International Fetish Film Festival – Toronto
BIG PICTURE GERRARD
1035 Gerrard St East
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
August 29 – September 1
The Toronto International Fetish Film Festival is will give audiences the opportunity to experience the best of art house erotica and fetish films from around the globe. The goal of the festival is to take Toronto audiences out of their comfort zone and experience the world of fetish. The festival has been sponsored in part by Big Picture Cinemas, H Films, and Fetisch Film Festival in Kiel Germany.
The Toronto International Fetish Film Festival will take place over August 29 – September 1 and have unique and thought provoking film from around the world.
All Tickets to Screenings are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets to the parties are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.
Website: http://www.bigpicturecinema.com/toronto-international-fetish-film-festival.html
Get Your Tickets Here: https://guestlistapp.com/events/170877
Day 1:
AUGUST 29, 7:30 OPENING NIGHT SHORT FILM PROGRAM
The opening night films give the audience a cross section of the types of films they can expect at the festival. Filmmaker Yulia Petrauskas, director of Da Kink in My Lair will be in attendance. The Short Film Program will be screening THE CHAUFFEUR, DA KINK IN MY LAIR, JUMPCUT, MISS D, HOUSE FOR SALE, and MY DAY WITH TARNA.
The Chauffeur
Directed by Maud Ferrari (USA)
Audrey, a young French actress meets a chauffeur who has submissive desires. She needs a driver, he needs a boss.
2012
24 minutes – Comedy
English language (french parts have english subtitles)
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Best actor in a short film Johnny Kostrey
Trailer: http://player.vimeo.com/video/41458639
Review: http://worldkink.tumblr.com/post/32513875759/the-chauffeur-by-maud-ferrari-27-9-2012
Official: http://www.maudferrari.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2391075/
Da Kink in My Lair
Directed by Yulia Petrauskas (Toronto)
“Da Kink in My Lair” documents a day in the life of Dominatrix Severija, capturing her public and private life on camera.
2011
18 minutes – Documentary/Comedy
English language
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Best actress in a short film Yulia Petrauskas
Review: http://worldkink.tumblr.com/post/34925252229/da-kink-in-my-lair-by-yulia-petrauskas-9-29-2012
http://www.yuliapetrauskas.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2244793/
Jumpcut
Directed by Saskia Quax (Netherlands)
In “Jumpcut”, we playfully discover a womans particular sexual fantasy – a fantasy where no words are spoken.
2012
8 minutes – Drama/Romance
Best Short Film 2012 – Kiel Fetisch Film Festival
Official selection Porn Film Festival Berlin 2012
Official selection CineKink 2013
Official Nominees Feminist Porn Awards 2013
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETQRmAhWXdY
Review: http://worldkink.tumblr.com/post/35994186300/jumpcut-by-saskia-quax
http://saskiaquax.nl/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2258824/
Miss D
Directed by Stefan Blomquist (USA)
In “Miss D”, it’s New Year’s Eve for a Crossdresser in New York. She receives a call from an ex-lover and must decide whether to break free of her past or fall back to her old ways.
2012
17 minutes – Comedy/Drama
English language
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Scott Speiser Best Trans-Performance
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2319945/
House For Sale
Directed by Eisha Marjara (Canada)
“House for Sale” exposes the bonds that are built in public and behind closed doors and unravels the complicated negotiations of desire and commitment.
2011
18 minutes – Drama/Romance
English language
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Atif Siddiqi Best Trans-Performance
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeNsZgo9I88
http://www.houseforsalefilm.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922619
My Day With Tarna
Directed by Chris Caliman (Germany)
“My Day With Tarna” documents the day in the life of Tarna, a Dominatrix from Berlin. The film offers authentic and engaging insight into what it takes day-to-day to be a successful Dominatrix.
2012
40 minutes – Documentary
German language, English subtitles
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Best documentary film of the Year
Review:
http://worldkink.tumblr.com/post/34050478715/mein-tag-mit-tarna-my-day-with-tarna-by-chris-caliman
AFTER PARTY:
Oasis Aqua Lounge
DAY 2:
FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 7:30
BEDROOM, BAD GIRL, I THE OTHER
Bedroom
Directed by Jordan Canning (Canada)
In the sanctuary of the bedroom, a husband and wife are able to honestly discuss their desires and disappointments, deciding if they should continue their life’s journey together.
2008
17 minutes – Drama
English language
http://www.getsetfilms.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285278
Bad Girl
Directed Bob Gerics (USA)
Starring Megan Donahue and Amy Seaman
In “Bad Girl”, two girlfriends explore love, resentment, kink and violence. Sexual role-playing leads to a real life confrontation.
2011
30 minutes – drama
English language
I, The Other
Directed by Brodie Higgs (Australia)
Abbie, an outstanding philosophy graduate is unravelling. She seeks to control her stress and pressures of academic success through fantasies and masochism.
2011
30 minutes -Drama/Fantasy
English language
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1912408
http://worldkink.tumblr.com/post/36084623412/i-the-other-by-brodie-higgs
FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 9:30
THE BEHIND THE WHIP, MISTRESS SUP
The Whoremans: Short FIlm
Behind the Whip
Directed by Maria Coletsis (Canada)
A behind the scenes look at the lives and dungeons of international Dominatrixes. Insightful and engaging, raw and exposed, meet the women who rule.
2011
28 minutes – Documentary
English language
http://www.thefetishistas.com/index.php?menu=8&sub=53&display=585
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67pnMjEMwLw
http://www.behindthewhip.com/
MISTRESS SUPERIOR
Directed by David J. Philip (Canada)
91 minutes, english language
Satire from Vancouver about a Dominatrix
who meets some religious freaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T6twiRYF98
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Best Actress and Actor
http://www.mistresssuperior.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611915/
OPENING NIGHT PARTY – FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 2013
Fuck You Fridays-Fetish Edition
This special edition of Fuck U Fridays has DJ Triple-X spinning sexy beats after the screenings with the usual barrage of scantily clad performers taking stage for the Midnight Erotic Cabaret. Featuring Demona Deville, Rusiko, Eva Destruction,The Saucy Tarts, Venus Venom, and No Pants Society.
Always a sold out party, get your tickets early!
Time: 11:30PM – 3AM
Big Picture Cinema
1035 Gerrard St East, Toronto, Ontairo, Canada
Tickets: https://guestlistapp.com/events/170877
DAY 3:
SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 5:00pm
ART OF EROTICA: THE OUTSIDERS, screening with the music video FETISH
Art of Erotica: The Outsiders
(Alternate Title: Rogues, Rebels and Renegades: The Art of an Outlaw)
Directed by Hilton Ariel Ruiz (USA)
“Art of Erotica: The Outsiders” challenges the extremes of sexuality in art and paints a provocative portrait of six erotic artists. Where do we draw the line between beauty and pornography?
2009
75 minutes – Documentary
English language
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Best Documentary
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ulC8Y3dvjc
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1330047/
Fetish
Directed by Gaetano Guido (USA)
Seductive song highlighting the underground world of fetishes.
2011
4 minutes – Music video
English language
http://www.faithmichaels.com/
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Best Music video
SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 7:00pm
SM JUDGE
(Alternate titles: Tied Together, SM Rechter)
Directed by Erik Lamens (Belgium)
Judge Koen A. was convicted for the S&M relationship with his wife in 1997, shocking the public. This film is a true story about dark sexuality and true love, told from the lover’s unique point of view.
2009
90 minutes – Biography/Drama
Fetisch Film Festival Germany Award: Best Film of the Year
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HMnSJNDrY
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1289432/
SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 2013
Leash and Collar Ball: Full Fetish Dress up Ball
Time: 11:00PM – 3AM
Big Picture Cinema
1035 Gerrard St East, Toronto, Ontairo, Canada
Tickets: https://guestlistapp.com/events/170877
DAY 4:
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2013, 5:00 pm
The Heritage of Cain
(Alternate Title: L’Eredita Di Caino)
Directed by Sebastiano Montresor (Italy)
“The Heritage of Cain” is a narrative of the relationships between main character Leopold, and four women, and how these relationships reveal truths, likes, memories, fears and sufferings.
2006
82 minutes – Drama
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y70JDf8mLMQ
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1414027/
CLOSING NIGHT GALA
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2013, 7:00pm
Modern Love is Automatic
Directed by Zach Clark (USA)
In “Modern Love is Automatic” we meet Lorraine, an apathetic nurse who moonlights as a dominatrix, her aspiring model roommate, and the sad, strange world they live in.
2009
96 minutes – Comedy
English language
Official Selection at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFrhzKq-60M
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322953/
Safe
(Short)
Directed by Jamie DeWolf (USA)
“Safe” is a sexy short that mixes casual sexual relationships with a little danger.
2010
7 minutes – Dark Comedy
English language
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
Eternal Afterglow: Closing Night Party
Time: 10:30PM – 2AM
Nocturne NightClub
550 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B5
FREE EVENT
