It is simply amazing to think that come the weekend of October 5 – 8, 2017, NightMoves Magazine  will present its 25^th Annual Adult Awards Show, the Silver Anniversary edition.

It all began with Paul Allen in 1989 when he created a Tampa Bay sports magazine, Sports South. By late 1991 it had morphed into a separate adult publication called NightMoves. Then, in 1993 Paul had this idea of having a small, local awards show to honor the Tampa Bay adult industry. Some said it would never work, club owners wouldn’t cooperate, didn’t like each other, they didn’t care about awards, etc. But Paul doesn’t easily take no for an answer and the show became a reality as a 2 hour, one night event. It was held in September at a local dance/nightclub in Tampa, Stingers, with the grand total of 10 local awards given out. The only big names were a young porn star who was in town, Kelly O’Dell and Ron Jeremy, who was also in Tampa for an appearance elsewhere. In addition a couple of local dancers performed as part of the entertainment. It was a very rainy, stormy night, but the club was packed to the rafters with people in evening gowns, tuxes and having a great time. The success we had at that show began what is now our 25^th year as an awards show that took national roots 2 years later. It has been a journey that neither Paul, nor I, or anyone back then could have predicted would happen and become what it has.

Over that period of time we increased the show from one day to three, then five, and in more recent years a four day non stop Columbus Day weekend event. The list of star names we have had over the past twenty plus years numbers well over 200 and reads like a “who’s who” of porn. Many stars have returned more than once to be a part of our show and Ron Jeremy has been the emcee, host or co host at every single show since 1993. Over the years we are very proud to have  developed a lot of award show firsts and we are now the third oldest in the industry behind AVN and XRCO. The list of big name stars who won their very first award in the industry at our show also reads like a “who’s who” and includes the likes of Jenna jameson, Tera Patrick, Bree Olsen, Chanel Preston, Bonnie Rotten and many more. We were the first awards show to allow online voting by the fans. We created the Adella Award, given to the person behind the scenes in PR, marketing, promotion, etc. We created the Triple Play Award in honor of the late Anna Malle. That award is given to someone who excels in three areas of the adult industry. We created the First Choice Award, given to films we feel will be major hits but came out after our voting deadline. Four years ago we created and added the NightMoves Fan Fest, a day where the fans can come out and see that stars up close and personal, get photos, autographs and merchandise from their favorites and enjoy the festivities with give aways, radio shows and more. Then there is also the induction of stars into the NightMoves Hall of Fame. Those are just a few of the things we have accomplished and done with our awards show over the years.

The stars love coming to Tampa for our show as they look at it as a “working vacation” for four days. While they are here we take them to the various gentlemen’s clubs every night for personal appearances with our “Caravan of Stars”. We have our Fan Fest at the hotel ballroom and then of course our formal awards show complete with the red carpet arrival, local and national media and a night of awards, fun and entertainment. Then there is the “after party” to wind everything up before the stars all head home the next morning. They love getting the chance to enjoy Florida and to see their fans each day in person and connect with them. We even have fans who come from other parts of Florida and out of state to stay at the same hotel as the stars and be around them while they are here. This award show weekend is anticipated by everyone in the adult industry and especially this year as it is our Silver Anniversary edition.

So mark it down on your calendars, October 5-8, 2017 for four very exciting, explosive, fun days with the Silver Anniversary 25^th Annual NightMoves Adult Awards Show. We would love to have everyone be a part of this big event, so if you would like to be an advertiser and/or sponsor of  our show weekend please contact Tracy Allen at tracyallen@nightmovesusa.com We have a a variety of sponsorship/advertising packages to fit any budget. We look forward to having you with us in October for a very memorable weekend.

Art Koch, National Features & DVDEditor, NightMoves Magazine and AAN