“Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the violations of our freedom by nature.” ― Camille Paglia
2021 sees the festival return on October 06 - 10, still with the challenging objective to showcase and celebrate the colorful diversity of porn and stimulate an open, societal debate. Its mission is to bring a genre back into the public sphere of the cinema that is usually locked away in private quarters. Its prime directive is to present the creativity and political possibilities of a defining (yet always hidden) part of society. The goal is to challenge prejudices and stereotypes.
The festival offers a film and theory program that breaks the monotony of boring cheesy mainstream porn - to proudly present feminist, queer & alternative positions. The Porn Film Festival Vienna wants to create an open and welcoming space for reception, discussion, and reflection and to challenge and broaden horizons. Because porn can be: lustful, honest, friendly, and self-determined!
The festival's fourth edition will take place October 06-10, 2021 in various venues in Vienna. It will devote itself extensively to the daring question of what porn can be.
We would love to receive films on topics that give us insight on sexual liberation, sex activism, sex work, intimacy, body/gender/ethnic diversity, feminist porn, the impact of internet porn on our sexuality, and of course, lots and lots of sex and fun!
But we also want to start a new sub-category of porn shorts in our diverse program: shorts that focus on climate change, deal with the climate crisis, and/or earth strike. Let's fuck each other - not the planet! If you submit to this special section, please let us know in a short note.
We are very excited about your submissions!
Films who are part of the competition will be able to win awards in the following categories: International Short Film, Austrian Short Film, Feature Film, and Documentary. We sadly cannot grant financial remuneration.