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7 FANMALE
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46 CENTERPIECE
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87 VIDEOGUIDE
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22 Naked Highway by BIG Entertainment Video
28 Family Values by Men of Odyssey
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40 Workin' It Out by Studio 2000
52 Deep in the Brig by Centaur Films
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EDITOR'S PIECE
I've just returned from the 1991 Gay Erotic Video Awards tonight. (Which, due
to scheduling is going to have to wait until the next issue for us to report about
it.) Throughout the night, however, something was gnawing at me. Overall, I have
to say that I was pretty much pleased with the results. Director Wash West walked
away with three awards ("Naked Highway"). Not bad for someone who pretty
much just started in the industry this year. Superstar Jim Buck also walked away
with a handful of awards, something very much deserved. My friend and fellow writer
Jack Francis of Unzipped magazine won an award for Best Non-sexual Role ("Hardcore").
We had fun. Nearly everyone in the industry was there, barring a few notable boycotts,
but overall a good time was had by all, and the results seemed to please everybody.
So, what was gnawing at me, you might ask? There's a bit of a story that must
be told first. There are a string of strange events that took place in the preceeding
months. If you had been aware of any of these events, you might be surprised that
the Awards happened at all!
Every year the show meets with controversy. There are always those unhappy with
some aspect of the show, whether it be the nominations, or who the director of
the show is, or whatever. I should know, I have had my own differences with the
show (which is why, after five years of supporting it, I declined to take part
in it this year, but that is a different story). This year, there were the usual
questions and controversaries, including whether some of the major studios even
were going to go. Still, the nominations announcement party took place on October
14th, and nearly everyone had signed up to attending the show in December. Despite
some questions about the nominations and the procedures surrounding them, It looked
like it was going to going pretty smoothly.
That's when the first bombshell dropped. Centaur Films issued a letter to the
show's organizers requesting financial information and questioning some of the
show's procedures. The show's organizers felt the information was proprietary
and refused to release it (when, in actuality, such information legally should
have been made available due to the non-profit status of the event). When no response
was forthcoming, Centaur issued a stronger request in the form of litigation.
From here, things spiraled downward pretty quickly. At press time, even after
the show had taken place, the show had been served notice, and a court session is pending.
The show stands against charges of breach of contract, defamation of character
and punitive damages. Where it will end is unknown. While I feel there are many
questions that the show's organizer needs to answer, I'm not sure a lawsuit is
the right approach — but again, that's another story.
So, what was gnawing at me? It concerns the real "victims" of this whole
episode. In a fit of apparent retaliation against Centaur, the show's organizer
and their lawyers saw fit to disqualify all of Centaur's nominations from the
show — despite the fact that the show's bylaws prohibit such an action from
taking place! Unfortunately, it was not just Centaur that was hurt in this move.
The models, innocent of any wrongdoing, were now robbed of the opportunity to
win any recognition for their hard work — work that the nominating committee
felt worthy of inclusion on the ballot. Yet the show's organizer decided by himself
that their work was not worth recognizing, resulting in their disqualification.
This, more than all of the other wrongdoings I've seen take place this year, appalls
me. I've seen a lot of things I question, but they were things that didn't attack
anyone directly. While they need to be addressed (and may be through the court
proceedings), this was a personal attack on the work of four models. There's not
much that can be done now, the show's over and awards were given to other deserving
performers. I can only express my anger and disgust.
While many people that night won awards they deserved, it's just a shame these
four performers were denied the chance to even compete.
