Nashville, TN ( September 20, 2017 ) — Lesbian-owned filmed production company, tello Films recently received news that two of their projects have been nominated for International Academy of Web Television ( IAWTV ) Awards.

Maybelle received a nomination for Best Writing ( Bridget McManus ) for a drama and Best Original Song ( Karman Kregloe ). After the death of her mother, 35-year old Maybelle Garris must learn to live for herself, as a gay women in the south, who's still in love with her best friend from High School.

Riley Parra was nominated for Best Sound. Riley Parra, which was modeled after a series of books about a detective struggling to do the right thing in a corrupt department, who discovers a war between angels and demons is being waged in her city and she's the only chance the good side has of winning. Episode 1 was released on August 20 and the company released a new episode each Sunday leading up to the series finale this weekend on Sept. 24.

tello Films produces and distributes innovative, high-quality web series with a lesbian focus. We believe in telling authentic stories about people whose lives are often ignored or marginalized. tello creates web series specifically for the lesbian/queer community. Meaning that lesbian/queer characters are front and center. "We love lesbians and we don't feel that there are enough stories about us," mentions Christin Baker, founder of the network. "At tello, we create new web content that is intelligent but fun, timely but classic, and tasteful yet sexy. Providing a whirlwind of classic ideas from a lesbian perspective, brave and challenging content with a lesbian twist."

For the past 10 years, tello Films has produced and distributed innovative, high-quality original content with a lesbian/queer focus. Other original programming for the network include: "Nikki & Nora", "Plus One", "Maybelle" and "Skirtchasers."

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