Girlfriends Films (or GFF) is an American
pornographic film
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studio based in
Valencia, California
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and founded in 2002. The studio was founded by Dan O'Connell and "Moose" (who serve as
president
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and
vice-president
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, respectively).
On January 1, 2014, it was announced that Moose had purchased O'Connell's interest in the company and that O'Connell will retain ownership of Groundwork Visions, the production company behind his Girlfriends movies to date, while entering into an arrangement to continue shooting movies exclusively for the studio.
The studio specializes in
lesbian-themed films.
O'Connell writes and directs 95% of the films.
On December 16, 2012, the studio moved from its home of six years in
Reseda, California to a new 37,000 square foot facility in Valencia, California.
GFF operates a
video on demand
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website in addition to selling
DVD
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s of its productions.
Launched in October 2013, via a licensing deal with LFP Broadcasting, who owns
Hustler TV and New Frontier Media, the studio also provides content for a cable channel based exclusively on its productions.
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GFF received two separate coronavirus-related ]Paycheck Protection Program
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loans. GFF received one loan of $170,732.00 in April 2020, which has been fully repaid or forgiven by the SBA. The SBA does not differentiate in their reporting between a repaid loan versus a forgiven loan. A second loan from the SBA of $170,732.00 in February, 2021 has not yet been fully repaid or forgiven .
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Lesbian pornographic film studios
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LGBT culture in Los Angeles