CineKink Announces Award Winners at Annual Kinky Film Festival

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CineKink Announces Award Winners at Annual Kinky Film Festival

NEW YORK, NY; February 14, 2012 – 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.

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 Camedy 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, 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. 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.

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 http://www.cinekink.com

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CINEKINK NYC/2012 – DETAILED AWARD INFORMATION

“CINEKINK CHOICE” – AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
CineKink Choice awards, which go to feature-length works in competition during the festival, were determined by audience balloting at the close of each eligible work’s screening. The 2012 award winners are:

CineKink Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature:
“Cabaret Desire” (Erika Lust, 2011, Spain, 74 minutes)
-tie-
“Sweet Prudence & The Erotic Adventure of Bigfoot” (William Burke, 2011, Canada, 90 minutes)

CineKink Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature:
“Stage Brother” (Richard Buonagurio, 2011, USA, 86 minutes)

“CINEKINK BEST” – JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORTS
CineKink Best awards, which go to short works in competition during the festival, were determined by jury deliberation and ranking. The 2012 award winners are:

CineKink Best Dramatic Short:
“A Day in the Country” (Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja, 2011, Sweden, 14 minutes)

CineKink Best Comedy Short:
“Craigslist Ad” (Ryan Hunter, 2011, USA, 2 minutes)
-tie-
“Tooshie Smooshie” (Jessica King, 2011, USA, 10 minutes)

CineKink Best Documentary Short:
“Smut Capital of America” (Michael Stabile, 2011, USA, 16 minutes)

CineKink Best Experimental Short:
“What Makes Us Queer?” (Courtney Trouble & Tina Horn, 2011, USA, 7 minutes)

CineKink Best Music Video:
(Shawna Virago, 2011, USA, 4 minutes)

CineKink Honorable Best Mentions:
“Pedal to Pleasure” (Poppy Cox and Anne Fidler, 2011, USA, 8 minutes)
“Skallamann (Bald Guy)” (Maria Block, 2011, Norway, 12 minutes)

“BRING IT!” – Adult Industry Showcase Award
The CineKink “Bring It!” award is determined by audience ballot during a presentation of excerpts showcasing recent adult cinema.
“Live Sex Show” (Courtney Trouble, 2011, USA, 16 minutes; excerpt featured Nina Hartley & Jiz Lee)

“CINEKINK TRIBUTE” – Festival Award for Extraordinary Depiction of Kink and Sex-Positivity in Mainstream Film/Television
Works eligible for consideration this year were those released or aired in the United States from January 1 through December 31, 2011.

“3”
(Strand Releasing; dir. Tom Tykwer)

Honorable Mentions:
“Anderson” (Warner Bros)
“The Doctors” (CBS)
“Free Agents” (NBC)
“New Girl” (Fox)

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PHOTOS:
Event photos from the CineKink 2012 awards celebration are at:
http://cinekink.dphoto.com/album/04b04r

A range of publicity stills from the CineKink 2012 films:
http://www.cinekink.dphoto.com