CineKink Announces Award Winners at 21st Anniversary Festival
NEW YORK, NY; August 28, 2024 - Rounding out multiple days of screenings at the 21st anniversary edition of “the kinky film festival,” organizers for CineKink NYC announced awards in a concluding celebration.
“With two decades under our belt now, I’m once again astonished at the quality works that we’re privileged to share with our audiences,” said Lisa Vandever, co-founder and director of CineKink. “Congratulations and thanks are in order, not just to our award-winning filmmakers, but to all of them!"
Among the honors, a jury award for Best Documentary Feature went to Sex in Colour: Kinky & Loving It, directed by David Weatherby.
In the shorts competition, juried awards went to Musings of a Mechatronic Mistress (Jasmin Hagendorfer) for Best Documentary Short; I Could Dom (Madison Hatfield) and F*cking Japanese (SJ Son and Woody Fu), tied for Best Comedy Short; Negotiation (Phoebe Dunn) for Best Dramatic Short; Handsy (Ryan Avery) for Best Experimental Short; RAM (Like The Verb) (Chance Calloway) for Best Animated Short; and Sex-Positive Rock: Pat Bond (Thomas Florek) for Best Music Video.
Honorable Best Mention awards were presented to short films Blue Balls (HomoGoods), boys (Donald Shorter), Lady May (Elias Kelleher) and Squirting: a history of female pleasure (Jana Nowak).
The annual CineKink "Bring It!" award, determined by audience vote during a showcase of current adult cinema, went to Taste of You, directed by Bea Blue.
A special festival distinction, the CineKink Select Award for Outstanding Creative Vision, was presented to The Feeling That the Time For Doing Something Has Passed, from director Joanna Arnow.
CineKink jurors this year included Thor Stockman, creator of The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous: S/M at The Movies, Viviane Tang, co-founder of The Pleasure Salon, and Bill Woods, a film festival programmer and curator of the New Filmmakers series at Anthology Film Archives.
Sponsors and partners of CineKink NYC/2024 included njoy, along with Film Festival Secrets, Robel Films and The Eulenspiegel Society.
In addition to encore screenings scheduled to take place later in the fall, selections from CineKink 2024 will be featured in a traveling version of the festival, slated to appear in various cities throughout the year.
For more information on this year's festival line-up, and upcoming events, visit the https://cinekink.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0771544d8c350c9be4f319770&id=13808c1949&e=77bb8b08a8">CineKink website.
See below for detailed awards information.
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CINEKINK 2024 - DETAILED AWARDS INFORMATION
CINEKINK BEST - JURY AWARDS
CineKink Best awards were determined by jury ranking, with additional deliberation by the festival director. The 2024 award winners are:
CineKink Best Documentary Feature
Sex in Colour: Kinky & Loving It
Delves into the world of Black rope play and BDSM impact play, examining the profound impact of these practices within the kink community and addressing the role of race within this context.
Directed by David Weathersby, 2023, USA, 43 minutes. Features Mr. Scott, Mistress Crush, Khari B and Medusa Monroe. Writer/Producer: David Weathersby
CineKink Best Documentary Short
Musings of a Mechatronic Mistress: The Peculiar Purpose of Tiffany the Sexrobot
In a world where tech and humanity converge, self-aware sex robot Tiffany confronts norms and stereotypes, igniting discussions that challenge our understanding of technology and intimacy.
Directed by Jasmin Hagendorfer, 2023, Austria, 24 minutes. Features interviews with Katta Spiel, Iris Phan, Kate Devlin, Tanja Kubes, Johannes Grenzfurthner, Jason Scott and Janina Loh.
Writer: Jasmin Hagendorfer
Producers: Patryk Senwyki, Dominic Spitaler
CineKink Best Comedy Short - tie
I Could Dom
A people-pleaser recently back in the dating pool goes on an ill-advised date with a sexually submissive man to prove to her doubtful friends that she could totally be a dom.
Directed by Madison Hatfield, 2024, USA, 16 minutes. Stars Madison Hatfield, Derek Evans, Hannah Alline, Adetinpo Thomas.
Writer: Madison Hatfield
Producers: Vincent Stalba, Rocco Shapiro, Sean Valdivieso, Elise Greene
F*cking Japanese
A woman is interrupted at an inconvenient time.
Directed by SJ Son and Woody Fu, 2019, USA, 4 minutes. Stars SJ Son, Woody Fu, Donald Chang, Michelle Sohn, Noella Son and Jerry Fu.
CineKink Best Dramatic Short
Negotiation
When Lucy expresses interest in opening her relationship, she struggles between satisfying her desires and staying faithful to her partner.
Directed by Phoebe Dunn and Denver Milord, 2023, USA, 12 minutes. Stars Phoebe Dunn, Justin Deeley and Melvin Lim.
Writer: Phoebe Dunn
Producers: Phoebe Dunn, Keaton Morris-Stan
CineKink Best Experimental Short
Handsy
Hands-on lessons are usually the best. And often the most fun.
Directed by Ryan Avery, 2023, USA, 4 minutes. Stars Katie Austin, Shazam, Tank Boohm, and John Dillon.
CineKink Best Animated Short
RAM (Like the Verb)
During the casting process for a reality series, an openly gay Asian actor reconciles his sexuality with his career struggles.
Directed by Chance Calloway, 2023, USA, 8 minutes. Stars Charlit Dae, Kyle Rezzarday and Yoshi Sudarso
Writer: Chance Calloway
Producers: Elton Keung, Matthew Elam
CineKink Best Music Video
Sex-Positive Rock: Pat Bond
Musical video celebrating Pat Bond, founder of The Eulenspiegel Society, a NYC-based S/M organization.
Directed by Thomas Florek, 2024, USA, 3 minutes.
CineKink Honorable Best Mentions
Blue Balls
Jeremy is jerked awake right before the end of a sex dream. Now, he's stuck in a sexual haze as he wanders through his day. Can he make it home before everyone finds out how horny he really is?
Directed by HomoGoods, 2024, USA, 3 minutes.
boys
Leather boys give personal accounts on how this form of identity has led to a spiritual awakening and radical self-acceptance.
Directed by Donald Shorter, 2024, USA, 27 minutes.
Producer: Donald Shorter
Lady May
While battling anxiety, a young man journeys into the Sydney kink scene, looking for love and connection in unexpected places..
Directed by Elias Kelleher, 2023, Australia, 24 minutes. Stars Luke Visentin, Demi-Lea Worrad, Zane Menegazzo, Caitlin Addinell, Nicole Robinson, Kieran "Spud" Murphy.
Writer/Producer: Elias Kelleher
Squirting: a history of female pleasure
The future…is in our past? An overview of more than 2000 years of cultural history of female ejaculation. How is the reception of female pleasure related to the production of the liquid… and what social mechanisms go hand in hand with the repression of female ejaculation from the general consciousness?
Directed by Jana Nowak, 2023, Germany, 7 minutes.
“BRING IT!” - ADULT INDUSTRY SHOWCASE
The CineKink "Bring It!" award is determined by audience ballot during a presentation of short works and excerpts showcasing adult cinema.
Bring It! 2024
Taste Of You
A pair of chefs work together on a form of the perfect dish. But they are missing a final ingredient to make it… muah, chef’s kiss!
Directed by Bea Blue, 2023, Germany, 7 minutes.
The CineKink Select award, occasionally presented to recognize artistic innovation, is determined by the festival director and staff. The 2024 winner is.
CineKink Select Award for Outstanding Creative Vision
The Feeling That the Time For Doing Something Has Passed
Created by and starring New York filmmaker Joanna Arnow, the deadpan comedy follows a 30-something woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family. Directed by Joanna Arnow, 2024, USA, 87 minutes. Stars Joanna Arnow, Scott Cohen, Babak Tafti, Peter Vack, Michael Cyril Creighton and Alysia Reiner.
Writer: Joanna Arnow
Producers: Pierce Varous, Graham Swon, Sean Baker
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