CineKink to Honor The Opening of Misty Beethoven at Tenth Annual Kinky Film Festival

CineKink has announced that the Closing Night Tribute film of their tenth-anniversary festival will be a restored version of Radley Metzger's "The Opening of Misty Beethoven," widely considered the greatest adult film of all time and the apex of porno chic. The screening is scheduled for Sunday, March 2 at 9:30 PM at the Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Ave., NYC), with the director expected to be in attendance.

In this erotic retelling of George Bernard Shaw's classic play "Pygmalion," the action is transplanted to 1970's New York, Rome and Paris, following noted sexologist Dr. Seymour Love (Jamie Gillis) as he sets himself the challenge of transforming a "lowly" streetwalker, Misty Beethoven (Constance Money), into the world's greatest lover. With the help of his beautiful friend Geraldine (Jacqueline Beudant), Love devises an erotic training program with the goal of seeing Misty crowned "Goldenrod Girl" at famed publisher Lawrence Layman's next wild party. Along the way, Misty refines her technique by seducing an impotent artist, bringing three uniformed butlers to climax simultaneously, and by dallying with a rainbo ceramic sex toy.

"The Opening of Misty Beethoven" was originally credited to Henr Paris, a pseudonym for Metzger, whose works include such adult cinema classics as "Score," "Barbara Broadcast" and "The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann." The festival screening at CineKink NYC is made possible by DistribPix, who supervised the meticulous restoration of the movie.

"I'm thrilled to share 'The Opening of Misty Beethoven' with ou audience," said Lisa Vandever, co-founder and director of CineKink. "Whenever anyone asks me to define 'quality' erotic cinema, Radley Metzger is alway my first reference. The way his films combine explicit sexuality with an entertaining story, engaging performances and beautiful photography is nothing short of astonishing."

Billing itself as "the kinky film festival," CineKink NYC returns for its tenth anniversary appearance on Tuesday, February 26 and, running until March 3, features a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, plans for the festival also include a short film competition, presentations, audience choice awards, a fund-raising kick-off gala and a concluding afterglow party.

For more information and tickets, visit http://cinekink.com

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CineKink Announces Call for Sponsors for Tenth Annual Kinky Film Festival

CineKink, the film festival dedicated to celebrating sex, kink and fetish, has officially opened its doors for sponsors for its milestone tenth annual festival.

Sponsorship opportunities range from a full festival Presenting Sponsorship to its $300 Gotham Sponsorship, allowing potential sponsors to support the festival at a variety of levels. Sponsors can expect to enjoy different levels of visibility as well as such perks as all-access VIP passes to screenings and parties. Details on sponsorship levels can be viewed at http://cinekink.com/supporters/sponsorship or by emailing a request for a sponsorship information packet.

Scheduled for February 26-March 3, 2013, the tenth annual CineKink (http://cinekink.com) NYC will feature a specially-curated program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, plans for the festival also include a short film competition, audience choice awards, a special adult entertainment showcase, and a gala kick-off event, along with retrospective screenings commemorating a decade's worth of kinky programming. A national tour will follow, showcasing audience favorites from the NYC festival selections in cities such as Chicago, LA, San Francisco, DC, Seattle, Portland, Miami, Berlin, and more throughout the year, adding to sponsor visibility nationwide and year-round.

Billing itself as "the kinky film festival," the event is presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television. With offerings drawn from both the independent cinema world and the adult, works presented at CineKink NYC will range from documentary to drama, comedy to experimental, slightly spicy to quite explicit--and everything in between.

“It’s incredible that we’re coming up on our tenth anniversary, and we’re so grateful to the sponsors whose support has brought us to this milestone,” said Lisa Vandever, Co-Founder and Director of CineKink. “We look forward to working with them again, old and new, to make this the best and biggest CineKink yet!"

For more information on available sponsorship levels, visit http://cinekink.com/supporters/sponsorship or email Kelly@ThePRSMGroup.com for a sponsorship information packet.

ABOUT CINEKINK
Just entering its tenth season, CineKink is an annual film festival and national screening tour that celebrates and explores the wide diversity of sexuality. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, works showcased by the festival range from documentary to drama, spicy to explicit - and everything in between!

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