Good Releasing has received a 2012 Feminist Porn Award nomination for Gush: The Official Guide to the G-Spot and Female Ejaculation.

The third film in the Pleasure-Ed Series of explicit sex education movies penned and hosted by Good Vibrations Staff Sexologist Dr. Carol Queen; Gush features real life couples, porn stars, and first-time performers in intimate explicit settings. Intense chemistry and communication are trademark features of this production. This high-quality feature runs 90 minutes and combines crucial information with searing sex scenes that help the viewer find their own sexual style and enjoy it with confidence.

Started in 2006, the Feminist Porn Awards are produced by Good For Her, a Toronto, Canada based feminist sexuality education center and sex store.  The awards began when Good For Her realized it wasn’t enough to criticize adult films for not adequately representing women’s – and in many cases, men’s – sexuality.  As porn star and performance artist Annie Sprinkle famously said, “The answer to bad porn isn’t no porn…it’s to try and make better porn!”  The Feminist Porn Awards were created with the goals of celebrating ethical, feminist porn, exposing this work to a larger audience, and creating community amongst filmmakers, performers and audience members.  The awards will be given during an event-filled weekend on April 18th – 20th in Toronto.

Good Releasing has received 15 Feminist Porn Awards for its alternative and educational films that provide an exciting option for people looking for original alternatives to mainstream porn.  Representing independent artists creating authentic and diverse erotic content, Good Releasing presents three video production lines, “Reel Queer Productions,” “HeartCore Films” and the “Pleasure-Ed Series.”  In addition to Gush, the Pleasure-Ed Series also offers a diverse line of educational films including Heads Up: the Official Guide to Fellatio, and Going Down: the Official Guide to Cunnilingus.

Media Contact: Camilla Lombard
Events and Publicity Manager
(415) 974-8985 ext.201
camillal@goodvibes.com

GOOD RELEASING NOMINATED FOR TEN FEMINIST PORN AWARDS IN TORONTO

New Line of Erotic Films Receives Highest Honors from Sex-Positive Porn Awards

San Francisco, CA — (March 17, 2011): Good Vibrations (goodvibes.com), the legendary San Francisco-based company that takes pride in providing accurate information on sexuality and toys for grown-ups, is proud to announce the that its sister company, Good Releasing, was recently nominated for ten Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto for its films.

The nominees are: “Billy Castro Does the Mission” (Reel Queer Productions); “Ciao Bella: A Woman’s POV” (Reel Queer Productions); “Femmetastic” (Reel Queer Productions); “Heads Up: The Official Guide to Fellatio” (Pleasure-Ed); “Roulette Toronto” (Reel Queer Productions); “Seven Minutes in Heaven: Fuck Yeah!” (Reel Queer Productions); “Tight Places: A Drop of Color” (Reel Queer Productions); “Pregnant with Desire” (HeartCore Films) and “My Own Master” (HeartCore Films) were also nominated.  Good Releasing Distributes “Crash Pad Series Volume 6: Wide Open” (Pink & White Productions) which was also nominated.

Nominated for the 2010 AVN “Best New Video Production Company” Award, Good Vibrations’ sister company Good Releasing offers various lines of edgy, alternative, and educational films that provide a exciting option for people looking for original alternatives to mainstream porn.  Representing independent artists creating authentic and diverse erotic content, Good Releasing presents three video production lines, “Reel Queer Productions,” “HeartCore Films” and the “Pleasure-Ed Series.”

Started in 2006, The Feminist Porn Awards are produced by Good For Her, a Toronto, Canada based feminist sexuality education centre and sex store.  This event was started when Good For Her realized it wasn’t enough to criticize adult films for not adequately representing women’s – and in many cases, men’s – sexuality.  The Feminist Porn Awards were created with the goals of celebrating ethical, feminist porn, exposing this work to a larger audience, and creating community amongst filmmakers, performers and audience members.  Since starting the Feminist Porn Awards, Good For Her has handed out over 70 awards to movies, short films, websites, directors, heartthrobs, boundary breakers and visionaries, while shining a light on the astoundingly sexy work of these feminist artists and filmmakers.

As porn star and performance artist Annie Sprinkle famously said, “The answer to bad porn isn’t no porn…it’s to try and make better porn!”

Good Releasing offers various educational films through its Pleasure-Ed line featuring such topics as fellatio, cunnilingus, and the much-anticipated, soon to be released film “Gush: The Official Guide to the G-Spot and Female Ejaculation.”  In addition, Good Releasing features two other lines: HeartCore Films (edgy, creative erotic films primarily for heterosexual and bisexual audiences) and Reel Queer Productions (LGBTQ offerings). These two lines won three awards at last year’s 2010 Feminist Porn Awards.

About Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations is the San Francisco-based retailer trusted for more than three decades to provide a comfortable, safe environment for finding sex-positive products and educational materials to enhance one’s sex life. Good Vibrations offers its products through its retail stores and website: goodvibes.com.

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Good Releasing Announces Exclusive DVD Distributorship of the Pink & White Productions Film Catalog

Good Releasing Proudly Offers Best Selling Hardcore Dyke Film Series by Critically Acclaimed Filmmaker Shine Louise Houston

SAN FRANCISCO (January 6, 2010): Good Releasing is pleased to announce that it will be the exclusive distributor of Pink & White Production’s entire catalogue. Pink & White Productions is the award-winning porn company founded and directed by multi-award winner and Good Vibrations alum, Shine Louise Houston. Good Releasing will act as the exclusive distributor for the company’s catalog of best selling feature movies and web series, including the debut of Crash Pad Series Volume 6.

Good Releasing offers various lines of adult titles and educational films and has won recognition by the AVN Nominations Committee. Representing independent artists creating authentic and diverse erotic content, Good Releasing is proud to support and promote Pink & White Productions through its distribution channels.

Pink & White Productions is credited with inspiring a new porn paradigm with films that embrace gender-fluidity and authentic queer desire. Shine Louise Houston was honored at the PorYes Feminist Porn Awards in Berlin and noted as Feminist Porn Awards’ “Visionary”, as well as Curve Magazine’s Sex Curator, adding authentic representation to queer sexualities that spans marginalized communities of color, gender expression and sexual desire, body politics and BDSM with strikingly beautiful cinematography, humor, and realism. The distribution deal comes at a time of company growth for both Pink & White Productions and Good Releasing.

Shine Louise Houston says, “Pink & White is excited to be teaming up with Good Vibrations to distribute all our current titles. It’s especially significant for me to be working with Good Vibes because I conceived the idea for Pink & White while I was a SESA. It feels like a great homecoming.”

Houston’s films have received many awards and nominations from industry taste-makers AVN and the Feminist Porn Awards. Crash Pad Series Volume 1 was awarded Best Dyke Sex Film; Volume 2’s scene with Julie and Michelle Aston was recognized with a Best Trans Sex Scene. Volume 3 saw an AVN Nomination for Best Solo Sex Scene with Dylan Ryan. The 4th and 5th Volumes are recognized with nominations from the Feminist Porn Awards and Audience Choice award for a pivotal gender-bending scene with Syd Blakovich and Mickey Mod.

Jackie Strano, Producer/Director for Good Releasing and COO of Good Vibrations explains, “We couldn’t imagine a better partnership. Pink & White was born of a shared philosophy of diverse sexual representation and authentic on-screen chemistry, and they have always been great sellers and customer favorites for us. We are excited to share these movies with a larger audience and offer Pink & White the means of doing so.”

Four feature titles include Houston’s debut film “The Crash Pad” released in 2006 and a best selling video earning several awards for its scene with Jiz Lee and Syd Blakovich. “Superfreak” features an award-winning scene with Dana DeArmond, Princess Donna and Lorelei Lee. Houston’s third title “The Wild Search”, a mockumentary comedy features an award-winning trans three-way with Papi Coxxx, Will Thrustwell and Jiz Lee. The director’s fourth feature, “CHAMPION: Love Hurts” stars MMA wrestler/porn star Syd Blakovich and was awarded Feminist Porn Awards “Movie of the Year” as well as nominated for the 2010 AVN Awards “Best Video Feature”.

Retailers can now order Houston’s four feature films and six compilations through Good Releasing’s distribution line by calling (877) 453-7676 or emailing sales@goodvibeswholesale. Good Releasing can be found online at goodreleasing.com.

Titles:
• CHAMPION: Love Hurts
• The Wild Search
• Superfreak
• The Crash Pad
• Crash Pad Series Volume 1
• Crash Pad Series Volume 2: Unlocked
• Crash Pad Series Volume 3: Through the Keyhole
• Crash Pad Series Volume 4: Rope Burn
• Crash Pad Series Volume 5: The Revolving Door
• Upcoming! Crash Pad Series Volume 6: Wide Open

About Good Releasing
Good Releasing is the sister company of Good Vibrations. This new releasing company encompasses 3 new video production lines, “Reel Queer Productions,” “HeartCore Films” and the “Pleasure-Ed Series.” Nominated for the 2010 AVN “Best New Video Production Company” Award, Good Vibrations’ sister company Good Releasing offers various lines of educational films through its Pleasure-Ed line featuring such topics as fellatio, cunnilingus, G-spot stimulation, and anal play, plus two other film lines, HeartCore (edgy, creative erotic films primarily for heterosexual and bisexual audiences) and Reel Queer Productions (LGBTQ offerings). These two lines won three awards at the recently-held 2010 Feminist Porn Awards.

Good Vibrations is the San Francisco-based retailer trusted for more than three decades to provide a comfortable, safe environment for finding sex-positive products and educational materials to enhance one’s sex life. Good Vibrations offers its products through its retail stores and website: www.goodvibes.com.

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Media Contact: Camilla Lombard
Events and Publicity Manager
Good Vibrations
(415) 974-8985 ext.201
camillal@goodvibes.com

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Good Vibrations and sister film company Good Releasing nominated for multiple AVN Awards

SAN FRANCISCO (November 29, 2010): Just weeks before Good Vibrations opens its newest store in downtown San Francisco, the iconic company has been recognized by the adult industry with a nomination for Best Retail Chain, and its Polk Street (San Francisco) store in particular singled out for nomination as Best Retail Store in the West. GoodVibes.com, its online presence, has also been nominated for Best Retail Website.

These are nominations for the most prestigious awards in the adult industry, the 2011 AVN Awards, sponsored by Adult Video News. Dubbed the “Oscars of Adult Entertainment” and recognizing companies and products as well as movies and performers, the AVN Awards mark the best and most notable in adult entertainment.

Also honored with nominations are several 2010 movie productions by Good Vibrations’ sister company, Good Releasing, which offers various lines of adult titles and educational films. Representing independent artists creating authentic and diverse erotic content, all three of Good Releasing’s award-nominated lines — Pleasure-Ed, HeartCore, and Reel Queer — have won recognition by the AVN Nominations Committee.

Jackie Strano, Producer/Director for Good Releasing and COO Good Vibrations says, “We are very pleased and proud of these nominations. This past year was very busy and it’s rewarding to have the industry recognize those efforts. Just wait until you see what 2011 has to offer.”

The Pleasure-Ed Series’ Going Down: The Official Guide to Cunnilingus has been nominated for Best Educational Release of 2010. Hosted and scripted by Good Vibrations Staff Sexologist Dr. Carol Queen, Pleasure-Ed movies showcase real couples and erotic performers eager to represent sex in a hot and informative way that will enhance viewers’ sexual knowledge and pleasure.

HeartCore Films, nominated for Best New Line, released titles which garnered six AVN Award nominations: Madison Young’s The Curse of Macbeth, a post-apocalyptic erotic envisioning of the classic Shakespearian tragedy, made the Best BDSM category; Carlos Batts’ Dangerous Curves, featuring a buxom cast including his big, beautiful wife and muse April Flores, has won a nod in the Best Specialty/Other category (this film was also a 2010 winner at the Feminist Porn Awards, where it was awarded “Most Deliciously Diverse Cast”); and a Best Music nomination (score by the Meatmen) goes to Turbo Rock, revisiting the raunchy era of rock as conceived and directed by renowned fetish photographer and award-winning director Dave Naz.

Finally, Mandy Candy, which upon release garnered a 4 1/2 star rating from AVN, racks up three nominations: Best High-End All-Sex Release, Best Videography and Best Editing. Kimberly Kane directs, showcasing her friend and inspiration, the incandescent Mandy Morbid, in a scorching alt-porn tour de force.

Reel Queer Productions gets a nod for Best Pro-Am Release. Courtney Trouble’s Seven Minutes in Heaven: Coming Out! is an unscripted sex-fest where the amateur cast picks their own partners, their own sex toys and their own ways of getting off. Also nominated for 2010 Feminist Porn Awards, Seven Minutes represents the first-ever gonzo queer film series in an industry already amply-supplied with the heterosexual version.

“A lot time, effort and passion was put towards each of these productions,” says Good Releasing Producer Coyote Days. “It’s inspiring to see each of them acknowledged by the authority in adult video.”

In addition to these nominations, Good Vibrations’ original founder Joani Blank will be inducted into the ranks of the AVN Hall of Fame; marking the first time sex toy manufacturers and retailers have been included in the Hall of Fame Founders Branch, she will serve as one of four Pleasure Products honorees (and the only retailer). The AVN Hall of Fame adds new members each year, honoring the legends of the adult entertainment industry. For her pioneering commitment to women’s pleasure (and pleasure products), Joani, who founded Good Vibrations in 1977, receives richly-deserved recognition as an adult industry visionary.

The AVN Awards are the culminating event of the annual Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas (January 6-9, 2011). Good Vibrations Staff Sexologist Dr. Carol Queen joins a panel discussion, “In the Company of Women,” on Friday, January 7, 1:00-2:30 pm. The AVN Awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, January 8, at the Pearl Theatre inside the Palms Hotel & Casino. Tori Black, 2010 Female Performer of the Year, and Riley Steele co-host. For more about the awards, please visit avnawards.com.

ABOUT GOOD VIBRATIONS
Good Vibrations is the San Francisco-based retailer trusted for more than three decades to provide a comfortable, safe environment for finding sex-positive products and educational materials to enhance one’s sex life. Good Vibrations offers products through its website (goodvibes.com) and retail stores.

Summary: Good Vibrations’ sister company, Good Releasing, receives high ratings for indie DVD releases.

Mandy Candy: Heartcore Films/Good Releasing
All Girl – Seven Minutes in Heaven: Coming Out! Reel Queer Productions/Good Releasing; Roulette Berlin: Reel Queer Productions/Good Releasing

Media Contact: Camilla Lombard
Events and Publicity Manager
Good Vibrations
(415) 974-8985 ext.201
camillal@goodvibes.com
www.goodvibes.com
Good Vibrations Accepts Je Joue’s “The G-Spot Does Exist” Challenge, Offers Role in G-Spot Sex Ed Film

SAN FRANCISCO (June 8, 2010): Good Vibrations, the legendary San Francisco-based retailer (www.goodvibes.com), will be partnering with Je Joue in its summer promotion to disseminate the truth about the G-spot, and will offer one lucky person or couple a paid role in the forthcoming explicit educational film Gush: The Official Guide to the G-Spot & Female Ejaculation. The third movie in GV’s sister company Good Releasing’s Pleasure-Ed Series of sex education movies penned and hosted by Staff Sexologist Dr. Carol Queen, Gush features real couples, erotic performers choosing compatible partners they enjoy working with, and Community Voices: people talking about the film’s topic and their experiences with G-spot stimulation.

Adult toy manufacturer Je Joue, maker of the premium G-spot toy G-Ki, this summer sponsors its retail partners in getting the word out about the G-spot, which is the victim of such confusing press that some women don’t even know whether or not they have this erotic zone. “The G-Spot Does Exist” campaign enlists grown-up toy stores in getting the word out about G-spot pleasures, something Good Vibrations has been doing for nearly three decades, since Beverly Whipple, Alice Ladas, and John D. Perry’s book about the G-spot came out in 1982. To support the quest for knowledge about this sometimes mysterious area, GV staffers, from Sex Educator Sales Associates (SESAs) in its retail stores and call center to its professional sex educators (Drs. Carol Queen and Charlie Glickman), regularly answer questions, recommend G-spot-hunting techniques, and suggest the best available toys, lubricants, and informational resources.  See Good Vibrations’ Handy Shopping Guide for Female Ejaculation and G-Spot.

Now Good Vibrations and Good Releasing up the informational ante with Gush, and one person or couple will be selected to appear in the movie! Gush is explicit — a film genre that Carol Queen calls “ex-ed” (for “explicit education”), and the winner will have the option of a solo G-spot scene, working with an erotic performer who’s comfortable in front of the camera, or working with her own partner. (Please see below for the fine print and any relevant limitations.) If the winner is not a Bay Area resident, GV will bring her to the film shoot for a San Francisco visit (or to LA, if the shoot is scheduled to happen there).

Want to enter the contest? Send us a video telling us about your G-spot experience, what you love about G-spot play, and why you want to be part of this project! Deadline to receive the video is June 30. (YouTube or Facebook video postings will also be accepted.) If you do not have access to video technology, please send us a short essay and your photo. Good Vibrations and Good Releasing staff in consultation with Je Joue staff will choose the winner, who must be available to come to SF sometime between July 8 and July 18, 2010 (exact dates to be determined in consultation with the winner/s).

SEND YOUR VIDEO or essay application to Good Releasing G-Spot Video, 934 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Remember, we must receive it by 6/30/10. If you prefer to email a link or the essay/pic, please send to casting@goodreleasing.com.

For more information please contact us.

THE FINE PRINT (Limitations and restrictions):
*You must be over 18.
*US residents only.
*Your explicit scene may not make it into the final cut of the movie: it will depend upon your comfort on film, to be determined by the film’s directors.
*You will be able to be in the film regardless because we’ll include your story of G-spot discovery, favorite tips, or other narrated content.
*You must be willing to sign a release and provide two forms of ID, though you may choose a pseudonym for the project if you choose. Please do not enter this contest if you aren’t sure you want to be part of an explicit movie.
*We will cover airfare from your closest major airport and 2 nights of accommodation and per diem. You may stay longer in SF (or LA) if you choose, but you’ll be responsible for all other expenses.
*GV retains the right and sole decision-making and discretion in choosing the winner of this contest for participations in the Good Releasing G-spot movie.
* By submitting your application you agree that GV/Good Releasing may use your story and/or footage and that you may be quoted (by pseudonym if you wish) or promoted via our normal channels (social media, web site/s, GVTV, etc.). Good Vibrations and Good Releasing retain the right to use excerpts of your video and essay applications on its websites, web magazine, YouTube channel, and other public representations. Please do NOT enter this contest if you are not comfortable with this level of public representation!
*Do not depict illegal acts in your video application. Do not post evidence of illegal acts on YouTube, Facebook, or any other online venue.
*While GV/GR retains sole discretion of winner, entry selection, etc, if you want to send in your favorite G-Ki story then we will be happy to share it with Je Joue for their promotional use.
* Video submissions may NOT use music you are not the sole owner and publisher of in the background.
*Winning video participant/s will receive financial compensation (industry standard, amount to be determined) for their appearance in Gush.
*There is no compensation for submitting your video or essay.
*If no winner is picked from this round of applications, GV/GR will continue its search for the next G-spot movie star/s.
*If the winner of this contest prefers to appear in a future Good Releasing movie rather than Gush, that can be negotiated.

ABOUT GOOD VIBRATIONS
Good Vibrations is the San Francisco-based retailer trusted for more than three decades to provide a comfortable, safe environment for finding sex-positive products and educational materials to enhance one’s sex life. Good Vibrations offers products through its website (www.goodvibes.com) and retail stores.

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Good Vibrations’ Sister Company, Good Releasing
Awarded Three Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto

New Line of Erotic Films Receives Highest Honors from Sex-Positive Porn Awards

San Francisco, CA — (April 13, 2010): Good Vibrations ( goodvibes.com), the legendary San Francisco-based company that takes pride in providing accurate information on sexuality and toys for grown-ups, is proud to announce the that its sister company, Good Releasing, recently received three Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto for its films, and two awards for its star performers.

Nominated for the 2010 AVN “Best New Video Production Company” Award, Good Vibrations’ sister company Good Releasing offers various lines of edgy, alternative, and educational films that provide an exciting option for people who may be uninspired by mainstream porn.  The winners were: Most Deliciously Diverse Cast for “Dangerous Curves” by Carlos Batts (HeartCore Films); Best Bi Movie for “Fluid: Men Redefining Sexuality” by Madison Young (Reel Queer Productions); and Most Tantalizing Trans Film for “Speakeasy” by Courtney Trouble (Reel Queer Productions).

Each Good Releasing film offers something unique and provocative, delivered with expertise by their crop of talented new directors.  The Feminist Porn Awards honored Good Releasing titles for their commitment to showcasing alternative sexualities and aesthetics, and for delivering erotic cinema that is just plain hot.

In addition to titles, Good Releasing’s featured performers were also awarded.  April Flores was crowned the “Heartthrob of the Year” for her unique charm and unbridled sex appeal, and Jiz Lee was designated “The Boundary Breaker” for continually pushing the limits of gender and sexuality in porn with power and style.

Jackie Strano, Good Vibrations’ Chief Operations Officer explains, “Good Releasing’s titles showcase authentic and hot adult entertainment full of lustful and unabashed sexualities, unapologetic desire, genuine pleasure, helpful information and screen burning chemistry.”

Good Releasing represents independent artists creating authentic and diverse content.  Reel Queer Productions document authentic, edgy, queer sex and culture with relevant, intelligent films inclusive of the many sexualities that identify as queer.  HeartCore Films offer artistic alternatives to formulaic features with films by independent artists with fresh, diverse content.  Smart and sexy, the Pleasure-Ed Series doesn’t just describe how to have better sex, it shows it too. This continuing collection of explicit educational films includes a wide range of informational and instructional content to inspire and enhance one’s sex life.

About Good Vibrations
For over 30 years, Good Vibrations has provided in-depth, objective information on a broad range of sexual health issues. People turn to Good Vibrations to answer their most pressing and personal sexual health care questions. Through nationwide public education campaigns and personal assistance, Good Vibrations has supported and promoted the advancement of sexual health.  With further endorsements from the Feminist Porn Awards, Good Releasing Films are poised to reach a broader audience that is hungry for sophisticated fare.

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