CineKink Festival Tour Kicks Off in Portland on Sunday, August 4

PORTLAND, OR—The 2013 CineKink Festival Tour hits the ground running this weekend, with a one-night screening of sex-positive and kink-friendly films in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, August 4. CineKink PDX will begin at 7pm with a screening of the “Best of CineKink/2013,” followed by the full-length, audience-award-winning film Remedy, at 9pm. All screenings will take place at the Clinton Street Theater.

“I’m originally from Portland, and it’s always fun to come home to show off the year’s kinky best,” said Lisa Vandever, CineKink co-founder and director. “We’re excited to be an official event of Oregon Leather Pride, once again, and we’re looking forward to a great turnout!”

The “Best of CineKink/2013” short films program is comprised of productions awarded prizes by CineKink jurors at the annual CineKink NYC festival, which takes place each year in late February. With works ranging from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, mildly spicy to quite explicit, this year’s edition includes 50 Seconds of 50 Shades (Bo Blaze), Naked Love: Ea’s Garden (Sara Kimmel), Impact (Mollena Williams), Rift (Keith Hodder), Ritual (Jörg Fockele), Zucht Und Ordnung (Jan Soldat), Amber (Aven Frey, Gala Vanting, and Frank Ly), Krutch (Clark Matthews), and Pinecone (Michael Markham).

Immediately following the shorts program, CineKink will present the award-winning dramatic feature, Remedy, with filmmaker Cheyenne Picardo attending for a post-screening Q&A. Based on her personal experiences in the world of professional domination and submission, Remedy received an Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature at the New York festival.

For more information and advance tickets, go here.

CineKink, currently in the midst of celebrating its 10th anniversary year, has also officially opened its doors for sponsors for its 2014 festival. The 2013 CineKink Festival Tour is sponsored by Crystal Delights, KinkyMedical.net, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, the Leather Archives and Museum, njoy, and Takedown Piracy. CineKink: PDX is presented in conjunction with Oregon Leather Pride, with additional local support from She Bop.

For sponsorship inquiries, contact [email protected]. In addition, those interested in supporting CineKink still have a variety of ways, from volunteers at the festival, to festival donors and more. CineKink’s sex-positive expression can be supported via here.  

CineKink is accepting solicitations from other cities and venues that are interested in hosting during the 2013 Tour season. For inquiries, email [email protected].

Press, including those in host cities, may contact CineKink in regards to interviews, press access, and more; email [email protected].

CineKink continues the first part of their 2013 Festival Tour with public screenings in Oakland (August 8), Austin (September 20), and Chicago (September 21). For general information, and to stay up to date with CineKink news, visit here.