NEW YORK — The 16th annual CineKink NYC came to a close this past Sunday when organizers announced the festival’s winners at the closing awards show.
“The kinky film festival" notably awarded Jennifer Lyon Bell its first-ever CineKink Artist Spotlight award, which was designed to honor outstanding artistry over a body of work. A number of Bell’s films including “Headshot,” “Matinee,” “Skin Like Sun,” “Silver Shoes,” and this year’s “Adorn” have screened at CineKink since 2006.
“It’s exciting to see sex-positive filmmaking come into its own, and display such a range of voices and talent,” said Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder and director. "Congratulations and thanks are in order, not just to the winners, but to all of the filmmakers for contributing to this year’s outstanding line-up!"
Selections from CineKink NYC will be featured in a traveling version of the festival, which is slated to appear in various cities throughout the year.
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The CineKink Award winners are:
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Best Documentary Feature
"The Artist & The Pervert" (Beatrice Behn and René Gebhardt)
Best Narrative Feature
"Two in the Bush: A Love Story" (Laura Madalinski)
Honorable Mention
"Sickies Making Films" (Joe Tropea)
SHORTS COMPETITION
Best Dramatic Short
"Adorn" (Jennifer Lyon Bell)
Best Comedy Short
"Me Time" (Iyabo Boyd)
Best Documentary Short
"The Baroness" (Isabel Faintych)
"What’s Your Policy on Orgasms?" (Zoe D’Amaro)
Best Animated Short
"Sweet Sweet Kink: A Collection of BDSM Stories" (Maggie Bailey)
Best Musical Short
"Remember Me" (Luis Camacho)
Honorable Mentions
"The Alley" (Inka Winter)
"Birthday" (Shine Louise Houston)
"I Am Lucie Bee" (Ms. Naughty)
"Lesson #1" (Alberto Ferreras)
"Lesson #8" (Alberto Ferreras)
CINEKINK SHOWCASE
“Bring It!” Award
"PSA" (Urvashi)
"Transcendent Bodies" (Barbara Carrellas)
CINEKINK TRIBUTE
CineKink Tribute - Mainstream Film/TV
"Blockers" (Kay Cannon; Universal Pictures)
Honorable Mentions
"The Bisexual" (Desiree Akhavan and Rowan Riley; Hulu)
"Wanderlust" (Nick Payne; Netflix)
"Cam" (Daniel Goldhaber; Netflix)
