With the ambitious mission of showcasing and celebrating the vibrant diversity of pornography while sparking open, societal conversations, the Porn Film Festival Vienna is dedicated to bringing a genre typically confined to private spaces back into the public realm of cinema.
They defy the monotony of conservative mainstream adult content, proudly presenting feminist, queer, and LGBTQIA+ perspectives. Their carefully curated film and theory program features a diverse selection of feature films, documentaries, and shorts that explore a wide spectrum of sexual orientations, identities, and body norms. This is far from your typical cheesy mainstream porn; expect groundbreaking narratives that challenge norms.
Beyond the screen, the festival extends its impact with engaging Q&A sessions with filmmakers, thought-provoking panel discussions, insightful lectures, and our renowned workshops, making the festival a holistic experience over four immersive days.
Their aim is to foster an open and inclusive environment for reception, discussion, and reflection. The festival strives to challenge and broaden horizons, creating a safe space for collective dialogue on pornography, sexuality, and sexual identity. They believe that porn can be sensual, honest, friendly, and self-determined.
This year the festival was held from the 10th to the 15th of April.
The participating artists from this year’s edition were:
Ana Vollwesen, Agostina Prato, Juli Puch, Andrea Pass, Emma Grima, Florian Leibetseder, June Hwajung, Ilkin Zeybek, Jakob Liu Wächter, Jana Nowak, Katja Buranich, Konstantin Novikov, Sophie Greistorfer, Lars* Kollros, Milena Nowak, Carrot Root, María Riot, Sara Mlakar, Sepideh Hassani, Wayssa Wayno, Aleksandra Kola Kluczyk, Efthymios Charmalias, Gabi Moncayo Asan, Chucky Schuster, Justyna Tuchorska, Iris Kaufman, Hidéo SNES, Orçun Karamustafa, Olivier Hölzl, Ludovica Galleani d’Agliano, SamHel (The Maker), Aleksandar Murkovic, Claudia Virginia Dimoiu, Wolf & Paul inc., Johannes Grenzfurthner, Thomas Kranabetter, Christian Schüler, Offerus Ablinger, Alexei Dmitriev and Daniel Rajcsany.
If you want to know more about the festival, check out the program. With a selection of documentaries, exhibitions, features, parties, performances, readings, shorts, walks, and workshops, there is plenty of content to choose from.
Happy viewing!
