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WE’VE GOT ISSUES | By Sharan Street
Fresh When September rolls around,
it’s not just fall season here at
AVN—it’s awards season. With the
eligibility period ending September
30 for the 2016 AVN Awards,
it’s a certainty that adult studios will be rushing to
release some of their biggest movies by then. That
gives retailers a great opportunity to stock up on
some great new titles, some of which are covered
in this issue. We’ve got on-the-set pieces from
some ambitious epics, including Stormy Daniels’
big Wicked/Adam & Eve coproduction and James
Deen’s Stockholm Syndrome, interviews with Chanel
Preston, Holly Randall and Michelle Flynn about
their movies for James Deen Productions, AE Films
and Lightsouthern, respectively, and an overview
of some big movies from Airerose Entertainment,
Elegant Angel, Evil Angel, Forbidden Fruits Films,
Girlfriends Films, Girlsway, Jules Jordan Video, Mile
High Media and much more—including Riley Reid’s
anal debut for Tushy.com. Also take a look at this
month’s stocking guide, between pages 26 and 27,
which showcases other new releases. There was so
much to cover that some of it will have to wait until
the October issue. We’ll also feature photo galleries
and trailers for some of these movies on our site, so
visit AVN.com for much more.
And speaking of the AVN Awards, this issue also
features the announcement of the 2016 AVN Award
categories and eligibility requirements. The biggest
bit of news: scenes produced solely for distribution on
membership sites will be eligible for the first time in
four video categories.
But aside from the regular September fare of a fall
preview section and news about the AVN Awards,
we’ve also got something new in this issue: a multi-
page section featuring short interviews with some of
the new girls in the business. Titled Fresh Faces, it
will be a regular feature in the magazine.
In the adult entertainment industry, the trajectory
of a performer’s career can indeed resemble that of
a star—in particular, a shooting star. Young women
enter the business and streak across Porn Valley in a
burst of glittering beauty, then leave as suddenly as
they came, moving on to other endeavors. All that’s
left behind are the memories they share with their co-
workers and the fans who fall in love with them.
Then again, these new performers may have careers
that will resemble more stable celestial objects,
circling the industry like planets and becoming an
integral part of our industry. Or they could emulate
a comet’s elliptical orbit, leaving the business only to
return again and again, to the delight of fans.
Whatever path their careers take, AVN Media
Network is eager to meet them when they appear
on the scene. To that end, AVN is hosting a series of
Approach We interview the new girls in town
gatherings with new performers. We’re inviting them
to our office to be interviewed and photographed,
and also to spend a little time getting to know other
members of the adult industry family.
Serving as sponsors for these evenings are two
of the companies that are helping to keep the
adult industry on the cutting edge of technology:
MyFreeCams.com and PornDoe.com.
PornDoe.com is a platform for content producers
to get their brand and identity recognized. It’s also
a place for consumers to enjoy adult content in a
tube-site format without worrying about pirated
content. PornDoe’s mission is to offer a site where
there is no need to worry about the content because
it is 100 percent licensed and legal; all the content on
the site is there by prior agreement with partners and
producers.
“At PornDoe.com we’re all about discovering
new talent, bringing fresh and creative content to
our users and helping the trade grow globally. We
are incredibly excited to be the sponsor of AVN’s
‘Fresh Faces’ concept as well as contribute to its
development,” said Yannick Ferreri, PornDoe’s head
of production and business development.
MyFreeCams.com is a brand well known to adult
industry performers. Its free live chat services have
drawn some 15 million members and the site boasts
more than 100,000 models. Stars who have appeared
on MyFreeCams include Teagan Presley, Alexis Texas,
Lexi Belle, Monique Alexander, Sunny Lane, Bree
Olson and many more. It won a 2014 AVN Award for
Best Live Chat Website.
A spokesperson for MyFreeCams.com expressed
excitement to be working with AVN on the Fresh
Faces events. Indeed, the site’s involvement makes
sense given how many performers are coming into
the industry with skills that they have honed at home,
building their fan base right in their own homes as a
cam model.
The first Fresh Faces night took place at the end
of July at the AVN office in Chatsworth. Some of the
performers interviewed that evening are featured in
this issue, with many more to be showcased in the
months to come.
AVN will continue to host more Fresh Faces
nights this year. New performers who would like to
participate are invited to email talent@avn.com.
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