CineKink has announced its call for entries for the 2024 festival, seeking works that explore and celebrate a wide diversity of sexuality. The festival, which will mark its 21st anniversary live and in-person, is scheduled to run from August 1st to August 4th, 2024, at The Wild Project in NYC.

CineKink 2024 Festival Details

CineKink NYC 2024 is set to take place from Thursday, August 1st, to Sunday, August 4th, 2024. The event will be held live and in-person at The Wild Project. General admission tickets are priced at $20, with student and senior tickets available for $15, and CineKink members able to purchase tickets for $12.

The festival program includes a "Kinky Kick-Off Preview Shindig," a "Bring It!"-style adult entertainment showdown, and an awards hoopla. Following the in-person event, a week-plus of virtual screenings will be available. The festival aims to provide a space for "CineKinksters" to unite.

The screening schedule for CineKink NYC 2024 includes a variety of themed programs. On Thursday, August 1st, screenings will include "The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed" at 7:00 pm Eastern, followed by "Kink In Color" at 9:15 pm Eastern, featuring films such as "Fucking Japanese," "RAM (Like the Verb)," "CrashPad Quickies: Knotty Rell and Zuri Love," "I Really Want To Get Fucked," and "FemmeKinky and Loving It."

Friday, August 2nd, will feature "Tops & Bottoms" at 7:00 pm Eastern, described as "Lusty shorts!" At 9:00 pm Eastern, "Moments & Minglings" will showcase "Leather shorts!"

Saturday, August 3rd, at 3:30 pm Eastern, will present "Puppies and Leather and boys!" with films including "Silly River Pups," "Dog Bylan Come Home," "Construction Worker," "Belonging and The Sceneboys," "Sugar Daddy," and "Heavy Load." Later that evening, at 9:00 pm Eastern, "Eurovisions" will be presented as a "sexy travelogue," featuring "Cinema Fetish," "Ghost Song," "Again," "June in Warsaw," "F*ck Berlin," "Cum As You Are," and "The Wrong AirBNB."

The final day, Sunday, August 4th, will begin with "Futurama" at 2:00 pm Eastern, including "What Is Sex?," "Wetware," "Nova Ovum," "VIC," "Das Spielzimmer / The Playroom," and "Musings of a Mechatronic Mistress." At 4:00 pm Eastern, the "Bring It!" program, described as the "annual adult cinema smackdown," will feature "Birthday," "Disco Thicc," "The Farmer’s Daughter," "Meet the Camera," "Midnight Tryst," "Redemption," and "Taste Of You." Another screening is scheduled for 8:00 pm Eastern on Sunday, August 4th.

Call for Entries and Submission Guidelines

CineKink is currently accepting submissions for its 2024 season. The organization seeks works that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. CineKink encourages the positive depiction of sexuality in film and television, and its annual film festival, CineKink NYC, is a primary platform for this mission.

The festival considers offerings from both Hollywood and independent productions, ranging from explicit to non-explicit content. Genres accepted include documentary, drama, camp comedy, and experimental films. Submissions can range from "mildly spicy to quite explicit."

Submissions should clearly fit the festival's "sex-focused niche." If the synopsis does not make this clear, submitters are asked to include a comment explaining how their work aligns with the festival's theme. All genres are considered, and there are no restrictions on production completion dates, provided the submission is a finished work. Premiere status is not required for consideration, but the festival requests that works refrain from any public NYC screenings in the month leading up to the CineKink festival dates.

Feature works are defined as those longer than 40 minutes, while shorts are 40 minutes and under. The festival also accepts submissions for original digital series.

Awards and Recognition

CineKink presents several awards to recognize outstanding works. These include the CineKink - Feature Film: Audience Choice Award, the CineKink - Short Film and Series: Best of Fest Award, and the CineKink - Excerpt: Bring It! Award. An award for CineKink - original digital series is also presented.

CineKink has been described as "New York’s naughtiest film festival" by the Wall Street Journal and as "High-class smut…" by SF Weekly. The organization is in its 23rd year, having run since 2004.

Key Facts

  • CineKink NYC 2024 will run from August 1st to August 4th, 2024, at The Wild Project.
  • The festival is celebrating its 21st anniversary live and in-person.
  • General admission tickets are $20, with discounts for students, seniors, and CineKink members.
  • The festival includes a "Kinky Kick-Off Preview Shindig," an "adult entertainment showdown," and an awards ceremony.
  • CineKink accepts submissions across various genres, including fiction, documentary, and animation, with a focus on sex-positive and kink-themed cinema.
  • Awards include Audience Choice for Feature Film, Best of Fest for Short Film and Series, and the Bring It! Award for Excerpts.