TORONTO — The winners of the 2014 Good for Her Feminist Porn Awards were announced Friday night at The Castefield Event Theatre.
The ninth annual event, sponsored by Slixa, once again attracted directors and performers from around the world. Twenty-three awards were handed out in categories ranging from Smutty Schoolteacher Award for Sex Education to Steamiest Straight Movie.
"Good For Her began organizing the Feminist Porn Awards in 1996 to celebrate the growing diversity of porn where everyone can see their bodies and desires reflected," said Carlyle Jansen, founder of Good for Her and producer of the Feminist Porn Awards. “Feminist Porn is rapidly eclipsing mainstream options for its fair trade labor practices and inclusivity for everyday people. The festival showcases an increased level of sophistication and cinematography that appeals to both the mainstream porn audience as well as to those who feel left out of porn’s traditional style of eroticism.”
Responding to feedback that they want to “see more porn," the events also included a screening event called Public Provocative Porn: The Year’s Best in Feminist Film, giving audiences a chance to see more of the films as well as the opportunity to engage with filmmakers with their questions. Held at the Bloor Hot Docs Theatre in Toronto on April 3, more than 500 people gathered to watch selections from Feminist Porn Award-nominated films. French filmmaker Ovidie, Amsterdam-based Jennifer Lyon Bell, Australia’s Zahra Stardust, Barcelona’s Lucie Blush, Americans Paul Deeb, Courtney Trouble and Shine Louise Houston, as well as local filmmakers Carey Gray and Sonya Barnett were on the panel to share their experiences, goals and processes in filmmaking. Orgranizers said "these selections of films shattered assumptions about the porn aesthetic, from folks who used an iPhone to those with big budgets, from soft to edgy, artsy and political."
The 2014 Good For Her Feminist Porn Award winners are:
Sexiest Short
No Artificial Sweeteners
The Madame
Sexiest Short
Trains
Paul Deeb
Steamiest Straight Movie
The Temptation of Eve
Jacky St. James
Golden Beaver for Canadian Content
Power at Play
Carey Gray
Best Direction
Liberte Sexuelle/Sexual Freedom: Sex Stories 3
Ovidie
Smutty Schoolteacher Award for Sex Education
Tristan Taormino’s Guide to Bondage For Couples
Tristan Taormino
Hottest Dyke Film
Lesbian Curves 2: Hard Femme
Courtney Trouble
2014 Indie Porn Icon
Carlos Batts
Most Tantalizing Trans Film
Trans Grrrls
Courtney Trouble
Hottest Kink Movie
Rubber Bordello
Soma Snakeoil
Hottest Straight Vignette
Xconfessions
Erika Lust
Hottest Lesbian Vignette
Women Reclaiming Sex on Film
Madison Young
Steamiest Romantic Movie
The Submission of Emma Marx
Jacky St. James/Eddie Powell
Best Boygasm
Bed Party
Shine Louise Houston
Heartthrob Of The Year
Zahra Stardust
Slixa Movie Of The Year
Silver Shoes
Jennifer Lyon Bell
2014 Honored Websites
WendyWilliamsxxx.com
NaughtyNatural.com
JuicyPinkBox.com
WeLoveGoodSex.com
2014 Honorable Mentions
Something Better: Performers Talk About Feminism and Porn
Ms. Naughty
Doing It Again: Playful Awakenings
Tobi Hill-Meyer
Best Slumber Party Ever
Samuel Shanahoy
Photo of Courtney Trouble by Kristy Boyce
