Petra Joy has made some pretty great lady-centric erotic films in her day (including Female Fantasies and Feeling It! just for starters…) and she’s now passing on some of her know-how to other female filmmakers by way of the newly established Joy Award.  This award is given out through a short film competition with the theme “what is erotic to you?”  First prize is a decidedly sweet 800€, and is open to first-time female filmmakers in any format from animation, documentary, to erotic vignette.  The winners will be shown at the Berlin Pornfilmfest in October, and the competition closes on September 30th 2009, so hop to it.  Also, the Joy Awards are sponsored by the awesome Pjur, so you know they’ve got class (and long lasting lubricity).