Best of CineKink/2012 A sexy selection of award-winning shorts deemed the year’s best during the festival’s latest annual run [...]]]> We’re made it down to DC for the sexuality conference, Momentum. If you’re among the fortunate attendees of this wonderful event, join us tonight at 9:30 as we premiere our “annual best” program of shorts…

Best of CineKink/2012
A sexy selection of award-winning shorts deemed the year’s best during the festival’s latest annual run at CineKink NYC.

Best Music Video
THE TRANSEXUAL DOMINATRIX
Shawna Virago, 2011, USA, 4 minutes.
Shawna Virago doles out lyrical pleasure-pain in a new leather anthem.

Honorable Best Mention
BALDGUY (SKALLAMANN)
Maria Block, 2011, Norway, 12 minutes.
A lively musical about forbidden and boundless love.

Honorable Best Mention
PEDAL TO PLEASURE
Poppy Cox & Anne Fidler, 2011, USA, 8 minutes.
A young woman discovers that all the satisfaction she needs is right between her legs.

Best Experimental Short
WHAT MAKES US QUEER
Courtney Trouble & Tina Horn, 2011, USA, 7 minutes.
Attempting to define a queer identity, this explicit documentary juxtaposes queers having sex and audio clips from an interview that simply asks: “What makes us queer?”

Best Documentary Short
SMUT CAPITAL OF AMERICA
Michael Stabile, 2011, USA, 16 minutes.
In the late 1960s, as the Sexual Revolution was first gaining steam, San Francisco was pushing the boundaries of what could legally be put on film.

Best Comedy Short (tie)
CRAIGSLIST DATING
Ryan Hunter, 2011, USA, 2 minutes.
For those nights when that one point of compatibility is the only one that matters.

Best Comedy Short (tie)
TOOSHIE SMOOSHIE
Jessica King, 2011, USA, 10 minutes.
Remember the simple pleasures of childhood?

Best Dramatic Short
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja, 2011, Sweden, 14 minutes.
It’s a perfect day for a three-way in the Swedish countryside, but someone is always on the outs.

All that, plus CANDY!

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This post, ‘Best of CineKink/2012′ premieres at Momentum!, originally appeared on cinekink on March 31, 2012.

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Many thanks to our co-stars, Joel Vetsch and Maia Thuvia, along with our producer/director, Charos, and artist-in-residence Madame Cindy.

Aye! What is that guy in the front row doing with his hand?

“The overall quality of the films was consistently high this year,” noted Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder [...]]]> Rounding out multiple days of screenings and parties in its ninth annual appearance, organizers for CineKink NYC/2012 announced the recipients of awards in a range of categories during the film festival’s closing celebrations held on Sunday, February 12, 2012

“The overall quality of the films was consistently high this year,” noted Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder and director, as she presented the awards. “Congratulations not just to the winners tonight, but to all of the works for being part of such a stellar line-up!”

Audience Choice Awards were given to “Stage Brother” (Richard Buonagurio) for Best Documentary Feature, with “Cabaret Desire” (Erika Lust) and “Sweet Prudence & The Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot” (William Burke) tying for Best Narrative Feature. The CineKink Choice awards were determined by audience ballot just following each eligible film’s screening during the festival.

Brittany Adams, Richard Buonagurio and Ryan Balas of Stage Brother, with Sweet Prudence & The Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot director William Burke.

In the shorts competition, juried festival awards went to “A Day in the Country” (Pella Kagerman & Hugo Lilja) for Best Dramatic Short, “Craigslist Dating” (Ryan Hunter) and “Tooshie Smooshie” (Jessica King) tied for Best Comedy Short, “Smut Capital of America” (Michael Stabile) for Best Documentary Short, “What Makes Us Queer?” (Courtney Trouble & Tina Horn) for Best Experimental Short and “Transexual Dominatrix” for Best Music Video. Honorable Best Mention awards were presented to “Pedal to Pleasure” (Poppy Cox & Anne Fidler) and “Skallamann” (Maria Block).

Determining the shorts awards, CineKink jurors this year included sex-blogger MissyStark, along with Devon Tincknell, an Austin-based event producer and editor of the sex-culture blog F*Bomb, and Bill Woods, a film festival programmer and curator of the New Filmmakers series at Anthology Film Archives.

The third annual CineKink “Bring It!” award, determined by audience ballot during a presentation of excerpts showcasing current adult cinema, went to “Live Sex Show” (Courtney Trouble).

The CineKink Tribute, recognizing extraordinary depictions of kink and sex-positivity in mainstream film and television, was presented to “3″ (Tom Tykwer/Strand Releasing) for its “affirming stance that what works in love and sex need not fall within society’s standard definitions.” Honorable mentions for the CineKink Tribute went to the film “A Dangerous Method” (David Cronenberg/Sony Pictures Classics), to the television series’ “Free Agents” (NBC) and “New Girl” (Fox), and to talk shows “Anderson” (Warner Brothers) and “The Doctors” (CBS). Works eligible for consideration this year were those released or aired in the United States from January 1 until December 31, 2011.

Making its ninth annual run February 7-12, 2012, CineKink NYC featured a specially selected program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. Billing itself as “the kinky film festival,” the event is dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television. With offerings drawn from both Hollywood and beyond, works presented at CineKink NYC ranged from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between. Selections from CineKink NYC will be featured in a traveling version of the festival, slated to appear in various cities throughout the coming year.

Sponsors of CineKink NYC/2012 included Crystal Delights, KinkyMedical.net, Leather Archives & Museum , National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and njoy, along with Open Love NY, Pleasure Salon and Poly Cocktails.

Photo credit Stacie Joy. More event pics are here!

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This post, CineKink Announces Award Winners at Annual Kinky Film Festival, originally appeared on cinekink on February 14, 2012.

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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature CABARET DESIRE Erika Lust -tie- SWEET PRUDENCE & THE EROTIC ADVENTURE OF BIGFOOT William Burke

Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature STAGE BROTHER Richard Buonagurio

BEST SHORTS

Best Dramatic Short A [...]]]> We’re very pleased to announce the award winners for CineKink 2012!

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature
CABARET DESIRE
Erika Lust
-tie-
SWEET PRUDENCE & THE EROTIC ADVENTURE OF BIGFOOT
William Burke

Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature
STAGE BROTHER
Richard Buonagurio

BEST SHORTS

Best Dramatic Short
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja

Best Comedy Short
CRAIGSLIST DATING
Ryan Hunter
-tie-
TOOSHIE SMOOSHIE
Jessica King

Best Documentary Short
SMUT CAPITAL OF AMERICA
Michael Stabile

Best Experimental Short
WHAT MAKES US QUEER?
Tina Horn & Courtney Trouble

Best Music Video
TRANSEXUAL DOMINATRIX
Shawna Virago

Honorable Best Mention
PEDAL TO PLEASURE
Poppy Cox & Anne Fidler

Honorable Best Mention
SKALLAMAN
Maria Block

BRING IT! ADULT CINEMA SHOWCASE

Bring It! Award
LIVE SEX SHOW
Courtney Trouble

Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to ALL of the CineKink 2012 filmmakers. It’s an honor to share your works with our audience!

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This post, And the winner is…, originally appeared on cinekink on February 13, 2012.

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Directed by Erika Lust, whose short works have won numerous awards at CineKink over the years, CABARET DESIRE weaves together several erotic vignettes, each introduced by [...]]]> CineKink is pleased to announce that the “Season Opener” selection for its ninth annual film festival, CineKink NYC, running February 7-12, 2012, is the US premiere of CABARET DESIRE.

Directed by Erika Lust, whose short works have won numerous awards at CineKink over the years, CABARET DESIRE weaves together several erotic vignettes, each introduced by a “poetry courtesan” at a bohemian gathering where readings, dance and music create a sensual vibe.

Set against a sumptuous Barcelona backdrop, CABARET DESIRE was inspired by the real-life Poetry Brothel, based in New York, and features some of its performers in setting each story into motion, tracing a journey through four tales of intimacy, love, passion and sex. A young woman grows tired of sexual labels and throws off having to choose. A poet recounts the unconventional escapades of his mysterious mother. At the brink of thirty, a woman looks at how her life has converged from the fantasies of her youth. The participants of a heated, short-lived tryst nervously anticipate their reunion an entire year later.

Cabaret Desire – Trailer from Erika Lust on Vimeo.

“It’s a genuine delight to have CABARET DESIRE open up this year’s festival and season,” said Lisa Vandever, co-founder and director of CineKink. “Erika Lust is an amazing director, whose explicitly erotic work demonstrates a real cinematic sensibility. Gorgeous filmmaking, engaging performances and a great sense of story — her films really exemplify everything that CineKink exists to encourage.”

CABARET DESIRE will screen on Wednesday, February 8, 7:00 pm at Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, NYC), where the majority of the festival screenings are also unfolding.

CineKink NYC kicks off the previous evening, Tuesday, February 7, with a gala fundraising kick-off party, and runs through Sunday, February 12, concluding with an awards ceremony and an AfterGlow closing party.

For more information and tickets, visit http://www.cinekink.com

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This post, CineKink Selects ‘Cabaret Desire’ to Open Ninth Annual Film Festival, originally appeared on cinekink on January 19, 2012.

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Studio Servitu is located at 800 McGarry Street, Los Angeles – below is a map indicating entrance and parking.

Studio Servitu is a big pink building off [...]]]> CineKink: LA – Saturday @ Studio Servitu
4:00 PM Adventures in the Skin Trade
6:00 PM Indietro
8:00 PM Best of CineKink/2011
9:30 PM CineKink AfterGlow Party
http://studioservitu.com

Studio Servitu is located at 800 McGarry Street, Los Angeles – below is a map indicating entrance and parking.

Studio Servitu is a big pink building off the corner of Alameda and Olympic.

The parking lot is off Alameda. If you pull up to the building from McGarry, you will find the parking lot on the opposite side of the building. It is a gated secure lot, with security, and one of our staff will be there to greet you.

If you’d like to bring additional guests, please be sure to buy extra advance tickets or RSVP to studioservitu@gmail.com.

See you there!

Location and parking for Studio Servitu - click to enlarge

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This post, CineKink LA : Saturday @ Studio Servitu, originally appeared on cinekink on October 14, 2011.

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Delighted to see that lovely Isabella Rossellini is back with more zoological, er, probings in Seduce Me: The Spawn of Green Porno. Herein, the frisky and somewhat scandalous adventures of Bambi’s kin.

This year we were in a great, new cinema, Theatre7, located in the city’s up-and-coming arts district. And once again, we were [...]]]> Yeah, you’ve heard that one. What happens in Vegas gets plastered all over the Internet! And so it was with all (well, many) of the exploits that went down at CineKink: Las Vegas.

This year we were in a great, new cinema, Theatre7, located in the city’s up-and-coming arts district. And once again, we were thrilled at the enthusiastic Vegas audience that came out to check on our CineKinky offerings … and at the gratifying attention afforded us for the kick-off of our 2011 national tour!

Chatting up CineKink founder Lisa Vandever

Film and Kink Collide at CineKink

CineKink festival’s sexy films stirred crowds and conversation

And an exhilarating discussion we had about sex, cinema and Las Vegas on the local National Public Radio affiliate: KNPR: CineKink and Sex in Film

Much gratitude to filmmakers Vivian Darkbloom (Indietro) and Mike Skiff (Kink Crusaders), for making the trip to Vegas to support their films, and to Las Vegas Weekly film reviewer Josh Bell and Lynn Comella for joining us on our lively Sex/Cinema panel discussion.

And many thanks to Chad Freeman and Derek Stonebarger for the gracious Theatre7 hospitality… and to everyone who came out for the festivities!

It was a wonderful time and we’re already looking forward to seeing you next year for CineKink: Las Vegas 2012. But shhh….

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This post, What happens in Vegas… again?!?, originally appeared on cinekink on June 17, 2011.

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Herewith … the CineKink 2011 festival trailers!

CineKink 2011: Totally Hot

CineKink 2011: Sexplorations

CineKink 2011: Pron Preverts

52 Takes of the Same Thing, Then Boobs AlphaFemmes Baby Cake Behind the “Scene” Billy [...]]]> We’ll be giving you far more detail very soon, but for now perhaps you’d like to get all tingly and anticipatory with a sneak peek at the astonishing roster of films featured in the CineKink NYC 2011 festival line-up!

52 Takes of the Same Thing, Then Boobs
AlphaFemmes
Baby Cake
Behind the “Scene”
Billy Castro Does the Mission
Black Rose Tango
Bucking the System
Butterfly Caught
Cactus
Caged
Chained!
Chloe’s Column: Fuck Fame
Choices
The Cowboy
The Cultural War is a Diversion
The Erotic Couch
Fucking is the Only Prayer
For My Darling
Freak
GayKeith
Hooka Face and the Virgin Boy
Horsey
Indietro
Julia
Kink Crusaders
Life, Love, Lust
Little Deaths
Love Hotel
Love, Hugs and Kisses, Sissy Stephanie
Man With a Bolex Movie Camera
Ms. Thing
My Erotic Video Art
My Own Master
An Open Invitation: A Real Swingers Party in San Francisco
Passion, Fruit
Piss
Porno Person
Return of the Post-Apocalyptic Cowgirls
Run Run It’s Him
Sex Workers: Your Voices Count
Sexual Radar
Shake It
Skin’s First Suspension
Sunday
Teat Beat of Sex
Trannywood Gone Wild
Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex II
Turning Japanese
When Harry Met Chesty
Wiggle Room

Wanna watch? If so, be sure to block out your calendar so you don’t miss a single second of the CineKinky wonders!

Tuesday, March 1
8 pm/Kick-Off Gala

Screenings @ Anthology Film Archives
3/2 – 6:45 pm/+
3/3 – 6:45 pm/+
3/4 – 6:45 pm/+
3/5 – 1:00 pm/+

Sunday, March 6
6 pm/Awards Celebration
9 pm/AfterGlow Party

See you there…!!

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This post, A sneak peek!, originally appeared on cinekink on February 7, 2011.

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