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CINEKINK UPDATE - May 22, 2012/CineKink NYC Wrap-Up Edition
In this edition:
1) And the winner is...
2) Cinekink pics and trailers now online
3) People are talking about us
4) The closing credits
5) And a final brought to you by...
6) But wait, there's more!
And at VERY long last! So sorry for the radio silence. Feel a bit hazy, realizing with a start that more than two months have passed since our last CineKink Update. And, worse, that you've been left all this time without a wrap-up of a very wonderful festival.
Hope all has gone well on your end in the meantime. Over here it's been a little tumultuous. Much of it good, like taking part in some fun conferences (WinterFire, SXSW, MomentumCon), plus my 50th(!) birthday celebration in the tropics. Some of it annoying, like an attempted hack of our website. And some of it bittersweet, helping my parents downsize from the house they've lived in for over forty years.
Whatever the reasons, my apologies for such a long lapse. And as we gear up to kick off our CineKink tour, along with some other exciting news ahead, I'm very delighted to recognize and acknowledge, however belatedly, everyone who made for such a stupendous CineKink NYC/2012!
1) AND THE WINNER IS...
**"CINEKINK CHOICE" - AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
CineKink Choice awards, which go to feature-length works in competition during the festival, were determined by audience balloting at the close of each eligible work's screening. The 2012 award winners are:
CineKink Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature:
"Cabaret Desire" (Erika Lust, 2011, Spain, 74 minutes)
-tie-
"Sweet Prudence & The Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot" (William Burke, 2011, Canada, 90 minutes)
CineKink Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature:
"Stage Brother" (Richard Buonagurio, 2011, USA, 86 minutes)
**"CINEKINK BEST" - JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORTS
CineKink Best awards, which go to short works in competition during the festival, were determined by jury deliberation and ranking. The 2012 award winners are:
CineKink Best Dramatic Short:
"A Day in the Country" (Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja, 2011, Sweden, 14 minutes)
CineKink Best Comedy Short:
"Craigslist Ad" (Ryan Hunter, 2011, USA, 2 minutes)
-tie-
"Tooshie Smooshie" (Jessica King, 2011, USA, 10 minutes)
CineKink Best Documentary Short:
"Smut Capital of America" (Michael Stabile, 2011, USA, 16 minutes)
CineKink Best Experimental Short:
"What Makes Us Queer?" (Courtney Trouble & Tina Horn, 2011, USA, 7 minutes)
CineKink Best Music Video:
(Shawna Virago, 2011, USA, 4 minutes)
CineKink Honorable Best Mentions:
"Pedal to Pleasure" (Poppy Cox and Anne Fidler, 2011, USA, 8 minutes)
"Skallamann (Bald Guy)" (Maria Block, 2011, Norway, 12 minutes)
**"BRING IT!" - ADULT INDUSTRY SHOWCASE AWARD
The CineKink "Bring It!" award is determined by audience ballot during a presentation of excerpts showcasing recent adult cinema.
"Live Sex Show" (Courtney Trouble, 2011, USA, 16 minutes; excerpt features Nina Hartley & Jiz Lee)
**"CINEKINK TRIBUTE" - Festival Award for Extraordinary Depiction of Kink and Sex-Positivity in Mainstream Film/Television
Works eligible for consideration this year were those released or aired in the United States from January 1 through December 31, 2011.
"3"
(Strand Releasing; dir. Tom Tykwer)
Honorable Mentions:
"Anderson" (Warner Bros)
"The Doctors" (CBS)
"Free Agents" (NBC)
"New Girl" (Fox)


2) FIND CINEKINK PICS, TRAILERS & INTERVIEWS ONLINE
Whether you're longing to relive the glory of CineKink NYC - or see all that you missed!
CineKink Kick-Off Gala
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cinekink/sets/72157629325025237
CineKink NYC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cinekink/sets/72157629330149893/
CineKink Trailer/2012
Shit People Say at CineKink http://youtu.be/XMUk8W1C5F8
Director's Cut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVb46_oJ5F8
More videos + filmmaker interviews!
http://www.youtube.com/user/CineKink/videos

3) PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT US!
Once again, we had a great amount of press and blog coverage this year. A few of the highlights:
Filmmaker Magazine
http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2012/02/reflections-on-the-2012-cinekink-nyc/
F*Bomb Forever
http://fbombforever.com/editorial/dirty-pictures-final-thoughts-on-cinekink
Conflicted eXXXistence
http://conflictedexxistence.blogspot.com/2012/02/cinekink-2012-wrap-up-part-i.html
Sex Examiner
http://www.examiner.com/article/sexy-films-cinekink-nyc-2012-film-festival-underway-through-feb-12
And the full collection:
http://cinekink.com/news-and-press/we-get-covered/

5) CLOSING CREDITS
With recognition also to the always too numerous to mention producers, writers, crews and casts of each great piece, we were very honored to have in our 2012 CineKink NYC line-up the works of the following directors:
Buck Angel
Animan
Maria Block
Richard Buonagurio
William Burke
Juanma Carlitto
Charos
Simon Cheffins
Christine Chew
Kalil Cohen
T. Arthur Cottam
Poppy Cox
Jay Wade Edwards
Anne Fidler
Anna Fitch
Frankie Frain
Ernest Greene
Amy Hesketh
April Hirschman
Tina Horn
Ryan Hunter
Wes Hurley
HydroMadam
Domme Jaguar
Petra Joy
Pella Kågerman
RP Kahl
Princess Kali
Jessica King
Matt Lambert
Hugo Lilja
Charles Lum
Louise Lush
Erika Lust
Jay Michaels
Eddie Powell
Erik Schaeffer
Sam Sero
Michael Stabile
Tristan Taormino
Courtney Trouble
Angela Tucker
Tom Tykwer
Shawna Virago
Jo Whole
Bunny Z
Festival Jurors:
Missy Stark, Devon Tincknell and Bill Woods
Festival Trailer:
Directed by Charos, starring Maia Thuvia and Joel Vetsch
Attending Filmmakers and Cohorts:
Brittany Andrews, Ryan Balas, Jennifer Buonagurio, Richard Buonagurio, William Burke, Charos, Madame Cindy, T. Arthur Cottam, Joy Del Valle, KD Diamond Ben Fischer, Frankie Frain, Cyle Gage, Graydancer, Deirdre Herlily, Amy Hesketh, Tina Horn, Francisco Huergo, Jonathan Hunt, Ryan Hunter, HydroMadam, Domme Jaguar, Princees Kali, Daniel Leich, Charles Lum, Mary Elizabeth MiCari, Maya Murphy, Stephen Pevner, Meredith Phillips, Glenda Rider, Erik Schaeffer, Nina Szulewski, Maia Thuvia, Angela Tucker, Joel Vetsch, Sara Vibes, Jo Whole and Mollena Williams
And, of course, the festival would not have been possible without the work of a fine cadre of volunteers. Their efforts ran a wide and critical range - planning, advising, arranging and publicizing, schlepping and posting, ticket tearing and ushering, informing, schmoozing and hosting.
Festival Operations and Hospitality:
Becky, Bill Carpenter, Burger, Susan Degnan, Jane, Janice, John, Alan Levy, Lola, Miss Lyss, Lucy, Robert, Mark S., Elizabeth Sheehan, Sean, Sissy Stephanie, Mistress Trish, Phil and Amie Ziner.
For keeping our website ticking throughout the year, an endless, tequila-infused river of gratitude for Heow Goodman and Laura/ThreeDesignThree.
For documenting our various hijinks and making sure we appear in the best light possible..Stacie Joy with her amazing still photography and the industrious Bill C. and Lynsey Lagsalot, ramping up our video unit.
Many thanks also to John Mhiripiri and all of the staff at Anthology Film Archives…twelve years and counting!
Kick-Off Gala
In addition to our festival volunteers, thanks go to the wonderful crew at Katwalk, our party venue. And, of course, our fabulous kick-off performers - the glamorous Crimson Kitty, along with our visiting Poetry Brothel whores, The Madame, Tennessee Pink and Rusalka!
Awards and AfterGlow:
Thanks to Gallery Bar for hosting our festive awards ceremony. And for the AfterGlow, extra thanks to the folks at Carousel for being such fabulous hosts… and to those adventurous sorts who ventured out for one last night of wild abandon!
5) AND A FINAL BROUGHT TO YOU BY...
Again, our very sincere thanks to the sponsors of CineKink NYC/2012 for their help in keeping us vital!
They include Crystal Delights (http://crystaldelights.com), KinkyMedical.net (http://kinkymedical.net) , National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (http://ncsfreedom.org) and njoy (http://njoytoys.com)
If you have the opportunity, please join us in thanking them for their support of CineKink NYC - and of sex-positive and kink-friendly film and video overall! (And, if you like, it's never too late to join them! http://cinekink.com/supporters/donors)
6) BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Stayed tuned to this space for news on upcoming CineKink NYC encore screenings and other cinematic enticements!
Also look for advance notice as we take CineKink out on the road. Our first stop is coming up June 7-9 in Vegas: http://cinekink.com/programs-and-events/tour/vegas
Beyond that, we're still nailing down our schedule, so if you're interested in having CineKink come to you, drop us a line (cinekink2012 at cinekink dot com) and we'll see what we can work out.
And be sure to watch for updates on our CineKink filmmaker alumni, along with information on what sex-positive and kink-friendly programming is available on video/DVD/online and where you can get it!
We'll be including that info here - and also at our various online outposts:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cineKink
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cinekink
Fetlife: http://fetlife.com/groups/4288
In closing - finally! - many, many thanks again to our filmmakers, our sponsors, our advertisers, our volunteers - and mostly especially, to you, our audience, for being a part of the CineKink community. It was a definite pleasure to have met with so many great and wonderful people over the course of the festival and we truly appreciate the enthusiasm you've given to CineKink.
Thank you!
Lisa Vandever
Co-Founder & Director, CineKink




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