From October 18-20st the film award ceremony for feminist pornography will present sensual and consensual alternatives to mainstream pornography. Also, we are celebrating the 16-year existence of the award. This decade is characterized by a sexpositive movement that concentrates on feminist focus areas such as sexual knowledge transferral. Books and magazines about feminist porn were published; universities have taken on pornography as a research topic. We a sincerely happy about this positive response and the fact that a wide publicity has been created for realistic pornography together with a transformation of the erotic culture has been created.
The PorYes Feminist Porn Film Award was initiated by communication scientist, author and operator of the first feminist Sexshop Europe’s Sexclusivitaeten, Dr. Laura Méritt together with sex activist and photographer Polly Fannlaf. Since 2009, the award stands for respectful portrayal of all genders and a diverse sexuality. The public award is accompanied by dialogue sessions and a very sexy aftershow
party. All in the entire 3-day event is prepared by members oft he Freudenfluss Netzwerk- a loose network of volunteers and activists. The PorYes prize, the beautiful Oyster has been awarded to pioneers such as Candida Royalle, Annie Sprinkle & Joseph Kramer, Monika Treut, Shine Louise Houston oder queere Pornstars wie Jiz Lee, Buck Angel, Bishop Black and many more.
Fucking sensible!
That’s the highly political motto of this year’s PorYes Awards, which will take place in Berlin from October 18-20. For an entire weekend, the sex-positive movement will once again write its history of sexualities and use boozy feminist humor to put the prevailing positions in their place. Fucking sensible, meaningful fucking, or even fucking meaningful, combines the meaningful with the sensitive, and thus intellectual concepts with our feelings. These are qualities that are urgently needed at the moment and are being used consciously and politically by the nominated filmmakers.
Last time, the focus was on the question of consciousness raising in (feminist) porn: we referred to “consciousness raising” as a feminist practice that makes power structures visible and changeable. Previous topics included authenticity, identity, stereotypes, ablesim, and feministing the gaze.
The Nominées 2025
Amadalia Liberté from Chile advocates for dissidents of all kinds with her eco-sexual film, while in *The (W)Hole* by Mahx Capacity (USA), traumas are transformed into body-based pleasure and political activity. Sex chronicler and activist Krista Beinstein (A) has been provoking audiences for decades with powerful portrayals of female pleasure. Berlin-based filmmaker and performer Lofi Cherry (S) impresses with unconventional and critical underground porn, while Royal Fetish Films (USA) politicizes and provides diverse education on racism in porn with an all-Black crew.
The award ceremony will be opened by the director of the Theater Hebbel am Ufer Annemie Vanackeren. Laura Méritt and Janina Rook, comedienne, presenter and producer of the feminist comedy podcast Schamlos. will lead through the evening with the nominees, international guests and sexy clips.
*Event will be held in German and English. PorYes-AWARD in cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
Date: 18th of October 2025/ Time: 8 pm / Venue: Hebbel am Ufer Theater 10963 Berlin
PorYes-AWARD in cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin: Tickets.
