VIVID-ED'S TRISTAN TAORMINO NAMED "SMUTTY SCHOOLTEACHER OF THE YEAR" AT THE 3ND ANNUAL FEMINIST PORN AWARDS

by Vivid Entertainment Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:13 am

LOS ANGELES – (April 10, 2008) – Highly acclaimed Vivid-Ed director Tristan Taormino won top honors at the 3^nd Annual Feminist Porn Awards, which took place in Toronto on last Friday, April 4. Nicknamed "The Emmas" in honor of feminist godmother Emma Goldman, the Feminist Porn Awards celebrates erotic directors who have revolutionized porn. The awards are presented by the Canadian retailer, Good For Her, which strives to provide women and their admirers an accessible place with a variety of high quality adult products and workshops.

Taormino, best known for creating a 'new style of Gonzo,' was a winner for her work with Vivid Entertainment, the world's leading adult film studio. Out of the twelve awards presented at the ceremony, Taormino received "Smutty Schoolteacher of the Year (Educational Title)" for her two-part "Expert Guide to Oral Sex" (Part 1: Cunnilingus and Part 2: Fellatio).

Written, directed and produced by Taormino, her "Expert Guide" series from the Vivid-Ed imprint offers very explicit advice and techniques to improve sexual pleasure. In her "Expert Guide to Oral Sex" movies, she presents detailed workshops on cunnilingus and fellatio. Each movie showcases a stellar cast, which includes the redheaded siren Justine Joli in Part 1: Cunnilingus and Roxy DeVille and Christian in Part 2: Fellatio. Students learn the proper technique for oral sex and reveal their amazing talents.

"I feel so thrilled and honored to be recognized for the third year in a row by the Feminist Porn Awards," declares Taormino. "Good For Her has truly broken new ground in putting these awards together; this awards showmakes history every time it happens. I appreciate my work being recognized both *by* feminists and *as* a feminist. Oh, and this Smutty Schoolteacher believes in Extra Credit!"

Taormino also received accolades at the "Feminist Porn Awards" in 2007 for her debut title with Vivid, "Chemistry," which was recognized for "Hottest Gonzo Sex Scene" and "Hottest Diverse Cast."

Taormino is the author of three best selling books on sex and 14 anthologies. She conducts popular sex workshops across the country in addition to writing a popular syndicated column for The Village Voice. Her latest endeavor, Vivid-Ed, represents sex education for a new generation. Further information can be found website at www.vivid-ed.com.

About Vivid:
The Vivid Entertainment Group is the world's leading adult film company. Founded in 1984, Vivid pioneered the "Vivid Girl" concept, under which top adult film stars are signed to exclusive agreements that are styled on the old Hollywood contract star system. Vivid has always placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment for the couples market. It has created wide brand-name awareness through its films and through licensing and marketing programs that extend to advertising, book publishing and such products as apparel, virility supplements, condoms, snowboards, calendars and comic books. The company is known for its innovative technological advances such as full function DVDs, a fast growing wireless program that is already active in 20 countries, its Burn-to-DVD technology and its popular website www.vivid.com. Vivid is the first adult company to release a movie on both HD DVD and Blu-ray with "Debbie Does Dallas…Again." The company is also the first to release a title direct and exclusively to Video on Demand. A reality series about the making of the "Debbie" movie has become a popular Showtime TV series. Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. The best selling hardcover and paperback book "How to Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide" was co-authored by the Vivid Girls and published by HarperCollins.

The company's Vivid-Alt imprint is headed by Eon McKai, alt-porn's dominant icon. McKai has been widely credited as the founder of this new and edgy film genre. He has been profiled in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Village Voice. Visit Vivid-Alt's popular website www.vividalt.com. Tristan Taormino, popular columnist with The Village Voice and an award winning director has also launched a Vivid-Ed imprint for the company. Visit www.vivid-ed.com.

For more information or interviews with Tristan Taormino contact jackie@vivid.com or 800-762-4761.

*Photo by Hank Hoffman