made and speaks to Dan’s whole body of work in our industry,” added Moose.
Girlfriends Films is nominated for Best All-Girl Release for the films Lesbian Seductions Older/Younger 50, Mother-Daughter Exchange 36, and Women Seeking Women 113, which is the studio’s longest-running series and one of its most acclaimed.
The company is also nominated for Best Feature Production for its holy man erotic sendup, In the Flesh, as well as a nomination for Best Production Company, which it earned in 2012. Girlfriends Films’ contract performer Prinzzess Felicity Jade is nominated for Best Adult Star Feature Dancer, while the company’s exclusive director B. Skow is nominated for Best Director (Feature).
