The Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards

As Annie Sprinkle famously said, "the answer to bad porn isn't no porn. It's more porn!" Good For Her couldn't agree more. We all know that the world is inundated with cheesy, cliche, degrading, no-budget, patronizing and stupid porn. But we also believe that erotic fantasy is powerful stuff, and that women and marginalized communities deserve to put their dreams and desires on film too. As feminists and sex-positive people, we want to showcase and honour those who are doing it right, like filmmakers who understand that people of colour are sexual beings - not sexual objects. Like performers who want to see body diversity, so they shake their ample butts in front of the camera. Like everyone who ever said "why aren't my fantasies and realities ever reflected in porn?" so they picked up a camcorder and recorded their friends getting it on.

Good For Her wants porn to be held to a higher standard. We all deserve to see artistic expressions that celebrate who we are in all our glory, and artists deserve to have there work recognized. We think these are pretty good reasons to hold the Annual Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards.

Do the Feminist Porn Awards discriminate against men?

Good gravy, no. We know that there are a lot of men who are sick of the same formulaic porn being shoved down their throats like it's the only thing that exists. We love the men who appreciate a different perspective on porn, and we love the men who make porn that celebrates the ladies, and we love it when menget what we are doing!

What makes a movie a Feminist Porn Award winner?

In order to be considered for a Feminist Porn Award, the movie/short/website/whatever!  must meet at least one of the following criteria:

     1)  A woman had a hand in the production, writing, direction, etc. of the work.

     2)  It depicts genuine female pleasure

     3)  It expands the boundaries of sexual representation on film and challenges stereotypes that are often found in mainstream porn. 

And of course, it has to be hot!

Overall, Feminist Porn Award winners tend to show movies that consider a female viewer from start to finish.  This means that you are more likely to see active desire and consent, real orgasms, and women taking control of their own fantasies (even when that fantasy is to hand over that control). 

What can I expect if I attend the Feminist Porn Awards?

On Thursday, April 8th, we'll take over the Bloor Cinema at 506 Bloor Street West to screen scenes from movies from selected directors, as well as some good ol' fashioned moderated discussion and Q&A with attending filmmakers, and you'll get a chance to vote in our first ever Viewer's Choice Award.  On Friday, April 9th, some of our favorite porn makers and lovers will descend upon the Berkeley Church (315 Queen Street East) for a night of debauchery, fab entertainment and earnest acceptance speeches.  

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