We’re back in the land of bearded babes and bicycles. Pink & White Productions, based in San Francisco, took a field-trip to our neighbors in the North last weekend to attend the Feminist Porn happenings in Toronto, Canada.

For the last eight years, Canada has been home to the Feminist Porn Awards, hosted by Toronto’s women-owned sex shop Good For Her. Inspired by feminist porn icon Annie Sprinkle, who said “The answer to bad porn isn’t no porn… it’s to try and make better porn!” Good For Her created an award ceremony to honor the film artists who produce sex-positive work with feminist sensibilities. These sensibilities include: expanding the representations sexuality, the employment of women and other marginalized peoples in the creation of the work, and the focus on genuine pleasure. Sounds like our kind of party!

Performer Jiz Lee presented BIODILDO, by new PinkLabel.tv director Christian Slaughter, at Public. Porn. Provacative. Also screened were Krutch by Clark Matthews, Taken by Gala Vanting, among others.

BIODILDO, by Christian Slaughter

At the 8th Annual Feminist Porn Awards, BIODILDO took home the honor of “Sexiest Short Film.” It’s star Jiz was honored as Heartthrob of the Year. The night also included honors to other Pink friends, including Petra Joy, Courtney Trouble, April Flores and C Batts Fly , Wolf Hudson, Tobi Hill-Meyer, Ignacio Rivera (AKA Papí Coxxx) and many more. Here’s a list of the winners:

8th Annual Feminist Porn Award Winners

Sexiest Short
Biodildo
Christian Slaughter

Sexiest Short
Krutch (Hopefully on PinkLabel.tv soon!)
Clark Matthews (interview)

Steamiest Straight Movie
Friends With Benefits
Paul Thomas

Sexiest Star Feature
April Flores World
Carlos Batts

Most Sensual Softcore Movie
The Pleasure Professionals
Justine Mii

Smutty Schoolteacher Award for Sex Education
Expert Guide to Pegging: Strap-on Anal Sex for Couples
Tristan Taormino

Golden Beaver Award for Canadian Content
Because I Want You To Watch
The Madame (Keyhole Sessions)

Hottest Dyke Film
Lesbian Curves
Courtney Trouble

2013 Trailblazer
Nan Kinney

2013 Indie Porn Icon
Julie Simone

Most Tantalizing Trans Film
Billy Castro’s Naughty Squirters
Billy Castro

Hottest Kink Movie
50 Shades of Dylan Ryan
Madison Young

Hottest Vignette
A Taste Of Joy
Petra Joy

Steamiest Romantic Movie
Forbidden Lovers #1 
Nica Noelle

Heartthrob of The Year
Christian (aka Christian XXX)

Heartthrob of The Year
Jiz Lee

Movie of The Year
Infidelité
Ovidie

2013 Honoured Websites

ftmfucker.com
WolfHudsonIsBad.com
PornographicLove.com

2013 Honourable Mentions

Connections: Real Couples, Joyful Sex
Ms. Naughty

Amber
Gala Vanting, Frank Ly

Consent: Society
Lynsey G.

Want to watch? You can check out the work of of some of the most notable nominees from the convenience of your computer screen, including nominees Justify My Jiz, Sexing the Transman, and works from Ms Naughty, and 2013 Feminist Porn Awards winning short, BIODILDO.

jes sachse, Carrie Gray, Tobi Hill-Meyer, Carlos Batts, April Flores, Courtney Trouble

The Feminist Porn Conference followed the morning after, with Jiz Lee and fellow Pink & White Productions’ star Dylan Ryan presenting their essays from The Feminist Porn Book. The two presented “Making Authenticity Explicit: How Women-Made Pornography Constructs “Real Sex” along with Shar Rednour, Jill Bakehorn.

Jiz Lee and Dylan Ryan present on “To Be Real: Authenticity in Queer and Feminist Porn”

Pink & White Productions Founder/Director Shine Louise Houston presented a short documentary, “Shiny Jewels,” on her work. In it, Shine Louise Houston speaks with Shine Louise Houston and her co-director Shine Louise Houston about a day in the life of an adult film maker. This short documentary looks at the creative process, practical nuts and bolts as well as the ethics of Shine Louise Houston. What does liking porn say about one’s self? What does it mean to make porn for others? Why, in your everyday life, are you closeted about what you do? These questions and more are answered candidly in this self-conscious, self-reflective and humorous short. It was brilliant and will be online soon.

Shine Louise Houston in “Shiny Jewels”

Also, stay tuned in because we will be posting interviews with your favorite Feminist Porn Awards directors and talent!