The 2009 Awards

The 2009 Awards are now over and were a fantastic success! Our worthy winners were presented with their trophies and prize money in Berlin at the Pornfilmfest following a luxury limo ride around the city.

You can read more about the event here, as well as information about our winners and clips of the winning entries

l-r: Louise Lush, Petra Joy, Linsey Satterthwaite, Cora Emens and Lola Clavo

We'd like to thank our sponsors pjur for their help in putting together this award. We'd also like to say a big thank-you to everyone at the Berlin Pornfilmfest for allowing us to host the awards at the festival, along with everyone who attended the sold-out screenings and presentations. Special thanks go to members of the jury Maria Beatty and Nicole Ruediger for their time in viewing and voting on all of the entries. Finally, we'd like to thank everyone who submitted entries to the competition - we were extremely pleased with the quality and number of submissions!

We hope to be back bigger and better next year, so start story-boarding your very own female fantasies!

The Award

This award is for first time female film-makers who would like to create erotic films that dare to question porn clichés and show sex in innovative and creative ways.

Did you know that only 6% of directors in Hollywood are female? This percentage is even smaller in the adult industry. 95% of erotic films are still shot by men for men. But women are voyeurs too and more and more women want to enjoy erotic films that show a female perspective. But as traditionally women in the film industry work in front and not behind the camera, it is difficult for new female directors to get started. The big questions are: How can she finance her film, where can she show it, how can she publish it?

Petra Joy is a veteran of female-focused porn and has always promoted female sexual liberation and self expression in her erotic films, books and workshops for women.

She created this award because:

“I would like to inspire first time female film-makers to take control, get behind the camera and show erotica – from a female perspective. With the support of pjur I would like to help talented film-makers to finance and publish their future films. My wish is that this award will help to make more female fantasies visible and more female erotic film-makers seen and heard!”

Petra Joy is proud to co-operate with the pjur group as their products enable sensual sex:

“I use pjur lubricants during my shoots as they enhance the sensual and safe sex experience of my performers. Just like me – pjur focuses on female pleasure. I hope that together we can help to make female fantasies and desires visible – in a world that up until recently was firmly in male hands.”