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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kinky Film Festival Heads to Washington with "CineKink: DC" NEW YORK, NY; October 30, 2008 - "CineKink: DC" makes its brazen appearance in the nation's capitol November 21-22, 2008, featuring a two-night run of films, videos and part

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Kinky Film Festival Heads to Washington with "CineKink: DC"
NEW YORK, NY; October 30, 2008 - "CineKink: DC" makes its brazen appearance in the nation's capitol November 21-22, 2008, featuring a two-night run of films, videos and parties that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality.
A touring version of "the really alternative film festival," which is held annually in New York, works presented at CineKink: DC will range from documentary to drama, mildly spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between. Each night will also feature an after-party that continues upon the theme of the evening's film and video selections.
On Friday, November 21 at 8:00 pm, the program is "Give & Take," a kinky collection of short films and videos that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and release, control and submission. And on Saturday, November 22 at 8:00 PM, "Mix, Match & Mingle" is a round-up of short works that look at the delights - and some dilemmas - of moving beyond monogamy.
Taking place at The Crucible (1816 Half Street SW, Washington, DC), tickets for each screening are $10/advance and $15/door; tickets for each screening plus after-party are $30/advance and $40/door.
Advance tickets are available at http://www.the-crucible.com

For more information and the full program line-up, visit http://www.cinekink.com/tour/dc
SPONSORS:
CineKink: DC is sponsored locally by The Crucible and Rites of Bacchus. National tour sponsors include Alt.com, Bondage.com, HX and Penthouse Variations, along with Arena Studios, B-side Entertainment, Carousel Couples Club, Ddevious Delights and Njoy.
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CINEKINK: DC - INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS:
Friday, November 21st - 8:00 pm
"Give & Take" (shorts program)
Assume the position! A kinky collection of shorts that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and release, control and submission. Somehow incorporating one man's fixation with lemons, the intimate thoughts of a woman newly exploring her kink, a couple struggling to keep the passion alive and a fantastical S/M musical comedy, the program includes:

IN YER ROOM
(Bobby McNasty, 2007, USA, 3 minutes.)
Ol' Blue Eyes never sang it quite like this.

LEMON SQUEEZY
(Damian Saber, 2006, United Kingdom, 5 minutes.)
A short film about lemons.

NEUROTICA
(Leah Meyerhoff, 2004, USA, 4 minutes.)
A neurotic woman is confronted by a man in a park. Lunch will never be the same again.

COMING OUT SPANKO
(Tanya Bezreh, 2007, USA, 15 minutes.)
Keeping a video diary of her thoughts, a woman contemplates her entry into a world of kink and her place within it.

ANONYMITY
(Julie Simone, 2007, USA, 3 minutes.)
A play on society's masks and their role in sexuality.

NAMAHA MAN
(John Adams, 2006, USA, 12 minutes.)
A clumsy waitress and an ineffectual hostess suffer the abuses of their boss, a demanding restaurateur. But then...
WHO'S THE TOP?
(Jennie Livingston, 2005, USA, 22 minutes.)
In this fantastical S/M musical comedy, one writer finds her true self by determining who's the bottom.
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
(Erika Lust, 2007, Spain, 25 minutes.)
Frank and Rita have been married for eight years, have two small children and, by all appearances, are tired of their marriage and bored with each other. What secrets are they hiding?




Saturday, November 22nd - 8:00 pm

"Mix, Match & Mingle" (shorts program)
Two-somes, three-somes, four-somes and more-somes, this round-up of shorts looks at the delights - and some dilemmas - of moving beyond monogamy. With subjects ranging from a sumptuous orgy to the initial forays of a couple exploring the swing world to a few libidinous gerbils, the program includes:

PLEASURE ME
(Petra Joy, 2005, United Kingdom, 5 minutes.)
Sleep, perchance to...

PAC MOUSE
(Leah Meyerhoff, 2003, USA, 2 minutes.)
If life were a sexual video game, the mice would have the highest score.

THE PARTY
(Jessica Rotondi, 2007, USA, 7 minutes.)
A guy drags his girlfriend to a craigslist "Make-out Party," but soon discovers it wasn't quite what he expected.
WASH ME CLEAN
(Michael Immerman, 2008, USA, 30 minutes.)
Trying to reignite the spark in their relationship by opening it up sexually, a suburban married couple find themselves moving in dramatically different directions.

HIGH INFIDELITY
(David Hansen, 2006, Australia, 10 minutes.)
The filmmaker examines his own ideas about sex and love by venturing into the world of swingers, where partners are interchangeable and have virtually nothing to hide.
SALT
(Campbell Farquhar, 2006, New Zealand, 3 minutes.)
Three people share a passion for food - and other things.
SOMETHING ABOUT NADIA
(Erika Lust, 2007, Spain, 21 minutes.)
Their stories overlapping one into the next, three women narrate the uncontrollable desire they feel for the mysterious and seductive Nadia.
WILDEST DREAMS
(Petra Joy, 2005, United Kingdom, 7 minutes.)
If you can dream it...

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ABOUT CINEKINK
Currently in its fifth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between. The next CineKink NYC takes place February 24-March 1, 2009 and a call for entries is currently underway.
For more information visit http://www.cinekink.com.
Media contact: Lisa Vandever
Phone: 917/609-5928
Email: press at cinekink dot com (please watch for return verification email)
Web: http://www.cinekink.com
Blog: http://www.cinekink.com/blog/
CineKink
1092 St. Georges Avenue, #190
Rahway, NJ 07065
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUBMIT TO CINEKINK! Call for Entries - CineKink NYC/2009 CineKink NYC - "the really alternative film festival" - is seeking films and videos, of any length and genre, that explore and celebrate the wide diversity of sexuality. Dedica

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SUBMIT TO CINEKINK!
Call for Entries - CineKink NYC/2009
CineKink NYC - "the really alternative film festival" - is seeking films and videos, of any length and genre, that explore and celebrate the wide diversity of sexuality. Dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, we're looking to blur some boundaries and will be considering offerings drawn from both Hollywood and beyond, with works ranging from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, mildly spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between.
Cutting across orientations, topics covered at CineKink have included - but are by no means limited to - BDSM, leather and fetish, swinging, non-monogamy and polyamory, roleplay and gender bending. Or, frankly, given the current moral climate, as long as it involves consenting adults, just about anything celebrating sex as a right of self expression is fair game. (Far be it from us to define "kink" - if you think your work might make sense in this context, please send it along!)
Scheduled for its sixth annual appearance February 24-March 1, 2009, the specially-curated CineKink NYC will also feature a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off, with a national screening tour to follow.
The postmarked deadline for entries is November 15th.
For more information and to download an entry form, visit http://www.cinekink.com/entries.



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ABOUT CINEKINK
Currently in its fifth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between. The next CineKink NYC takes place February 24-March 1, 2009 and a call for entries is currently underway.
For more information visit http://www.cinekink.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CineKink Brings Kinky Film Showcase to San Francisco New York, NY; June 18, 2008 - The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents CineKink: San Francisco, a touring version of "the really alternative film festival," to be held July 10-

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CineKink Brings Kinky Film Showcase to San Francisco
New York, NY; June 18, 2008 - The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents CineKink: San Francisco, a touring version of "the really alternative film festival," to be held July 10-12, 2008 at the YBCA screening room (701 Mission Street).
Cutting across orientations to celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality, offerings in this kink-friendly, traveling showcase range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, mildy spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between.
Full Program Schedule for CineKink: San Francisco
Thursday, July 10th - 7:00 pm

SILKEN SLEEVES
Director Maria Beatty has created an evocative journey through four seasons of domination and submission, one in which fetish icon Midori, by turns playful and cruel, captures and binds the delicate Mayan, whose struggles avail her nothing in the presence of such rope-wielding expertise. (Winner - Audience Choice Award for Best Experimental Feature/CineKink 2008) Plays with the short, A DOG'S TALE, a black-and-white reverie on control and submission, longing and desire.



Thursday, July 10th - 9:00 pm

SUSAN FOR NOW
A first-person account of a woman reclaiming her sexual freedom after a ten-year period of self-imposed celibacy, this documentary follows filmmaker Robin Franzi's personal quest through the sex-positive community in Seattle and into the world of sadomasochism. A vivid and unflinching exploration, the film also provides insights into the hearts and minds of articulate individuals from every walk of life, and how they practice BDSM in a consensual and responsible manner. Plays with the shorts F/F, a look at the Folsom Street Fair, and THE GAY LEATHERMAN, a romp through the streets (and dungeons) of Oslo, Norway.

Friday, July 11th - 7:00 pm

"Mix, Match & Mingle"
Two-somes, three-somes, four-somes and more-somes, this round-up of shorts looks at the delights - and some dilemmas - of moving beyond monogamy. With subjects ranging from a sumptuous orgy to the initial forays of a couple exploring the swing world to a few libidinous gerbils, the program includes: PLEASURE ME, PAC MOUSE, SALT, THREE IN THE MORNING, THE PARTY, DREAM TANGO, THE BIG BLUE, WRITERS & ROCKSTARS, WASH ME CLEAN, HIGH INFIDELITY and WILDEST DREAMS.



Friday, July 11th - 9:00 pm

"Give & Take"
Assume the position! A kinky collection of shorts that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and release, control and submission. Somehow incorporating one man's fixation with lemons, the intimate thoughts of a woman newly exploring her kink, a couple struggling to the keep the passion alive and a fantastical S/M musical comedy, the program includes: IN YER ROOM, LEMON SQUEEZY, NEUROTICA, COMING OUT SPANKO, ANONYMITY, NAMAHA MAN, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN and WHO'S THE TOP?



Saturday, July 12th - 7:00 pm

TRIPLE X SELECTS: THE BEST OF LEZSPLOITATION
An international feast of lezsploitation from the 1960s and '70s in all of its notoriously twisted glory. Accented by music reflecting the era and featuring a wacked-out scientific commentary, Michelle Johnson has compiled selections from over twenty films, bringing together and re-appropriating Swedish wildcats, Italian lesbionic nuns, frisky inmates in South American prisons, Euro vampires - and a vast assortment of other Sapphic grindhouse frolics. Plays with the smutty short DIRTY WORDS: THE LETTER C, along with PILLOW GIRL and HIGHWAY AMAZON.


Saturday, July 12th - 9:00 pm

"The Best of CineKink / 2008"
A special screening of hot shorts deemed the very best of CineKink. The jury-selected awards were determined during the latest run of CineKink NYC, which took place February 26-March 2, 2008. Program includes: TEAT BEAT OF SEX, OFFICE MOBIUS, SALT, COMING OUT SPANKO, CROSSING, SOMETHING ABOUT NADIA and WHO'S THE TOP?
Community sponsor for CineKink: San Francisco is The Center for Sex & Culture. National tour sponsors include Alt.com, Bondage.com, HX and Penthouse Variations, along with Arena Studios, B-side Entertainment, Carousel Couples Club, Ddevious Delights and Njoy.

More information and advance tickets are available at
http://www.cinekink.com/tour/sf
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ABOUT CINEKINK NYC
Billing itself as "the really alternative film festival," CineKink NYC returned for its fifth annual appearance February 26-March 2, 2008 and is being followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917-609-5928 (press contacts only, not for publication)
EMAIL: press at cinekink.com
URL: http://www.cinekink.com
BLOG: http://cinekink.com/blog
Photos are available on request; for more information go to
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CineKink to Take Part in Interactive/Film Panel at SXSW Austin, TX; March 7, 2008 – As part of the SXSW Film & Interactive Festival, CineKink’s co-founder and director, Lisa Vandever, will moderate a panel on various regulations on

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CineKink to Take Part in Interactive/Film Panel at SXSW
Austin, TX; March 7, 2008 – As part of the SXSW Film & Interactive Festival, CineKink’s co-founder and director, Lisa Vandever, will moderate a panel on various regulations on sexual explicit content and how they may apply to various media producers.
THE PORN POLICE: KNOW THE RULES
Saturday, March 8 - 5-6 pm
It may seem like sex is everywhere in film, television and online, but sexual portrayals are surprisingly restricted - and getting more so everyday. Already draconian federal regulations on the depiction of sexually explicit conduct were recently expanded and signed into law by President Bush, and now apply to an even wider class of media makers. Not just pornographers, but anyone creating and working with explicit imagery of even simulated sexual conduct - bloggers, webmasters, narrative filmmakers, documentarians - needs to know the rules and the risks.
This session will touch upon:
Overview of 18 U.S.C. 2257 & 2257A record-keeping requirements for actual and simulated sexually explicit material
New wrinkles introduced by online access/distribution of materials
* Resources for additional information and advocacy support
Moderator - Lisa Vandever / CineKink
Panelists:
Violet Blue / tinynibbles.com
Tony Comstock / Comstock Films
Alan Levy / Attorney, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP
Joe Swanberg / Director of “Nights and Weekends”
For more information:
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule
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CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917-609-5928 (press contacts only, not for publication)
EMAIL: press at cinekink.com (please watch for return email verification)
WEB: http://www.cinekink.com
BLOG: http://cinekink.com/blog
ABOUT CINEKINK NYC
Billing itself as "the really alternative film festival," CineKink NYC returned for its fifth annual appearance February 26-March 2, 2008, to be followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
CineKink
1092 St. Georges Avenue, #190
Rahway, NJ 07065]]> 2008-11-22T03:44:45Z 2008-03-06T10:28:54Z tag:www.cinekink.com,2008-03-06:%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmail.cgi%2Farchive%2Fcinekink_press%2F20080306102854%2F

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CineKink Announces Festival Awards, Gives Tribute to "Shortbus" NEW YORK, NY; March 6, 2008 - Rounding out multiple days of screenings and parties in its fifth annual appearance, CineKink NYC announced the recipients of awards in a r

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CineKink Announces Festival Awards, Gives Tribute to "Shortbus"
NEW YORK, NY; March 6, 2008 - Rounding out multiple days of screenings and parties in its fifth annual appearance, CineKink NYC announced the recipients of awards in a range of categories during the film festival's closing celebrations held on Sunday, March 2, 2008.
Audience Choice Awards were given to "Call Me Troy" (Scott Bloom) for Best Documentary Feature, to "Viva" (Anna Biller) for Best Narrative Feature and to "Silken Sleeves" (Maria Beatty) for Best Experimental Feature. An Honorable Mention also went to the compilation documentary "Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation" (Michelle Johnson).
In the shorts competition, juried festival awards went to "Who's the Top?" (Jennie Livingston) for Best Narrative Short, "Coming Out Spanko" (Tanya Bezreh) for Best Documentary Short, "Teat Beat of Sex" (Signe Baumane) for Best Animated Short and, tied for the Best Experimental Short award, "Closer" (Aitor Echeverria) and "Salt" (Campbell Farquhar), with an honorable mention in the category going to "Crossing" (HP Comings). Honorable Best Mention awards went to "Office Mobius" (Seung Hyung Lee/Seungil Hwang), "Something About Nadia" (Erika Lust) and "Wash Me Clean" (Michael Immerman).
"It was a strong year for CineKink - I think it had its best slate of films ever, both in quantity and quality," said returning festival juror Thor Stockman. "Mere fractions of points separated the winning films from a good number of runners-up." In addition to Stockman, creator and presenter of the popular film clip program "S/M at the Movies: The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous," CineKink jurors included Viviane, ring-leader of the sex blog, "Viviane's Sex Carnival," and Bill Woods, a film festival programmer and curator of the New Filmmakers series at Anthology Film Archives.
The CineKink Select, a special award for "artistic innovation," was presented to "Schwarzwald" (Richard Kimmel), which was the highlight of the event's kick-off gala at the start of the festival.
And the CineKink Tribute, recognizing extraordinary depiction of kink and sex-positivity in mainstream film and television, was given to the film "Shortbus" (ThinkFilm/John Cameron Mitchell, 2006) for its "frank, funny and human look at the inextricable role sexuality plays in our day-to-day lives and the many flavors it can exhibit."
Honorable mentions for the CineKink Tribute went to the movie "Lust, Caution" (Focus Features), the documentary release "Zoo" (ThinkFilm) and to the syndicated series, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," for its episode titled '237 Reasons to Have Sex.'
Making its fifth annual run February 26-March 2, 2008, CineKink NYC featured a specially selected program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. Billing itself as "the really alternative film festival," the event was 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, camp comedy to hot pornography - 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.
For more information, visit www.cinekink.com
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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS LISTED
"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 2008 award winners are:
CineKink Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature:
"Call Me Troy" (Scott Bloom, 2007, USA, 100 minutes.) Profiling the life and times of one of the gay community's most visible and tenacious advocates for change, Rev. Troy Perry, CALL ME TROY is an inspirational story about an individual whose activism was decades ahead of its time. Perhaps best known as the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church - the first church to recognize the spiritual needs of the gay community - Perry has also been an unwavering proponent for the God-given right to embrace and explore personal sexuality.
CineKink Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature:
"Viva" (Anna Biller, 2006, USA, 120 minutes) The sordid tale of a bored housewife who gets swept up in the sexual revolution, VIVA is a highly stylized film that draws on classic exploitation cinema for its look, characters and story-line. Saturated to the hilt with vibrant color and exquisitely detailed in its depiction of the period and the genre, it follows the adventures of Barbi who, abandoned by her perfect Ken-doll husband, quickly learns a lot more than she ever thought she wanted to know about the wild 1970s.
CineKink Choice Award for Best Experimental Feature:
"Silken Sleeves" (Maria Beatty, 2006, USA, 50 minutes) In a journey through four seasons of domination and submission, Midori, by turns playful and cruel, captures and binds the delicate Mayan, whose struggles avail her nothing in the presence of such rope-wielding expertise.

CineKink Choice Award - Honorable Mention:
"Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation" (by Michelle Johnson (aka DJ Triple X), 2007, USA, 48 minutes) An international feast of lezsploitation from the 1960s and '70s in all of its notoriously twisted glory.

"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 2008 award winners are:
CineKink Best Narrative Short:
"Who's the Top?" (Jennie Livingston, 2005, USA, 22 minutes)
In this fantastical S/M musical comedy, one writer finds her true self by determining who's the bottom.
CineKink Best Documentary Short:
"Crossing" (HP Cumings, 2007, USA, 19 minutes)
CineKink Best Animated Short:
"Teat Beat of Sex" (Signe Baumane, 2007, USA, 4 minutes)
Three short lectures on sex given by a knowing woman.
CineKink Best Experimental Short:
"Closer" (Aitor Echeverria, 2007, Spain, 7 minutes)
The most everyday gestures become an extraordinary dance.
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"Salt" (Campbell Farquhar, 2006, New Zealand, 3 minutes)
Three people share a passion for food - among other things.
Honorable Mention/Best Experimental Short:
"Crossing" (HP Comings, 2007, USA, 19 minutes) A look at crossing between the realms of "normality" and kink, exploring thoughts on negotiation and communication along the way.
CineKink Honorable Best Mentions:
"Office Mobius" (Seung Hyung Lee & Seungil Hwang, 2007, USA, 5 minutes)
Office lust in a round-about kind of way.
"Something About Nadia" (Erika Lust, 2007, Spain, 21 minutes)
Their stories overlapping one into the next, three women narrate the uncontrollable desire they feel for the mysterious and seductive Nadia.
"Wash Me Clean" (Michael Immerman, 2008, USA, 30 minutes)
Trying to reignite the spark in their relationship by opening it up sexually, a suburban married couple find themselves moving in dramatically different directions.


"CineKink Select" - SPECIAL FESTIVAL AWARD FOR ARTISTIC INNOVATION
"Schwarzwald" (Richard Kimmel, 2007, USA, 59 minutes)
A rich, modern tapestry combining elements of Druidic ritual with the passionate, leather-clad goings-on that transpire at NYC's annual Black Party, SCHWARZWALD follows the travails of the Black Prince as he is pursued through the woods and kidnapped by the nefarious underlings of the conniving Black Queen.

"CineKink Tribute"
- FESTIVAL AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY MAINSTREAM DEPICTION OF KINK & SEX-POSITIVITY
Recognizing extraordinary depiction of kink and sex in mainstream film and television, the annual CineKink Tribute was presented to the film "Shortbus," for its "frank, funny and human look at the inextricable role sexuality plays in our day-to-day lives and the many flavors it can exhibit."
Released by ThinkFilm in 2006, "Shortbus" was written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell and stars Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy, Raphael Barker, Jay Brannan, Peter Stickles and Justin Bond. Producers for the film were Howard Gertler, John Cameron Mitchell and Tim Perell, along with executive producers Wouter Barendrecht and Alexis Fish.
Honorable mentions for the CineKink Tribute went to the movie "Lust, Caution" (Focus Features), the documentary "Zoo" (ThinkFilm) and to the syndicated series, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," for its episode titled '237 Reasons to Have Sex.'
Works eligible for consideration this year were those released or aired in the United States from October 1, 2006 until December 31, 2007.
CINEKINK SPONSORS
Sponsors of CineKink NYC/2008 included Alt.com, Arena Studios, Bondage.com, Carousel Couples Club, DDevious Delights, HX Magazine, Njoy and Penthouse Variations, along with B-Side Entertainment, Event Premiere, FetishMovies.com, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Purple Passion and Redlight TV.
Community sponsors included Cake NYC, DomSubFriends, Gay Male S/M Activists, Leather Invasion, Lesbian Sex Mafia, New York Boys of Leather, NY Shooters, Pariah's MC, Polyamorous NYC and The Eulenspiegel Society.

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PLEASE NOTE: Photos are available on request; for more information go to http://www.cinekink.com/press/
CONTACT: Lisa Vandever
PHONE: 917-609-5928 (press contacts only, not for publication)
EMAIL: press at cinekink.com (please watch for return email verification)
WEB: http://www.cinekink.com
BLOG: http://cinekink.com/blog
ABOUT CINEKINK NYC
Billing itself as "the really alternative film festival," CineKink NYC returned for its fifth annual appearance February 26-March 2, 2008, to be followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
CineKink
1092 St. Georges Avenue, #190
Rahway, NJ 07065]]> 2008-11-22T03:44:45Z 2008-02-07T15:26:23Z tag:www.cinekink.com,2008-02-07:%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmail.cgi%2Farchive%2Fcinekink_press%2F20080207152623%2F

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CineKink Announces Kinky Line-Up for Fifth Annual Festival February 26-March 2, 2008 NEW YORK, NY; February 7, 2008 - CineKink NYC returns for its fifth annual appearance on Tuesday, February 26th, bringing with it a specially-curate

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CineKink Announces Kinky Line-Up for Fifth Annual Festival
February 26-March 2, 2008
NEW YORK, NY; February 7, 2008 - CineKink NYC returns for its fifth annual appearance on Tuesday, February 26th, bringing with it a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, plans for the festival also include a short film competition, presentations, audience choice awards, a fund-raising gala kick-off and a concluding afterglow party.
Billing itself as "the really alternative film festival," the event will run February 26-March 2, 2008. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works presented at CineKink NYC will range from documentary to drama, mildly spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between.
"It seems our programming theme for this year was 'No mercy!'" says Lisa Vandever, CineKink's co-founder and director. "It's exciting to see sex-positive filmmaking really starting to come into its own. But it's going to be a true festival marathon. Even expanding our screenings into an additional day, we had so many fantastic works entered into the festival for 2008, we've really had to pack them into every possibly available moment."
The kink-filled festivities begin Tuesday, February 26th, at 8 PM, with a fundraising kick-off gala and opening night screening to be held at Taj Lounge (48 W. 21st Street, NYC), a pansexual celebration that, in addition to music, performances and a silent auction, features a trio of works by New York-based directors - SCHWARZWALD, TEAM QUEEN and A DOG'S TALE.
The festival then moves to Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, NYC), Wednesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 1, with several different film and video programs scheduled for each day. Regular screenings conclude on Sunday, March 2, with the addition of a jump to Pioneer Theater (155 E. Third Street, NYC) for a final round of CineKink NYC matinees.
Among the headliners, first up, on Wednesday, February 27 at 7 PM, is the festival's CineKink Tribute screening of SHORTBUS, honoring the ground-breaking film for its "extraordinary depiction of kink in mainstream film and television." Then, at 9:30 PM, a program titled "New York Stories," surveys adult entertainment offerings from New York-based directors Tony DiMarco, Venus Hottentot, Michael Lucas, Radley Metzger, Porno Jim, Audacia Ray and Candida Royalle.
On Thursday, February 28 at 7 PM is TRIPLE X SELECTS: THE BEST OF LEZSPLOITATION, an international feast of lesbian-exploitation highlights from the 1960s and '70s, presented in all of their notoriously twisted glory, followed at 9 PM by VIVA, the sordid tale of a bored housewife who gets swept up in the sexual revolution, a highly stylized film that draws on classic exploitation cinema for its look, characters and story-line.
On Friday, February 29 at 7 PM, it's CALL ME TROY, an inspirational and moving tribute to gay activist and spiritual leader, Reverend Troy Perry. At 9 PM, SUSAN FOR NOW is a first-person account of a woman reclaiming her sexual freedom after a ten-year period of self-imposed celibacy. And at 11 PM, it's SEX MANNEQUIN and SUPERFREAK, a shape-shifting, body-swapping double-header of girl-girl adventures.
Kicking off Saturday, March 1 at 1 PM, "Lust, Animation!" is a colorful collection of naughty bits - some animated, all with lust burning hot in their hearts. At 3 PM, "Chick Flicks" presents works by women directors that incorporate explicit sex into their stories of hook-ups and romance. At 5 PM, during "Women Behind the Lens," a panel of female directors will discuss their roles within the adult entertainment industry and the individual approach each takes in depicting sexuality on screen. At 7 PM, it's "Mix, Match & Mingle," a round-up of shorts that look at the delights - and some dilemmas - of moving beyond monogamy, followed by "Give & Take" at 9 PM, a kinky collection of works that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and release, control and submission. And, rounding out the day's screening schedule at 11 PM, THE THREE TRIALS is a dark, fairy-tale fantasy set against a backdrop of sexual fetishes.
Festival screenings move to Pioneer Theater on Sunday, March 2 at 1 PM with the New York premiere of ANNIE SPRINKLE'S HERSTORY OF PORN, featuring the best (and worst) clips from dozens of the 150+ films that Annie Sprinkle made from 1973 onwards. At 3 PM, "Sunday How-To Sex-O-Rama" is a selection of excerpts taken from top-notch educational and how-to offerings. Concluding the festival's regular screenings at 5 PM, the US premiere of SILKEN SLEEVES sensuously presents four seasons of domination and submission as rendered by bondage expert and artisan, Midori.
CineKink NYC concludes the evening of Sunday, March 2, at 7 PM with an Awards Celebration, including encore screenings of jury-selected best shorts from the week and presentation of the annual festival awards, to be followed at 8:3O PM by an Afterglow Party, one last chance to mingle with like-minded festival-goers and enjoy a few additional screenings, this time in a relaxed party setting. The locations for both events will be announced at a later date.
For more information and advance tickets, visit www.cinekink.com.
TICKETS AND PASSES
Advance tickets and passes may be purchased via the CineKink website (http://www.cinekink.com) or by calling (800) 838-3006. Passes are currently available for purchase; individual ticket sales begin Friday, February 8 at noon.
Ticket prices for each regular screening are $10/$8 advance; $6 for seniors and students. Admission to the Kick-Off Gala & Opening Night Screening is $20/$15 advance; admission to the Afterglow Party is $25, advance purchase only. The Awards Celebration on Sunday evening is free of charge.
Discounted all-access festival passes, covering admission to all 16 regular screening programs, plus all parties, are available in advance for $85; $75 for members of any alternative sexuality organization; $60 students/seniors.
A film pass, covering admission to regular film screenings only, is $70 in advance; $60 for members of any alternative sexuality organization; $50 students/seniors.
The festival passes represent a 50 percent discount over individual ticket purchase and availability will be limited.
SPONSORS
Sponsors of CineKink NYC/2008 include Arena Studios, Carousel Couples Club, DDevious Delights, HX Magazine and Njoy, along with B-Side Entertainment, Event Premiere, FetishMovies.com, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Purple Passion and Redlight TV.
Community sponsors include Cake NYC, DomSubFriends, Gay Male S/M Activists, Leather Invasion, Lesbian Sex Mafia, NY Shooters, Pariah's MC, Polyamorous NYC and The Eulenspiegel Society.

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ABOUT CINEKINK NYC
Billing itself as "the really alternative film festival," CineKink NYC returns for its fifth annual appearance February 26-March 2, 2008, to be followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
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CINEKINK NYC - 2008 SCHEDULE
Tuesday, February 26th - 8:00 pm
Kick-Off Gala & Opening Night Screening
Put on your shiny finery and come help us kick off the fifth annual CineKink NYC in proper style!
A pansexual celebration of epic proportions, in addition to music, performances and a silent fundraising auction, our opening night gala will feature screenings of these special cinematic wonders:
SCHWARZWALD
Directed by Richard Kimmel, 2007, USA, 39 minutes
A rich, modern tapestry combining elements of Druidic ritual with the passionate, leather-clad goings-on that transpire at NYC's annual Black Party, SCHWARZWALD follows the travails of the Black Prince as he is pursued through the woods and kidnapped by the nefarious underlings of the conniving Black Queen.
Starring Buck Angel, the world famous female-to-male transsexual porn star, along with a cast of literal thousands, this is a sumptuous visual feast. And, featuring a continuous mix of music, truly the movie you can dance to! (Or not - remember, "whatever you're into!")
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TEAM QUEEN
Leah Mayerhoff, 2007, USA, 4 minutes
The best of New York burlesque in a gender-bending, fire-breathing, tassel-twirling, post-punk rock 'n roll prom!
A DOG'S TALE
Steven Speliotis, 2007, USA, 16 minutes
Sensuous and layered, a black-and-white reverie on control and submission, longing and desire.
SPECIAL LOCATION:
Taj
48 West 21st Street
New York, NY, 10010
phone: 212/620-3033
http://www.tajlounge.com/
SPECIAL ADMISSION:
$20/$15 advance; students/seniors $12, advance only.


ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES - Screenings
32 Second Avenue (@ 2nd Street), NYC
Wednesday, February 27th - 7:00 pm
Normally we hold off until the end of the festival to announce the recipient of our annual CineKink Tribute, an award that recognizes "the extraordinary depiction of kink in mainstream film and television." But this go-round the first choice was so obvious, we figured we might as well jump in right away with the accolades!
CineKink Tribute!
SHORTBUS
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell, 2006, USA, 106 minutes
With humor, compassion and a frank approach, explores the lives of several characters as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between sex and love. A sex therapist who has never had an orgasm, a dominatrix who is unable to connect, a gay couple who are deciding whether to open up their relationship, and the people who weave in and out of their lives, all converge on a weekly gathering at an underground salon - a joyful nexus of art, music, politics and polysexual carnality. (Starring Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy, Raphael Barker, Jay Brannan, Peter Stickles and Justin Bond.)
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TEAT BEAT OF SEX
Signe Baumane, 2007, USA, 4 minutes
Three short lectures on sex given by a knowing woman. Very informative.

Wednesday, February 27th - 9:30 pm
"New York Stories"
Starting first with a fresh look at a cinematic classic from adult auteur Radley Metzger, this sampling of recent offerings from NYC-based directors working in adult entertainment today includes clips from Audacia Ray, Candida Royalle, Venus Hottentot, Tony DiMarco/Michael Lucas and Porno Jim.
BARBARA BROADCAST
Radley Metzger, 1977, USA, 12-minute excerpt.
In this classic offering from NYC's original adult auteur, Radley Metzger, a reporter is in hot pursuit of a hot scoop - the life story of world-famous sex expert, Barbara Broadcast!
THE BI APPLE
Audacia Ray, 2007, USA, 18-minute excerpt.
A directorial debut from NYC sex writer/blogger Audacia Ray, this is the steamy saga of a young sex researcher who ventures to the city to study a group of bed-hopping bisexuals, but - surprise! - runs into hard times trying to maintain an observer's objectivity.
UNDER THE COVERS
Candida Royalle, 2007, USA, 16-minute excerpt.
Candida Royalle's pioneering Femme Productions was founded in 1980 to make erotica intended primarily for women. This outing is a comic look at women who live and work in the sex industry, following an intrepid TV personality as she puts together a special report on women who have changed how we view sex today.
AFRODITE SUPERSTAR
Venus Hottentot, 2007, USA, 12-minute excerpt.
From Femme Chocolate, a new division of Candida Royalle's company, young director Venus Hottentot gives us the story of unintended superstar, AfroDite, whose brush with the mogul's mogul of hip hop catapults her into a world of fame and riches - where just one or two critical things may be lacking.
THE INTERN
Michael Lucas & Tony DiMarco, 2007, USA, 17 minute excerpt.
From Lucas Entertainment, NYC's premiere gay adult entertainment company, while the new intern, Benny, just manages to make his way through the offices of Trojan Studios, his co-workers soon discover he may have a "bigger" talent in his pants.
HOOKIN' UP
Porno Jim, 2007, USA, 26-minute excerpt.
For years, NYC's Porno Jim has been reviewing - and often skewering - the best and the worst from the adult entertainment industry. Now he's put his money where his mouth is, inviting us all to join in on the action at the hottest of all hot Brooklyn loft parties. DUMBO anyone?

Thursday, February 28th - 7:00 pm
TRIPLE X SELECTS: THE BEST OF LEZSPLOITATION
Directed/compiled by Michelle Johnson (aka DJ Triple X), 2007, USA, 48 minutes.
An international feast of lezsploitation from the 1960s and '70s in all of its notoriously twisted glory. Accented by music reflecting the era and featuring a wacked-out scientific commentary, a compilation of selections from over twenty films brings together and re-appropriates Swedish wildcats, Italian lesbionic nuns, frisky inmates in South American prisons, Euro vampires - and a vast assortment of other Sapphic grindhouse frolics.
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World Premiere!
DIRTY WORDS: THE LETTER C
T. Arthur Cottam, 2007, USA, 3 minutes.
And today's special letter...
PILLOW GIRL
Ronnie Cramer, 2006, USA, 8 minutes
The lurid covers of over 200 vintage paperbacks were scanned and then morphed together, each colorful illustration merging from one into the next.
HIGHWAY AMAZON
Ronnie Cramer, 2002, USA, 12 minutes
The compelling saga of female bodybuilder Christine Fetzer, who earns her living traveling the country and wrestling men on hotel room beds.



Thursday, February 28th - 9:00 pm
VIVA
Directed by Anna Biller, 2006, USA, 120 minutes.
The sordid tale of a bored housewife who gets swept up in the sexual revolution, VIVA is a highly stylized film that draws on classic exploitation cinema for its look, characters and story-line. Saturated to the hilt with vibrant color and exquisitely detailed in its depiction of the period and the genre, it follows the adventures of Barbi who, abandoned by her perfect Ken-doll husband, is dragged out on the town and into trouble by her "women's lib"-spouting girlfriend. An innocent in a sea of wolves, Barbi becomes "Viva" and quickly learns a lot more than she ever thought she wanted to know about the wild 1970s - nudists, swingers, hippies, orgies and lesbians - oh, my!

Friday, February 29th - 7:00 pm
New York Premiere!
CALL ME TROY
Directed by Scott Bloom, 2007, USA, 100 minutes.
"My private parts are my own and what I want to do with them is my business and not the law's" - Reverend Troy Perry
Profiling the life and times of one of the gay community's most visible and tenacious advocates for change, Rev. Troy Perry, CALL ME TROY is a truly inspirational story about a remarkable individual whose activism was decades ahead of its time. Perhaps best known as the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church - the first church to recognize the spiritual needs of the gay community - Perry has long been on the front lines in leading the charge for equality and protections for all. And, a proud leatherman, he's also been an unwavering proponent for the God-given right to embrace and explore our sexuality - just exactly as we are.

Friday, February 29th - 9:15 pm
SUSAN FOR NOW
Directed by Robin Franzi, 2007, USA, 54 minutes.
A first-person account of a woman reclaiming her sexual freedom after a ten-year period of self-imposed celibacy, SUSAN FOR NOW follows the filmmaker's personal quest through the sex-positive community in Seattle and into the world of sadomasochism. A vivid and unflinching exploration, the film also provides insights into the hearts and minds of articulate and sincere individuals from every walk of life, and how they practice BDSM in a consensual and responsible manner.
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World Premiere!
F/F
Directed by Charles Lum, 2007, USA, 10 minutes.
Fryeburg Fair/Maine vs. Folsom Street Fair/San Francisco? Compare, contrast and discuss!
US Premiere!
THE GAY LEATHERMAN
Directed by Lars Joakim Ringom, 2006, Norway, 25 minutes.
Norwegian S/M-activist Svein Skeid takes to the streets (and dungeons) of Oslo, using warmth and humor to demystify fetishes and sadomasochism.

Friday, February 29th - 11:15 pm
A shape-shifting, body-swapping double-header!
US Premiere!
SEX MANNEQUIN
Directed by Maria Beatty, 2007, USA, 48 minutes.
Hidden away in an abandoned warehouse, a mannequin comes alive to the stroke and kiss of her mistress, ready to passionately serve - and to take - in a variety of kinky ways. (Starring Dylan Ryan and London.)
SUPERFREAK
Directed by Shine L. Houston, 2006, USA, 60 minutes.
The lascivious spirit of a certain funk singer crashes a girl-girl party, inhabiting the bodies of its participants and creating much erotic mayhem.
(Starring Madison Young, Dylan Ryan, Vasa, Shawn, Rozen, Guy Handful, Dana DeArmond, Lorelei Lee and Princess Donna.)


Saturday, March 1st - 1:00 pm
"Lust, Animation!" (Shorts Program)
Wake up to a colorful collection of naughty bits - some animated, all with lust burning hot in their, um, hearts!
RETURN OF SERGEANT PECKER
Pierre Delarue, 2006, France, 3 minutes.
A romantic comedy.
CAPTAIN AMAZING-LAD
Keith Carter, 2006, USA, 11 minutes.
Hot on the trail of Anti-Man, our hero has a run in with the sexy Shadow Vixen!
CHIRPY
John E. Goras, 2001, USA, 9 minutes.
Sweet, sweet interspecies love.
JACKET
Adam Van Vleet, 2007, USA, 6 minutes.
True love knows no restraint.
DIRTY WORDS: THE LETTER C
T. Arthur Cottam, 2007, USA, 3 minutes.
And today's special letter...
TEAT BEAT OF SEX
Signe Baumane, 2007, USA, 4 minutes.
Three short lectures on sex given by a knowing woman.
TRANNYMAL
Dylan Vade & Chrys Fawley, 2006, USA, 2 minutes.
Meet Trannymal, the transgender genital with attitude!
MY PUSSY IS MAGIC
Matt Davis, 2006, USA, 4 minutes.
The lovely Jessica Delfino sings it on home.
OFFICE MOBIUS
Seung Hyung Lee & Seungil Hwang, 2007, USA, 5 minutes.
Office lust in a round-about kind of way.
CHEEKS EASTON IN A LOBSTER TALE
Heather Collis, 2007, USA, 6 minutes.
Hard-boiled and hard-bodied - but why do they call him Cheeks?
INSERTZ
Roy Karch, 2007, USA, 30 minutes
Playing like a 1930s take on the porn business of today, the updated story of an alcoholic genius "boy wonder" and the women who make him tick.

Saturday, March 1st - 3:00 pm
"Chick Flicks" (shorts program)
In these women-directed shorts, it's that old, sweet story - girl meets boy. Or boys. Or girl. Just with some explicit sex thrown into the mix for very good measure!
US Premiere
SOMETHING ABOUT NADIA
Erika Lust, 2007, Spain, 21 minutes.
Their stories overlapping one into the next, three women narrate the uncontrollable desire they feel for the mysterious and seductive Nadia.
US Premiere
CAR WASH
Petra Joy, 2005, United Kingdom, 7 minutes.
A woman enjoys some extra special attention when she takes her convertible in for a wash and a polish.
East Coast Premiere
WRITERS & ROCKSTARS
Madison Young, 2007, USA, 10 minutes.
A writer with an affinity for rockstars, Madison likes her lovers just like her music - long, hard and with a beat that never stops.
US Premiere
TATE MODERN LOVE
Anna Span, 2007, United Kingdom, 24 minutes.
Waiting for her museum date to show up outside of the Tate Modern, a woman is diverted by a handsome, young "architect" instead.
US Premiere
THE GOOD GIRL
Erika Lust, 2007, Spain, 30 minutes.
Alex is a high-powered exec who thinks about sex a lot, but rarely acts upon her desires and never takes the initiative. Until now, that is. (Starring Claudia Claire and Lucas Foz.)
(trt 92 minutes)

Saturday, March 1st - 5:00 pm
"Women Behind the Lens" - Panel
Whether they call their work erotica, pornography or adult entertainment, a healthy number of female directors have been carving out key positions for themselves in the adult sector of the film production world. A panel of these directors will discuss their roles within the industry and the individual approach each takes in depicting sexuality on screen.
Moderator - Rachel Kramer Bussel
Panelists - Shine L. Houston, Audacia Ray, Julie Simone (confirmed as of press time) and more.
Saturday, March 1st - 7:00 pm
"Mix, Match & Mingle" (shorts program)
Two-somes, three-somes, four-somes and more-somes, this round-up of shorts looks at the delights - and some dilemmas - of moving beyond standard monogamy.
PLEASURE ME
Petra Joy, 2005, United Kingdom, 5 minutes.
Sleep, perchance to...
CLOSER (APROP)
Aitor Echeverria, 2007, Spain, 7 minutes.
The most everyday gestures become an extraordinary game.
PAC MOUSE
Leah Meyerhoff, 2003, USA, 2 minutes.
If life were a sexual video game, the mice would have the highest score.
SALT
Campbell Farquhar, 2006, New Zealand, 3 minutes.
A love story about three people with a passion for food.
THREE IN THE MORNING
Westland Armitage, 2007, USA, 6 minutes.
Sex, airplanes and an inexplicable flow of electricity.
THE PARTY
Jessica Rotondi, 2007, USA, 7 minutes.
A guy drags his girlfriend to a craigslist "Make-out Party," but soon discovers it wasn't quite what he expected.
DREAM TANGO
Jack Hafferkamp, 2006, USA, 7 minutes.
Tango is a dance that normally takes two.
THE BIG BLUE
Petra Joy, 2005, United Kingdom, 4 minutes.
All afloat in a pool of pure bliss.
WASH ME CLEAN
Michael Immerman, 2008, USA, 30 minutes.
Trying to reignite the spark in their relationship by opening it up sexually, a suburban married couple find themselves moving in dramatically different directions.
HIGH INFIDELITY
David Hansen, 2006, Australia, 10 minutes.
The filmmaker examines his own ideas about sex and love by venturing into the world of swingers, where partners are interchangeable and have virtually nothing to hide.
WILDEST DREAMS
Petra Joy, 2005, United Kingdom, 7 minutes.
If you can dream it...
(trt 86 minutes)


Saturday, March 1st - 9:00 pm
"Give & Take" (shorts program)
A kinky collection of shorts that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and release, control and submission. Assume the position!
World Premiere
IN YER ROOM
Bobby McNasty, 2007, USA, 3 minutes.
Ol' Blue Eyes never sang it quite like this.
World Premiere
LEMON SQUEEZY
Damian Saber, 2006, United Kingdom, 5 minutes.
A short film about lemons.
NEUROTICA
Leah Meyerhoff, 2004, USA, 4 minutes.
A neurotic woman is confronted by a man in a park. Lunch will never be the same again.
World Premiere
COMING OUT SPANKO
Tanya Bezreh, 2007, USA, 15 minutes.
Keeping a video diary of her thoughts, a woman contemplates her entry into a world of kink and her place within it.
New York Premiere
ANONYMITY
Julie Simone, 2007, USA, 3 minutes.
A play on society's masks and their role in sexuality.
NAMAHA MAN
John Adams, 2006, USA, 12 minutes.
A clumsy waitress and an ineffectual hostess suffer the abuses of their boss, a demanding restaurateur. But then...
WHO'S THE TOP?
Jennie Livingston, 2005, USA, 22 minutes.
In this fantastical S/M musical comedy, one writer finds her true self by determining who's the bottom.
US Premiere
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
Erika Lust, 2007, Spain, 25 minutes.
Frank and Rita have been married for eight years, have two small children and, by all appearances, are tired of their marriage and bored with each other. What secrets are they hiding?
(trt 86 minutes)


Saturday, March 1st - 11:00 pm
US Premiere
THE THREE TRIALS
Randy Greif, 2006, USA, 100 minutes.
Against a fairy-tale backdrop of sexual fetishes, Catherine attempts to lose herself in the worlds of religion, adolescent fantasy and, finally, masochistic service to one man. Among her adventures in search of devotion, Catherine is presented first as a novitiate nun subject to the attentions of a twisted priest and a Mother Superior dominatrix, then locked away in the Blackheart Castle, sacrifice at dawn intended to be her fate and, finally, the suburban wife of a successful plastic surgeon (or is he?), undergoing a series of ordeals that will prove her selfless sublimation to his desire.
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BREED
Bill Reichardt (aka tsubasa), 2007, USA, 5 minutes.
Beautiful and mysterious, are they human or machine?

**PIONEER THEATER - Screenings
155 E Third Street (@ Avenue A), NYC
Sunday, March 2nd - 1:00 pm
New York Premiere!
ANNIE SPRINKLE'S HERSTORY OF PORN
Annie Sprinkle & Scarlot Harlot, 1999, USA, 69 minutes.
You'll see the best (and worst) clips from dozens of the 150+ films that Annie Sprinkle made from 1973 onwards. Marvel at rare hippie porn, early fetish films, feminist porn, art porn, couples erotica, transsexual docu-porn, classic XXX and more!
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ART OF THE LOOP
Co-directed by Annie Sprinkle and Jeff Fletcher, 1999, USA, 17 minutes.
The best clips from a wide variety of 8 mm porn loops, made from 1950 to 1985.


Sunday, March 2nd - 3:00 pm
"Sunday How-To Sex-O-Rama"
Cross that visit to Home Depot off your Sunday to-do list and turn your attentions inwards instead, with this selection of excerpts taken from some top-notch educational and how-to offerings.
Program includes:
POWERPLAY IN RELATIONSHIPS: MATTHEW & KELLY
Dr. Gabriele Hoff, 2007, USA, 25 minutes.
In this installment of Dr. Hoff's series on erotic powerplay, Matthew and kelly discuss their Master/slave relationship and show how bondage and impact toys fit within their marriage.
CLEARLY SEX
Sydney Masters, 2003, USA, 15-minute excerpt.
A really up-close look at sex toys! First a visit with toy-maker Kate from Cox Industries. And then a demonstration of how her crystal clear acrylic creations are put to good use during a sun-dappled afternoon sex party.

TANTRIC SEXUAL MASSAGE FOR LOVERS
Meir Sharony, 2007, USA, 15-minute excerpt.
From their series on both basic and advanced techniques of Tantric lovemaking, expert instructors Mark Michaels and Patricia Johnson coach couples on an erotic journey, revealing secret orgasmic trigger points and giving step-by-step directions for using massage to deepen intimacy and reach new heights of sexual ecstasy.
TOYING WITH PLEASURE
Jayme Waxman, USA, 2007, 34-minute excerpt.
Sex-plorer and Playgirl advice columnist Jamye Waxman chats with actress Mia Smiles, sharing tips on kinky toys - then steps aside so Mia can demonstrate some of what they've discussed on her hunky boyfriend, Chris Cannon.
(trt 89 minutes)

Sunday, March 2nd - 5:00 pm
US Premiere
SILKEN SLEEVES
Maria Beatty, 2006, USA, 50 minutes.
In a journey through four seasons of domination and submission, Midori, by turns playful and cruel, captures and binds the delicate Mayan, whose struggles avail her nothing in the presence of such rope-wielding expertise.
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CROSSING
H.P. Cumings, 2007, USA, 19 minutes.
An experimental look at crossing between the realms of "normality" and kink, exploring thoughts on negotiation and communication along the way.
A DOG'S TALE
Steven Speliotis, 2007, USA, 16 minutes.
Sensuous and layered, a black-and-white reverie on control and submission, longing and desire.


Sunday, March 2nd - 7:00 pm
AWARDS CELEBRATION
Come out and drink a toast to this year's fantastic crop of CineKink filmmakers! Featuring encore screenings of jury-selected best shorts from the festival, along with presentations of the annual CineKink Awards.
SPECIAL LOCATION: TBA
SPECIAL ADMISSION: Free!

Sunday, March 2nd - 8:30 pm
AFTERGLOW PARTY
Your last chance to meet, mix and mingle with your fellow CineKinksters, this time in a relaxed play party setting. Lounge on the sofas, find yourself a private nook or recline across a spanking bench and settle in for one final evening of CineKinky goodness unfolding all around you.
Featured works for the evening include:
BONDAGE BOOB TUBE
Madison Young, 2006, USA, 60 minutes.
Bondage diva Jewell Marceau finds herself transported into her favorite 1950s TV series and decides to sex up TV-land with the housewives of the neighborhood. (Stars Jewell Marceau, Madison Young, Chanta Rose, Bridgett Harrington and Satine Phoenix.)
THE CRASH PAD
Shine L. Houston, 2005, USA, 60
At a secret apartment reserved solely for girl-on-girl sexual trysts, the rules are simple. The apartment is first come, first served. If it's already occupied, you can leave... or join in.
THE INTERN
Michael Lucas & Tony DiMarco, 2007, USA
The new intern, Benny, maneuvers his way through the offices of Trojan Studios, a gay entertainment production company, but his co-workers soon discover he may have a "bigger" talent in his pants.
SEXUAL SUSHI
Petra Joy, 2005, United Kingdom, 30 minutes.
Fresh and sexy food for thought, this platter of "art-core" morsels will whip up your appetite for more.
SOUTHWARK SUGAR
Anna Span, 2007, United Kingdom, 109 minutes.
The suits are off and these 'Young Affluent Professionals' love nothing more than a hot, sexy romp in their posh London pads.
SPECIAL LOCATION: TBA
SPECIAL ADMISSION: Priority RSVP entrance given to festival pass-holders; a limited number of advance purchase admissions will be available for $25, no door sales.]]> 2008-11-22T03:44:45Z 2008-01-31T12:00:47Z tag:www.cinekink.com,2008-01-31:%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmail.cgi%2Farchive%2Fcinekink_press%2F20080131120047%2F

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CineKink Announces Opening Night Selections for Fifth Annual Kinky Film Fest NEW YORK, NY; January 31, 2008 - CineKink has announced the opening night selections for its fifth annual film festival, CineKink NYC, which is scheduled to

CineKink Press press@cinekink.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CineKink Announces Opening Night Selections for Fifth Annual Kinky Film Fest
NEW YORK, NY; January 31, 2008 - CineKink has announced the opening night selections for its fifth annual film festival, CineKink NYC, which is scheduled to unwind February 26-March 2, 2008. A trio of works by New York-based directors will be the centerpiece of the event's Kick-Off Gala and Opening Night Screening taking place on Tuesday, February 26th, a pansexual celebration that will also feature music, live performances and a fundraising silent auction.
The key offering for the evening, Richard Kimmel's SCHWARZWALD, is a rich, modern tapestry that combines elements of Druidic ritual with the passionate, leather-clad goings-on of NYC's annual Black Party. Following the travails of the Black Prince as he is pursued through the forest and kidnapped by underlings of the conniving Black Queen, the film stars Buck Angel, the world famous female-to-male transsexual porn star, along with a cast of literal thousands, and a continuous mix of music that culminates in what its creators are touting as "the movie you can dance to!"
"After introducing Buck Angel to New York audiences with our 2004 festival, we're delighted he'll be back on screen to open up this year's proceedings," said Lisa Vandever, Co-Founder and Director of CineKink. "And we're especially thrilled that he'll be wearing a spectacular blue frock through part of it - and cavorting in the woods with half-naked men through much of the rest. It's a truly gorgeous piece of filmmaking."
Also featured in the CineKink NYC opening night line-up is Leah Mayerhoff's TEAM QUEEN, a colorful music video for the group Triple Creme that features some of the best in New York burlesque in a gender-bending, fire-breathing, tassel-twirling, post-punk rock 'n roll extravaganza.
And rounding out the selections, A DOG'S TALE, a first-time directorial offering from photographer Steven Speliotis, is a sensuous and layered reverie on control and submission, longing and desire.
"We didn't set out to highlight New York directors necessarily, that was just a happy accident," continued Vandever. "We knew we wanted to do something splashy for our fifth annual kick off and we were looking for works that would hold up to presentation in a party environment."
SCHWARZWALD's Richard Kimmel is a theater director, writer and producer, with experience in creating, in addition to the live version of SCHWARZWALD, such performance events as "Pandora" and Jennifer Hudson's New York concert debut "One Night Only." He is also Executive Director of The Box, a venue on the city's Lower East Side, and Artistic Director of Cannon Company, a performance ensemble.
TEAM QUEEN's Leah Meyerhoff is currently pursuing a Master's in Film at New York University. A Student Academy Awards finalist, Leah's previous works have been a hit on the international film festival circuit and she is working on her first feature film.
The first-time director of A DOG'S TALE, Steven Speliotis, is an art and portrait photographer whose work has been exhibited in solo shows in New York and abroad, and is highlighted in the book "Asian Bondage."
With over 70 selections set to screen over the course of the event, CineKink NYC will feature a specially-curated program of films and videos that cuts across orientations to celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, the event will also feature a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a closing afterglow celebration.
The full program line-up for CineKink NYC, as well as additional details on the kick-off gala and advance tickets for the festival, will be available online beginning Monday, February 4th.
To request further information, visit CineKink at http://www.cinekink.com.






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ABOUT CINEKINK
Currently in its fourth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
The fifth annual festival, CineKink NYC, is scheduled for February 26-March 2, 2008.
For more information visit http://www.cinekink.com.




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Media contact: Lisa Vandever
Phone: 917/609-5928 (media only, not for publication)
Email: press at cinekink dot com (please watch for return verification email)
Web: http://www.cinekink.com
Blog: http://www.cinekink.com/blog/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CineKink Announces February Dates, Gears Up for Fifth Annual Kinky Film Festival NEW YORK, NY; January 3, 2008 - Scheduled for February 26-March 2, 2008, the fifth annual CineKink NYC will feature a specially-curated program of fil

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CineKink Announces February Dates, Gears Up for Fifth Annual Kinky Film Festival
NEW YORK, NY; January 3, 2008 - Scheduled for February 26-March 2, 2008, the fifth annual CineKink NYC will feature a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, plans for the festival also include a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off fundraiser, all to be followed by a national showcase tour.
Billing itself as "the really alternative film festival," the event is presented by CineKink, an organization 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 will range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn and everything in between.
"We just wrapped up our call for entries and are looking forward to presenting another amazing line-up this year,” said Lisa Vandever, Co-Founder and Director of CineKink. "In these repressive times, it's so invigorating to work with filmmakers that approach sexuality, in all its variety, as a subject worthy of direct and honest exploration. It’s a real honor to share their creativity with our audiences.”
Last year's festival saw Audience Choice Award honors given to ‘Vice & Consent' (Howard Scott Warshaw) for Best Documentary Feature and to ‘O – The Power of Submission’ (Ernest Greene) for Best Narrative Feature. An Honorable Mention also went to the documentary ‘Webcam Girls' (Aerlynn Weissman).
In the shorts competition, juried festival awards went to 'guy101' (Ian Gouldstone) and tp ‘Hitchcocked’ (David Young), which tied for Best Narrative Short, along with 'Want' (Loree Erickson) for Best Documentary Short and ‘Filthy Food’ (T. Arthur Cottam) for Best Experimental Short. Honorable Best Mention awards went to 'Do You Take It…?' (Kirby Ferguson), ‘Honey & Bunny’ (Eva Midgley) and to 'Hot & Bothered: Feminist Pornography' (Becky Goldberg).
The CineKink Tribute, recognizing extraordinary depiction of kink in mainstream film and television, was presented to the film ‘Notorious Bettie Page,’ (Picturehouse/Mary Harron, 2006) for “its tender portrait of the infamous pin-up icon, Bettie Page, and the people who both created and consumed the fetish imagery for which she's known best.”
Honorable mentions for the CineKink Tribute went to the television series ‘The Montel Williams Show’ and ‘What About Brian?,’ and to the movie 'This Film Is Not Yet Rated.'
CineKink is currently accepting nominations for the next CineKink Tribute and the festival schedule for CineKink NYC will be announced at the end of January.
Further information is available at http://www.cinekink.com.
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ABOUT CINEKINK
Currently in its fourth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
The fifth annual festival, CineKink NYC, is scheduled for February 26-March 2, 2008.
For more information visit http://www.cinekink.com.




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Photos, screeners and press credentials are available upon request.
Media contact: Lisa Vandever
Phone: 917/609-5928 (media only, not for publication please)
Email: press at cinekink dot com (watch for return verification email)
Web: http://www.cinekink.com
Blog: http://www.cinekink.com/blog/
CineKink
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leather Archives and Museum Presents Kinky Film Festival - "CineKink: Chicago" NEW YORK, NY; November 15, 2007 - CineKink: Chicago makes its brazen appearance November 29 - December 1, 2007, featuring a three-night run of films and v

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Leather Archives and Museum Presents Kinky Film Festival - "CineKink: Chicago"
NEW YORK, NY; November 15, 2007 - CineKink: Chicago makes its brazen appearance November 29 - December 1, 2007, featuring a three-night run of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality.
A touring version of "the really alternative film festival" held annually in New York, the event will be presented by the Leather Archives & Museum in conjunction with CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television. Works presented at CineKink: Chicago will range from documentary to drama, mildly spicy to quite provocative - and everything in between.
Among the CineKink: Chicago headliners, first up, on Thursday, November 29 at 7 PM, is "Vice and Consent," a documentary visit with such prominent, long-standing members of the BDSM community as Midori, Jay Wiseman and Cleo Dubois, along with "The Line Between," from Chicago filmmaker, Jonathan Marten. Then, at 9 PM, the drama "Going Under" traces the relationship of a married psychotherapist and a professional dominatrix he's been frequenting.
On Friday, November 30 at 7:00 PM, it's "Power Plays," short works that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and fantasy, including work by local artist Usama Alshaibi, followed at 9:00 PM by "Passion Plays," a collection of erotic, sometimes explicit pieces that dance along the supposed boundary of art and pornography, including the banned-in-Australia documentary, "Damon and Hunter."
On Saturday, November 3, at 6:00 PM, "Liberty in Restraint" follows photographer Noel Graydon on a provocative journey into the world of fetish and S/M. And the festival wraps everything up at a 8:00 PM with a screening of the "Best of CineKink," a program of award-winning shorts deemed the best of the festival's most recent NYC appearance.
November 29 - 7 pm/Vice & Consent (w/The Line Between)
November 29 - 9 pm/Going Under
November 30 - 7 pm/Power Plays
November 30 - 9 pm/Passion Plays
December 1 - 6 pm/Liberty in Restraint
December 1 - 8 pm/The Best of CineKink
Taking place at the Leather Archives and Museum (6418 N. Greenview Avenue), tickets are $10/door, $8/advance for general admission; $8 door, $5/advance for students, seniors and LA&M members. Discounted festival passes, covering admission to all screenings, are available for $45/door, $30/advance; $35/door, $25/advance for students, seniors and LA&M members.
Advance tickets and passes are available at http://www.leatherarchives.org/cinekink/
For more information and the full festival line-up, visit http://www.cinekink.com/chicago/
CineKink: Chicago is sponsored locally by Chicago Eagle, Early 2 Bed, International Mr. Leather, Leather Sins, Materville Studios, Rodeo Riders Chicago and Tulip.


ABOUT LEATHER ARCHIVES & MUSEUM
The Leather Archives & Museum is the only institution in the United States dedicated to the compilation, preservation and maintenance of the leather lifestyle and related lifestyles [including but not limited to Gay and Lesbian communities], history, archives and memoribilia for historical, educational and research purposes.
For more information, visit http://www.leatherarchives.org
ABOUT CINEKINK
Currently in its fourth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between. The next CineKink NYC takes place February 26-March 2, 2008 and a call for entries is currently underway.
For more information visit http://www.cinekink.com.
*Please feel free to forward, post or publish this information where appropriate




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Photos, screeners and press credentials are available upon request.
Media contact: Lisa Vandever
Phone: 917/609-5928
Email: press at cinekink dot com (please watch for return verification email)
Web: http://www.cinekink.com
Blog: http://www.cinekink.com/blog/
CineKink
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CineKink Brings Festival of Kinky Films to Portland - November 1-3, 2007 NEW YORK, NY; October 16, 2007 - CineKink: PDX makes its brazen appearance November 1-3, 2007, featuring a three-night run of films and videos that explore and

CineKink Press press@cinekink.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CineKink Brings Festival of Kinky Films to Portland
- November 1-3, 2007
NEW YORK, NY; October 16, 2007 - CineKink: PDX makes its brazen appearance November 1-3, 2007, featuring a three-night run of films and videos that explore and celebrate a wide diversity of sexuality.
A touring version of "the really alternative film festival" held annually in New York, the event will be presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television. Works presented at CineKink: PDX will range from documentary to drama, mildly spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between.
Among the CineKink: PDX headliners, first up, on Thursday, November 1 at 7 PM, is "Vice and Consent," a documentary visit with such prominent, long-standing members of the BDSM community as Midori, Jay Wiseman and Cleo Dubois. Then, at 9 PM, "Webcam Girls" is a funny and engaging visit with four outspoken pioneers of the girlcam frontier.
On Friday, November 2 at 7:00 PM, it's "Power Plays," short works that probe, prod and play with the dynamics of sexual power and fantasy, followed at 9:00 PM by "Passion Plays," a collection of erotic, sometimes explicit pieces that dance along the supposed boundary of art, including the banned-in-Australia documentary, "Damon and Hunter." Rounding out the evening will be an 11:00 PM screening of "Pornology New York," a paean to the New York sexual underground, circa 1970-85, that brings together four of its most colorful protagonists.
On Saturday, November 3, at 7:00 PM, the drama "Going Under" traces the relationship of a married psychotherapist and a professional dominatrix he's been frequenting. And the festival wraps everything up at a 9:00 PM with a screening of the "Best of CineKink," a program of award-winning shorts deemed the best of the festival's most recent NYC appearance.
November 1 - 7 pm/Vice & Consent (w/The Line Between)
November 1 - 9 pm/Webcam Girls (w/Dick Ho: Asian Male Pornstar)
November 2 - 7 pm/Power Plays
November 2 - 9 pm/Passion Plays
November 2 - 11 pm/Pornology New York
November 3 - 7 pm/Going Under
November 3 - 9 pm/The Best of CineKink
Taking place at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton Street), tickets are $6, door only. A limited number of discounted festival passes are available online for $30; a discounted pass is $25, available to members of alternative sexuality organizations using the code ALTPDX upon online
purchase.
CineKink's co-founder and director, Lisa Vandever, a former Portlander, will be in attendance during the festival.
For more information and the full festival line-up, visit http://www.cinekink.com/pdx


ABOUT CINEKINK
Currently in its fourth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between. The next CineKink NYC takes place February 26-March 2, 2008 and a call for entries is currently underway.
For more information visit http://www.cinekink.com.
*Please feel free to forward, post or publish this information where appropriate




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Photos, screeners and press credentials are available upon request.
Media contact: Lisa Vandever
Phone: 917/609-5928
Email: press at cinekink dot com (please watch for return verification email)
Web: http://www.cinekink.com
Blog: http://www.cinekink.com/blog/
CineKink
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Submit to CineKink! Early Deadline Approaches – 10/15 (New York, NY; October 10, 2007) Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, CineKink

CineKink Press press@cinekink.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Submit to CineKink!
Early Deadline Approaches – 10/15
(New York, NY; October 10, 2007) Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, CineKink NYC is seeking films and videos, of any length and genre, that explore and celebrate the wide diversity of sexuality. We're looking to blur some boundaries and will be considering offerings drawn from both Hollywood and beyond, explicit or not, with works ranging from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
Cutting across orientations, topics covered at CineKink have included - but are by no means limited to - BDSM, leather and fetish, swinging, non-monogamy and polyamory, roleplay and gender bending. Or, frankly, given the current moralistic climate, as long as it involves consenting adults, just about anything celebrating sex as a right of self expression. (Far be it from us to define "kink" - if you think your work might make sense in this context, please send it along!)
Scheduled for its fifth annual appearance February 26-March 2, 2008, the specially curated CineKink NYC will also feature a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off, with a national screening tour to follow.
Film and video submissions have an early, discounted deadline of October 15, 2007 and a final deadline of November 15, 2007.
For more information and to download an entry form:
http://www.cinekink.com/entries/



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ABOUT CINEKINK
Currently in its fourth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.
For more information visit http://www.cinekink.com.
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Media contact: Lisa Vandever
Phone: 917/609-5928
Email: press at cinekink dot com
Web: http://www.cinekink.com
Blog: http://www.cinekink.com/blog/
CineKink
1092 St. Georges Avenue, #190
Rahway, NJ 07065]]>