…female filmmakers. Many of these filmmakers and their award-winning movies can be found on PinkLabel.TV. (Browse Feminist Porn Award Winners). The award show has since rebranded as the Toronto International Porn Festival. 2015 Feminist Porn Award Winners Sexiest Short (Tie!): Wall of Fire – Lisa Ganser Pachisi – The Madame…

It’s feminist porn season, and our fair-trade VOD site PinkLabel.tv is an official sponsor of the 2014 Feminist Porn Awards! The 9th Annual Feminist Porn Awards (presented by sex-positive Canadian sex shop Good For Her) will take place April 3-4 in Toronto, Ontario. Feminist porn is a framework used to…

…Porn Awards, hosted by Toronto’s women-owned sex shop Good For Her. Inspired by feminist porn icon Annie Sprinkle, who said “The answer to bad porn isn’t no porn… it’s to try and make better porn!” Good For Her created an award ceremony to honor the film artists who produce sex-positive…

…the Feminist Porn Awards hosted by Good For Her. Inspired by Feminist porn icon, Annie Sprinkle who said “The answer to bad porn isn’t no porn… it’s to try and make better porn!” Good For Her created this event to honor the artists who create sex-positive work with Feminist sensibilities….

The 2014 Feminist Porn Season is upon us! (Or should we say, up ON us?) From early pioneers like Annie Sprinkle, Candida Royalle and Nina Hartley to today’s wave of new independent pornographers, the web has been abuzz about “feminist porn.” In a nutshell, feminist porn is a framework used…

The 2014 Feminist Porn Season is here! The 9th Annual Feminist Porn Awards (presented by sex-positive Canadian sex shop Good For Her) will take place April 3-4 in Toronto, Ontario. Find a list of this year’s nominees, and browse all past Feminist Porn Award Winners. The awards will be followed…

…PRODUCTIONS “Handbasket Productions is a radical, oppression-aware media collective focusing on queer culture, trans experience and sex-positivity.” Founding member Tobi Hill-Meyer made waves with her visionary hit Doing it Ourselves and in 2012 was awarded the Feminist Porn Awards’ “Emerging Filmmaker Award.” Her original objectives were simple: to produce representations…

…Houston and Pink & White Productions, visit PinkWhite.biz. Tags: Pink Label, N. Maxwell Lander, Emile, 98bit, Maybe He’s Gifted, Geena Rose, Jinxy Laroue, Billy the Kid, Varina Adams, Canadian, Feminist Porn Awards, Video on Demand, Pink & White Productions, Indie Porn, Feminist Porn, Progressive, Fair-Trade, Queer Porn, Shine Louise Houston…

…and awards patron; Claudia Gehrke, publisher and female sexuality pioneer; Dr. Corinna Rückert, author and Cultural Studies scholar; and, Dr. Laura Méritt, sexual expert, owner of Sexclusivitaeten, and creator of PorYes Feminist Porn Film Award Europe. 2013 PorYES Feminist Porn Film Award Europe Winners Monika Treut German pornographer whose films…

…and altered in order to align with diverse perspectives. This is what anti-pornography feminists often failed to acknowledge during the height of the Porn Wars; in seeing pornography as an entirely and unalterably male enterprise, they have forfeited their own ability to affect changes within it. What queer porn has…

…Filmmaker Award from the 2010 Feminist Porn Awards Handbasket Productions is a radical, oppression aware media collective focusing on queer culture, trans experience, and sex positivity. Spanning non-fiction, fiction, and fantasy genres, we use books, zines, film, music and other art to cover a variety of topics including sex work,…

In Ethical Porn: Feminist Gaze, we return to our exploration of PinkLabel’s ethical porn guide, highlighting studios and filmmakers working within feminist perspectives. For more films from a female perspective, browse The Feminist Gaze. THE KEYHOLE SESSIONS “Urban Peepshows” Sonya JF Barnett founded The Keyhole Sessions to champion healthy sexual…

It’s feminist porn season, and we’re sponsoring the awards! The 9th Annual Feminist Porn Awards (presented by sex-positive Canadian sex shop Good For Her) will take place April 3-4 in Toronto, Ontario. Feminist porn is a framework used to define and discuss pornography created by a growing number of female,…

…creative process, practical nuts and bolts as well as the ethics of Shine Louise Houston. What does liking porn say about one’s self? What does it mean to make porn for others? Why, in your everyday life, are you closeted about what you do? These questions and more are answered…

…masculine sexuality in her signature style. PINKLABEL.tv provides fair-trade Video on Demand outlet for independent adult filmmakers. For more information about Shine Louise Houston and Pink & White Productions, visit PinkWhite.biz. Tags: PinkLabel, Fruit Punch Productions, One Night Stand, Video on Demand, Indie Porn, Feminist Porn, Progressive, Fair-Trade, Queer Porn…

…porn weaves knowledge of brain hemispheres, waves, and lobes while highlighting the passion between these beautiful performers. Also check out Pulse Porn, which focuses on the heartbeat! Official Selection at the 2021 PornFilmFestival Berlin and 2021 San Francisco PornFilmFestival!   Watch EEG Orgy   Porn Warriors “If there is a…

…the PorYes Feminist Porn Awards in Berlin and was noted Toronto’s Feminist Porn Awards’ Visionary, as well as Curve Magazine’s Sex Curator. Her work adds representation to queer sexualities, spanning communities of color, gender expression, sexual desire, body politics, BDSM and other marginalized experiences with strikingly beautiful cinematography, humor, and…

…in Berlin since 2007. Her photographic work has been shown in Copenhagen, Tokyo, Warsaw, Bologna, Utrecht, New York, and Berlin. In 2013, Goodyn’s first short porn premiered at PornFilmFestival Berlin, which inspired her to continue shooting feminist porn. In 2015, Goodyn received an honorary PorYes Award. She took home two…

Fat-positive porn advocates for body positivity and inclusivity, challenging societal beauty standards and promoting self-love and acceptance for people of all body types. Like mainstream Hollywood, the adult film industry has traditionally portrayed a narrow, unrealistic beauty standard. However the feminist porn and queer porn movement has brought with it…

…make a profit. This formulation of pornography’s “problem” as primarily one of gender and power men’s porn consumption negatively impacts women has subsequently influenced a great deal of writing about, research on, and clashes over pornography. In the 1970s, for example, antipornography feminists argued that the pornography industry fostered a…

…As always, please use your best judgement as you explore pornography — whether as a viewer or creator! We hope these pearls of wisdom help you find — or make — the porn you wish to see. Our Bodies, Our Porn: A Trans-Positive Guide to Adult Films Trans performers and…

Europe has a handle on feminist porn, from Sweden’s Mia Engberg (Dirty Diaries) to Spain-based director and author Erika Lust (Lust Cinema), and German-based queer filmmaker Marit Östberg (Disorder Desire Productions). France holds lesbian filmmaker Emilie Jouvet, UK is home to Petra Joy, and this year Canada’s Feminist Porn Awards…

…was made by FLINTA (female/lesbian/inter/trans/agender) for FLINTA people, porn that was experimental, porn-art fusions, literotica, audio porn… As a standard consumer, you don’t realize how many options you have because of the incredible market dominance of the free tube sites and a prevalence of porn sites that are still designed…

The annual Feminist Porn Awards are upon us and performers, directors, academics, and fans from around the world will be traveling to Toronto, Ontario for the 10th Annual Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards. For many travelers, this will be their first time entering Canada. We’ve created a travel guide…

PinkLabel.tv is proud to sponsor the 2021 PorYes Awards in Berlin, Germany — and new to this year, host the VIRTUAL awards show online to a global audience. Founded in 2009 by adult sexuality shop and salon Sexclusivitaten, the PorYes Awards celebrate adult film directors who exemplify strong feminist values…

…features such as Voluptuous Biker Babes, underground art films American Gothic, and April Flores World.” The photographic work of the late Carlos Batts holds international cult status on the underground art scene and his video work continues this legacy. With Feminist Porn Awards’ Heartthrob of the Year and BBW super…

…industry theory to practice and first-hand experiences, here are resources for the porn-curious.   The Feminist Porn Book The Feminist Porn Book brings together for the first time writings by feminists in the adult industry and research by feminist porn scholars. This book investigates not only how feminists understand pornography,…

…Enactone), sex educator Dorrie Lane, and Chanelle Gallant, who originated the Feminist Porn Awards at the Canadian sex toy shop Good For Her in 2005. Events include a Meet-n-Greet on October 20th, the Awards Ceremony, Party, and Audience Award on October 21st, a panel on the 22nd, and a presentation…

PinkLabel.tv is proud to sponsor the 2019 PorYes Awards in Berlin, Germany. The PorYes Awards were founded in 2009 by adult sexuality shop and salon Sexclusivitaten to celebrate adult film directors who exemplified strong feminist values in production and product. Past honored recipients include many PinkLabel.TV featured filmmakers, including Jennifer…

The “PorYes” Feminist Porn Film Award Europe will be presented on Saturday, October 17th 2015, in Berlin to honor leaders in the sex-positive porn movement. This year recognizes many PinkLabel.tv filmmakers including: Gala Vanting, Goodyn Green, Jiz Lee, and Jennifer Lyon Bell. On Sunday, October 18th, a PorYes panel will…

A few years ago, the idea of shooting a high-quality porn film on your cellphone would have been impossible. Flash forward to 2013, and a movie called Because I Want You To Watch is recognized by the Feminist Porn Awards‘ Golden Beaver Award for Canadian Content. Directed by Keyhole Sessions…

by Andre Shakti I recently had the honor of interviewing over a dozen couples for a Cosmopolitan.com profile on their partnerships; in each case, either one or both individuals per partnership were involved in the porn industry. The story was inspired by the recent Porn Kills Love campaign that’s been…

…my speech on feminist perspectives on porn. (I won 1st and 6th place at two different tournaments). In doing research for that speech I learned a lot about feminist porn, although no one used the term “queer porn” around then, it was clear that it was something that I wanted…

…Post Pxrn Film Festival Warsaw, Porn Film Festival Vienna, Pornfilmfestival Berlin, Athens Porn Film Festival and many more. Watch now   Cravings Cravings afterglow Enter a steamy summer hookup in CRAVINGS, an afterglow original porn. Starring popular indie adult film starsMickey Mod and Maxine Holloway — and her beautiful baby…

…Filmmaker Winner of the 2010 Feminist Porn Awards.   Money Shot Blues & How to Fake Ejaculation Tobi Hill-Meyer 2012, USAAn autobiographical short film exploring Tobi’s first mainstream porn shoot and expectations around performance, Money Shot Blues and How to Fake Ejaculation stands out as a landmark film in the…

…labor in the porn industry, porn consumers are making it harder on them by pirating their work, with no money being channeled to the producers and performers. Performers like Jiz Lee, who has called for “ethical porn consumption”, have noted that porn piracy can sometimes be even more exploitative than…

…but when I heard that the Bay’s premier queer porn house had done a guy/girl scene almost as an experiment, I was intrigued. It seemed like an attempt to answer the question, “what happens when queer porn producers make straight porn?” You quickly discover that the differences between straight and…

…Award for Best Narrative Feature: Two in the Bush: A Love Story Laura Madalinski CineKink Choice Award / Honorable Mention Sickies Making Films Joe Tropea CINEKINK BEST – JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORTS CineKink Best awards, which go to short works in competition during the festival, were determined by jury…

…See the [Queer] Porn Star Talk‘): “…our culture’s lack of age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education has positioned pornography as an awkward substitute teacher. When people do not have other sources of explicit sexual information, they often turn to porn for examples; and if the only kind of porn available presents a…

…that kind of became like an instant cult classic. Cyndi: Certainly in queer and alternative spaces, it is the ultimate in queer porn, alt porn, feminist porn — all of the extra labels one would put on it to distinguish it, I guess, from “regular” porn. So let’s start there,…

…or art Racial discourses in anti-porn or sex positive feminist approaches to pornography Histories of race or racial minorities in pornography or pornographic cultural production Ethnopornography and race Racial or interracial communities in pornography Race in global, transnational, or diasporic pornographies Racial fetishism Race and disability politics in pornography Race…

CALL FOR PAPERS: INSIDE GONZO PORN Porn Studies Special Issue: Inside Gonzo Porn This special issue of Porn Studies focuses on contemporary gonzo pornography. Emerging in the United States in the late 1980s and pioneered by directors such as John Stagliano, Seymore Butts, Ben Dover, and Rodney Moore, gonzo constituted…

…from SNAPSHOT (2017 Toronto International Porn Festival’s “Movie of the Year” Winner and 2018 XBIZ Awards “Best All-Girl Release” Nominee ), BIRTHDAY (2018), PUT the NEEDLE on the RECORD (2016), and BED PARTY: Eden Alexander and Sebastian Keys (2014 Feminist Porn Awards “Best Boygasm Award” Winner) by Shine Louise Houston….

…of particular interest are not limited to but may address: New formats/new platforms Amateur gay porn/User generated content Bareback porn Niche and fetish gay porn The gay porn industry Gay porn stars Gay porn audiences and porn fandom Discussion forums and gay porn blogs This special edition of Porn Studies…

…Full by AORTA Films; The Pickup and The Chase by Urvashi of Spark Erotic, Neurosex3, and more. 2018 CineKink Award Winners 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…

…and MERGER by Spark Erotic, and many more! Find these films and more in our “Best of Cinekink” selection! Congrats to this year’s winners! CINEKINK 2017 Award Winners CINEKINK CHOICE – AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS CineKink Choice awards, which go to feature-length works in competition during the festival, were determined by…

PinkLabel.TV’s PORN CLUB is like a book club for porn nerds. Each month, we offer a selection of titles in our new adult film review series in efforts to encourage discussion about porn as an indie film genre, reviewing of classic and contemporary titles available on our streaming network. Topics…

Feminist Porn Filmmakers is a new documentary by the artist Lora Hristova. The film includes interviews and non-explicit clips from participants films, and has graciously released the 28 minute on YouTube. The film explores definitions of ‘feminist porn’, shows examples of the filmmakers work, and discusses issues around trans and…

…and projects have screened world-wide, and presented at academic institutions, most recently at Stanford University. Houston has been honored at the PorYes Feminist Porn Awards in Berlin and was noted Toronto’s Feminist Porn Awards’ Visionary, as well as Curve Magazine’s Sex Curator. Her work adds representation to queer sexualities, spanning…

…porn because A LOT of people want it and the field is still relatively small. Porn is art that intentionally produces orgasms and education. It is our hope that cis men and trans men who are interested in sleeping together will enjoy our porn as an informative elaboration on their…

…Houston’s favorite scenes. Houston will be in attendance and will also host a workshop where you’ll learn how to make your bedroom as sexy and functional as a porn set, and Jiz Lee will share Sex Tips from a Porn Star. (Be sure to check out as well as a…

…(known as Del LaGrace) has succeeded in making a fascinating porno-documentary that pushes the boundaries of sexual definition and practice. Hans and Del have changed their sexual and gender identities. “Pansexual Public Porn is a pornographic FTM home video filmed live in a British gay cruising site.” ~ Frameline 22…

…performers Pornography and its relationship to other forms of sex work Casting, stereotyping, and niche performance Pornography as craft The commercial segregation of adult business, payment and advertising Mainstream commercial pornography and workers rights Piracy and the #payforyourporn movement Studio systems and contract performers Legal and social restrictions on porn…

…examples includes Sexpert Tyomi and adult performers/educators Jet Setting Jasmine and King Noire. The site also offers “The Porn Conversation” book for parental porn literacy and the Lust Zine with up-to-date articles. Sssh.com runs a #SexTalkTuesday Twitter discussion on various topics related to pornography, sexual health, consent, and more. Their…

…and material cultures of pornography pornification and the mainstreaming of pornography porn in the context of celebrity studies pornography’s audiences and fan cultures pornography’s digital cultures and economies porn and sex work in legislative contexts anti-pornography speeches Essays submitted for peer review should be approximately 5,500-7,500 words and must conform…

…those cultural products and services designated as pornographic.” The study of pornography is certainly worthy of scholastic attention, and the news alone has been reported in The Atlantic, and Time. Later issues will cover specific focus; submissions for Racial Pornographies is due in April, while Music and Porn call for…

…and the arousal of others (even if you’re not attracted to them). I encourage everyone to watch porn. If you have an image of porn that repulses you, I encourage you to watch better porn, I encourage you to #PayForYourPorn. — Jet Noir Before we slip into our holiday finery,…

…A FINE LINE Directed by Meti Oker, features abcde Flash and Matís d´Arc. Award determined by festival jury, this year including Thor Stockman, Viviane Tang and Bill Woods. BRING IT! AWARD CineKink 2020 / BRING IT! Award RESTLESS Directed by Urvashi; stars Rogue and many, many hands. Award determined by…

…medias that they were already consumers of. So we decided that one of the works should be pornography (other works include a graphic novel, a concept album, a dance performance, 3D-printed rings, etc) in part because of porn’s universality. We had never made porn before. As a performance-maker, Mahx has…

…deals that fit individual needs. Compensation can come in forms other than monetary value. Indie porn star James Darling informs me that he’s done trades in exchange for expensive toys and fetish gear. And while not a trade, per se, beloved porn star and sapient author Stoya notes a performer…

…I identify my sex life as “open” as I am open to try most things. Why is this important? Being a sex educator, adult retail buyer and all around sex nerd, I find myself watching a fair bit of porn. Because I watch a fair amount of high quality porn,…

Special Issue on Performers, Directors, and Producers Although the Porn Studies Journal has been running for almost ten years, it has had very few submissions that focus on particular porn performers, directors, or producers. The journal hopes to remedy this with a special issue next year on porn performance. Short…

Dr. Annie Sprinkle’s Female-To-Male: A Transsexual Love Story Review by Domina Doll I *heart* Annie Sprinkle. I have been a big fan of Annie since my university days when I first discovered her in one of my feminist art classes. I admired her unorthodox performance art that embraced her feminine…

…multiple 2014 XBIZ Award nominations, including Feminist Porn Release of the Year (OCCUPIED: a queer hardcore romance for the 99%) and Specialty Site of the Year (PinkLabel.tv and CrashPadSeries.com). Performer Jiz Lee will be present at the Awards Ceremony to represent the company and San Francisco Bay Area’s queer porn…

…reactions to call them canonical.” Moreover, she argues, many subsequent studies have gravitated toward queer and/or feminist pornographies, while largely neglecting the more dominant varieties of adult cinema that have proven either harder to politically reclaim (heterosexual hard-core forms) or generated little controversy among anti-porn feminists (soft-core forms). Yet, by…

Porn Studies Forum – Porn Studies (Routledge) The Porn Studies Forum is a regular section of Porn Studies that provides a space for timely responses to issues and developments within the academic study of pornography. We encourage provocative and open-ended short pieces of 500-1,500 words (including notes). Especially encouraged are…

…music: feature vs. gonzo vs. alternative Collaborations between porn producers and musicians Porn and different musical genres: influences and exchanges Porn and different musical subcultures: mutual influence and community belonging Porn and the pop (or rock) star Porn stars in the musical industry Transmigration of imaginaries from pornography to music…

PORN CLUB is like a book club for porn nerds. Each month, PinkLabel.TV‘s offers a selection of titles in its new adult film review review series seeking to encourage discussions about porn as an indie film genre, with reviews of classic and contemporary titles available on our streaming network. Topics…

…Sweden, 80 minutes (sarnosthefilm.com) A loving profile of legendary sexploitation director Joe Sarno, “the Ingmar Bergman of 42nd Street,” and his wife and collaborator Peggy. Watch Trailer “CINEKINK BEST” – JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORTS CineKink Best awards, which go to short works in competition during the festival, were determined…

…annual festival possible. PORNFILMFESTIVAL BERLIN AWARDS 2015 BEST SHORT FILM HOUSEBOY by Pandora Blake (Honorable mention) LAST CALL by Katybit BEST FEATURE FILM NOVA DUBAI by Gustavo Vinagre BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM YES, WE FUCK! by Antonio Centeno & Raul de la Morena BEST DIRECTOR Maike Brochhaus for SCHNICK SCHNACK…

The PornFilmFestival returns to Berlin The annual PornFilmFestival Berlin is an alternative, independent film festival that focuses on sexuality, politics, feminism and gender issues, and is the only festival of its kind in Germany. Premiering in 2006, the festival has screened thousands of films from around the world, featuring feminist…

…Gnash about her new queer clown porn film Party Favors to learn what excites her about clown porn, and what the trend might say about our social climate.   PLTV: What, in your opinion, is the definition of Clown Porn? Abigail Gnash: Well, the surface definition is that it’s porn…

…show her breasts. I wanted to be her! Damiano and I also visited the Museum of Erotic Art, which the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality had put together, housed in a big old Victorian house. There I learned that porn could be art, and art could be porn…

…joined yet, subscribe to PinkLabel PLUS and enjoy unlimited access to all of these films all for the price of one membership. March New Releases CANDICE A portrait of iconic feminist pornographer Candida Royalle. Candice Vadala aka Candida Royalle is known by many as the “godmother of feminist porn.” She…

…mainstream all-girl porn by showing what lesbians—and lesbian sex—were really like. These new dyke pornographers took a variety of approaches to creating hot, feminist porn for lesbians. Some took a “softer” approach, forgoing SM or close-ups of genitals and opting instead for full-body shots and narratives that emphasized love, romance,…

Dusk TV, a Dutch adult cable station (pretty awesome!) held its first “Porna Awards” over the weekend. The channel chose female-directed films to screen and asked a panel of women to vote, along with submitting comments about what they thought was sexy. The nominations were: Your Orgasm Inside Me (Dane…

…work on michaeljmorris.co and michaeljmorris.weebly.com and follow them on Instagram. 1. Bobby Noble, “Knowing Dick: Penetration and the Pleasures of Feminist Porn’s Trans Men,” in The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure, eds. Constance Penley, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Mireille Miller-Young, and Tristan Taormino (New York City: The Feminist…

…language from scratch, and who were doing so with pretty much no support from either the adult film industry or the feminist community. They were truly feminist pioneers, and their work is still as exciting now as it was then. Here are some selections to get you started… Viewer’s Guide…

…@ 9:00 pm /AfterGlow!! Featured entertainment: Xen: The Movie Heartbreak v. Obscura   CONGRATS to CINEKINK 2016 Winners! CineKink Best Documentary Short: FEMINIST PORN FILMMAKERS Explores the definitions of feminist porn, issues around genderqueer visibility, sex education, internet piracy and censorship. (Directed by Lora Hristova, 2015, United Kingdom, 28 minutes….

…Suzil Von Award of Merit – Best Acting Performance: Goodsell, Good Love Directed by Tommy Lazer & Suzil Von Award of Merit – Most Likely to Make You Want to Fuck: Flo & Hector in Hasenheide Directed by Flo Cane & Nikolaj Tange Lange Award of Merit – Best Orgasm:…