photo by Lana Paiement

I am still reeling from an incredible and inspiring weekend!  It all started off at the Berkeley Church on Friday, and what a venue!  It was so swank, and everybody I talked to loved it!  We had some special guests in the house including Jiz Lee, Syd Blakovich, Madison Young, Courtney Trouble, Tobi Hill-Myer, Mimi Balfour, Joanne Loton (who filmed the awards for an upcoming documentary!), Ken Rowe, not to mention some superstar presenters including Jess Dobkin, Bobby Noble, Jessica Yee, J. D. Bauchery, Sasha Van Bon Bon and many more. Boylesque did an AMAZING job as our trophy boys, and Raging Asian Women started us off with some incredibly powerful taiko drumming that was so mesmerizing and brought tears to my eyes! CoCo La Creme did a beautiful tribute to Josephine Baker, and was gorgeous as always.  And Daddy K and the Rhythm Method did a stellar job with their gigantic dance performance - 12 people on stage treating us to their interpretations of a lesbian pajama party, Mormons gone deliciously perverted and some sweet slick moves that raised the bar on their already awesome repertoire!

I’m waiting to see the video footage of Madison Young’s acceptance of her award for Indie Porn Pioneer, but it’s too dirty to put on YouTube.  But Here’s Dylan Ryan accepting her Heartthrob of the Year trophy: (courtesy of Jiz Lee)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!  Here are the winners!

Hottest Kink Movie

Perversions of Lesbian Lust Vol.1 | Madison Young; Madison Bound Productions

Steamiest Trans Scene

Crash Pad Series 2- Unlocked | Shine Louise Houston; Pink and White Productions

Sexiest Straight Movie

Intense Desires | Eli Cross ; Lennox Films

Hottest Mature Couple’s Movie

Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless | Tony Comstock; Comstock Films

Most Sensual Softcore & Golden Beaver Award for Canadian Content

Man of My Dreams | Mimi Balfour; Cleopatra Productions

Steamiest Educational Series

Red Hot Touch Series | New World Sex Education

Sexiest Dyke Movie

One Night Stand (Pour Une Nuit) | Emilie Jouvet; Hysterie Productions + Fatale Media

Most Deliciously Diverse Cast

Roulette | Courtney Trouble; Nofauxxx Productions

Heartthrob of the Year

Dylan Ryan | For work in Strap-on Motel, Sex Mannequin, Crash Pad Series Volume 3, Champion, Perversions of Lesbian Lust: Volume 1 and Lesbian Life: Real Sex San Francisco.

Heartthrob of the Year

Tyler Knight | For work in Chemistry 4 and Intense Desires

Indie Porn Pioneer

Madison Young

Movie of the Year

Champion | Shine Louise Houston; Pink and White Productions

Honorable Mentions:

• Voluptuous Biker Babes | Carlos Batts; Adam and Eve Pictures
• Matinee | Jennifer Lyon Bell; Blue Artichoke Films
• Couch Surfers: Trans Men in Action | Trannywood Pictures; Brazen Garage Squad Productions
• Skateboard Kink Freak | Maria Beatty; Bleu Productions
• Barcelona Sex Project | Erika Lust; Lust Films

For more pictures, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/feministpornawards/

In addition to hosting the very fabulous Fourth Annual Feminist Porn Awards and Feisty Feminist Porn on the Big Screen, we are giddy with excitement over not one but TWO very special workshops facilitated by the one and only Madison Young.  Check it out:

DIY PORN with Writer, Director and Performer Madison Young
Saturday April 25th, 1-3 pm
at Good For Her (175 Harbord Street)
$35, pre-register through Good For Her or call 416-588-0900

Make your own porn and Make Waves One Orgasm at a time! Learn the basics of how to tap into your own personal sexual fantasies, how to manifest those fantasies for the camera, the basics of documenting, writing a script, casting, financing your porn, and how to get your movies to the intended audience (even if that audience is just you and your partner).  Everyone Welcome.

AND!!!

Madison Young presents The Zen Submissive
Sunday, April 26, 2-4 pm
at Northbound Leather (586 Yonge Street)
$30 per person, pre-registration only through Northbound Leather

Brought to you by Northbound Leather, Good For Her and TheControlEnthusiast.com

Most of the information on BDSM focuses on the skills that tops need, but what about the tools that will help you be the best submissive you can be? Madison Young, author, bondage model, porn star & director, will help you find the tools you need! You’ll learn how to process pain and strong sensations, ways to take care of yourself physically and emotionally while in service to your dominant, visualizations and vocalizations that will help you ride the energy of the scene, tips for connecting with your top, and more. Madison will also give you a list of resources for future exploration and discuss the role of a zen submissive in the BDSM community. Come find out how strong a submissive can be from someone who knows! Please wear comfortable clothes that you can move in. This workshop is recommended for dominants, submissives and switches of any gender.

Madison Young , your kinky girl next door, is making waves in feminism one orgasm at a time with her award winning queer production company Madison Bound Productions and her award winning nationally recognized art gallery and performance space Femina Potens. Femina Potens is a sex positive art gallery and performance space dedicated to women and transgendered artists. Madison has traveled the world with her sex positive performances, workshops, panels, art work and readings from her upcoming memoir “The Tail of a Bondage Model”. Madison’s writings have been published in On Our Backs and Girlfriends Magazine and can also be found in the anthology “Baby Remember My Name”. Madison has been featured on MTV’s LOGO channel program Out and About, the documentary Lesbian Sex and Sexuality Porn Today : Pushing the Limits, and was featured in Brian Alexander’s recent book release “America Unzipped”. For more information about Madison, please visit www.madisonbound.com.

The provocative and diverse TRIGGER COLLECTIVE is hosting Toronto’s first ever annual TRIGGER FESTIVAL!

A militantly unapologetic group of performers, facilitators, speakers, musicians and activists will transform Bread & Circus Theatre with outrageous interactive performances reclaiming the notion of the queer survivor through art as activism and activism as art.

Friday April 3rd
Door 9pm Show 10pm
HOSTED BY THE FABULOUS MC CHASE
Hobo Homos
Brescia Birdthroat Bloodbeard
“Super Here”
Montreal’s Coral Short
Ahmed G-Hottest
Tomboyfriend
Jon Pressick
Dylan
Mikiki Mikiki
LeeLee
Luka Sidaravicious
DJ Property Smith and DJ 4est

Saturday April 4th
Workshop Series & Marketplace 12 - 6pm
* Property Smith: “Fat & Sexy: Navigating Identity in Fat-Phobic Culture & The Sex Industry” 1-2pm
* 519, Evana Ortigoza & Ahmed Muslimani: “The Queer Refugee Experience in Canada” 2:30-3:30pm
* The People Project: “Hip Hop & Homophobia: Acting with Resistance” 3:45 - 4:45pm
*Renee Pilgrim & Susanda Yee “Six Degrees Community Acupuncture: Sexual and Sensual Healing for Queers (with a treatment!)” 5-6pm

* Gayden Ahren Carlin: “Homo Knit-In” 12-6pm
* “The Clothesline Project for Survivors” 12-6pm

Market Vendors and Craft Sellers! 1-6pm
Brescia Birdthroat Bloodbeard - pins, buttons, zines
Recess Rebels - amazing 50’s imagery on every item
Vintage Love - old school art with a twist
Bike Pirates - bring your bike and learn the ropes
Caro Moffat - vinyl, jewellry, funky fashion
Coco La Creme - pasties, burlesque musts & matchmaking!

Saturday April 4th
Door 9pm Show 10pm
HOSTED BY THE FABULOUS MC CHASE
Air Heart
Kim Crosby & Natalyn Tremblay
Coco La Creme
Hobo Homos
Ryan G. Hinds
Chase Joynt & Dylan
Nolan Natasha
Kate Lamothe of Montreal
Tori Jezebel
Mikiki Mikiki
DJ Shane Mackinnon

FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW!
Good For Her $20 (cash only) gets into everything
Friday & Saturday shows: $12 on door
Saturday Marketplace & Workshops: $5 on door

Proudly Sponsored by:
Good For Her, Come As You Are, Steam Whistle, Bicycles on St Clair This Ain’t The Rosedale Library, and Moog Audio.