Industry | Pornographic films |
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Founded | 2008 |
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Headquarters | , |
Owner | Mile High Media [3] |
Parent | Mile High Media [1] |
Website | www |
Sweetheart Video is a Canadian pornographic film studio based in Montreal, Quebec. [2] The studio was founded by Jonathan Blitt and pornographic actress Nica Noelle in 2008, [1] and it specializes in lesbian-themed films. Noelle initially wrote and directed all the films, [1] but she left the studio in 2011. [4] Subsequent films were initially written and directed by other people in the adult industry, including Melissa Monet, Dana Vespoli, and James Avalon; [5] Vespoli now exclusively writes and directs all the films. [6] [7] [8]
The studio has made many series of films, and this list includes the ones with the most sequels released:
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Sweetheart Video's films have won and have been nominated for several awards, including AVN, XBIZ and XRCO Awards.
Year | Category | Work | Result |
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2010 [9] | Best All-Girl Release | Girls Kissing Girls 3 | Nominated |
Best All-Girl Series | Lesbian Adventures | Nominated | |
2011 [10] | Best All-Girl Series | Girls Kissing Girls | Nominated |
Lesbian Adventures | Nominated | ||
Best Educational Release | Nina Loves Girls 2 | Nominated | |
Best MILF Series | Mother Lovers Society | Nominated | |
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | Legends and Starlets 2 | Nominated | |
2012 [11] | Best All-Girl Series | Girls Kissing Girls | Nominated |
2013 [12] | Best All-Girl Series | Lesbian Adventures | Nominated |
Lesbian Babysitters | Nominated | ||
Best Ethnic Release – Black | Lesbian Beauties 7: All Black Beauties | Nominated | |
2014 [13] | Best All-Girl Release | Shades of Pink | Nominated |
Best All-Girl Series | Girls Kissing Girls | Nominated | |
Lesbian Adventures | Nominated | ||
Best Ethnic Release - Asian | Lesbian Beauties 9: Asian Beauties | Nominated | |
Best Ethnic Release - Latin | Lesbian Beauties 10: Latinas | Nominated | |
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | Lesbian Adventures: Older Women, Younger Girls 3 | Nominated | |
Lesbian Hitchhiker 5 | Nominated | ||
2015 [14] | Best All-Girl Release | Lesbian Beauties 11: All Black Beauties | Nominated |
Lexi Belle Loves Girls | Nominated | ||
Best All-Girl Series | Girls Kissing Girls | Won | |
Lesbian Beauties | Nominated | ||
Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | Lesbian Adventures: Older Women, Younger Girls 5 | Nominated |
Year | Category | Work | Result |
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2010 [15] | — | Lesbian Adventures: Victorian Love Letters | Nominated |
— | Lesbian Hitchhiker | Nominated | |
2011 [16] | — | Lesbian Deception | Nominated |
— | Lesbian Truth or Dare 4 | Nominated |
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