NEW YORK, NY; Sep. 27, 2006 - CineKink NYC makes its brazen return on Tuesday, October 17th, featuring a specially curated program of films and videos that explore and celebrate a wide diversity of sexuality. In addition to screenings, plans for the fourth annual festival also include a short film competition, audience choices awards and presentation of the annual CineKink Tribute, all sandwiched between a gala kick-off and a grand finale “afterglow” party.

Billing itself as “the really alternative film festival,” the event will run October 17-22, 2006. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works presented at CineKink NYC will range from documentary to drama, mildly spicy to quite explicit - and everything in between.

“It feels as if CineKink has finally ‘popped’ this year, that we’ve definitely come into our own,” says Lisa Vandever, CineKink’s co-founder and director. “First off, the number and range of the films and videos submitted was yet another leap up from before. And the level of interest we’re receiving is just incredibly gratifying.”

The festivities begin Tuesday, October 17, at 8 PM, with a kick-off gala to be held at Bacchus (515 W. 29th Street, NYC), featuring a performance by The Wet Spots, the cabaret duo renowned for such melodious marvels as “Bi-Curious George,” “Piggy Pile” and their internet music video smash hit, “Do You Take It?”

The festival then moves to Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue, NYC), Wednesday, October 18 through Saturday, October 21, with several different film and video programs scheduled for each day. CineKink NYC concludes on Sunday, October 22, at 7 PM with an Awards Celebration, featuring encore screenings of jury-selected best shorts from the week and presentation of the festival’s annual awards, to be followed at 8:3O PM by an Afterglow Party, one last chance for like-minded festival-goers to meet and mingle (Bacchus; 515 W. 29, NYC).

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

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