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Waiting for visions
Posted: 03 August 2009
The deadline of my erotic short film competition for women is still 6 weeks away but I am eagerly awaiting submissions. I can’t wait to see as many different female visions of erotica on film as possible.
I understand that for many women this is a big step – it is one thing to watch erotic films and another to direct your own. Candida Royalle once told me : “For women to get behind the camera and take control of the reins of productions is a huge step. It is bold and courageous. It says to the world – we like sex, in fact we like it so much that we chose to make a film about it...” and she is right. Directing your own erotic film puts you and your erotic pleasures first and it is gutsy to share this with the world. But I do truly believe that the time has come for women to do just that – without shame or fear expressing ourselves as men have done for decades.
So come on, sisters what are you waiting for?
Submission Deadline is 30th September 2009. I can’t wait to see your films, no matter if they were shot on your mobile phone or a bells and whistles camera – it is not technical perfection we are after but a creative expression of female desires.
More info on the competition rules and a submission form is available here: http://www.joyawards.com
