Dates, Deadlines Set for 2014 Feminist Porn Awards, Conference

TORONTO—Good for Her, Tristan Taormino and The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies have announced the dates and submission deadlines for The 2014 Feminist Porn Awards and The 2nd Annual Feminist Porn Conference. The 9th Annual Feminist Porn Awards, which will be held April 3-4, 2014 in Toronto, include a screening of nominated films with directors, producers, and performers in attendance as well as the Feminist Porn Awards Gala at the Capitol Theatre. The Awards have been celebrating diverse sexuality, desire and ethically produced porn since 2006. They offer audiences an alternative to mainstream porn and access to provocative sexy films that are sometimes not available to a wider audience. “We’re very excited about receiving this year’s submissions,” said Carlyle Jansen, founder of Good for Her and The Feminist Porn Awards. "Every year we have an even more diverse group of films by people of all sexes, genders, bodies and desires to share with our growing audience. We look forward to seeing what expanded feminist expressions of porn look like on screen, and seeing more locally produced films." The deadline for submissions to the Feminist Porn Awards is January 17, 2014.  The 2nd Annual Feminist Porn Conference will take place April 5-6, 2014, at the University of Toronto. The deadline to submit presentation proposals is December 23, 2013. The Feminist Porn Conference brings together academics, students, cultural critics, sex workers, activists, fans, performers, directors, and producers to explore the intersections between feminism and pornography as well as feminist porn as a genre, industry, and movement. The conference includes sessions devoted to both academic and non-academic presentations, film screenings, akeynote talk, and networking time. In addition, this year there will be a business track featuring workshops on production and filmmaking, legal issues, marketing and branding, social media, affiliate programs, and web-based technologies. “I’m thrilled to return to the University of Toronto for the conference. Last year’s event exceeded all my expectations, and I look forward to expanding to two days of programming this year,” said Taormino, founder and producer of The Feminist Porn Conference. “Plus, with generous support from The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, we were able to move to a fully accessible building on campus.”