Having taught at the Dutch screenwriter's academy for some time, the school asks Jennifer to educate potential students as to the value of learning about Modern Erotic Cinema....
Read MoreHot, famous queer musician Chappell Roan finds it easy to spend time between her woman's legs: Going down on women is actually a cinch!...
Read MoreHere at Blue Artichoke Films, part of our sex-positive focus is in believing women deserve orgasms 100% as much as men (and other genders) do. But the regular world is still behind on this....
Read MoreTickets now on sale! Jennifer to keynote and speak on a panel with three other erotic craftspeople about their unique missions to shame-bust sexuality ...
Read MoreJennifer has been working on the Dutch series "Sekspedia," which aims to highlight how consent, communication, pleasure, enjoyment and skill join together to create responsible and fun sex....
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A rare opportunity: The University of Amsterdam invites Jennifer to co-teach a Porn course in the Sociology department in 2025
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Folks assume that Amsterdam's bacchanalian reputation means that porn film festivals abound. Untrue! There have been only a few in recent history -- and we need more....
Read MoreJoin us after the premiere of exploratory club experience Goodbye_p0rn for a fun aftertalk between myself and choreographer Iacopo Oliva...
Read MoreCutting edge dance company Teddy's Last Ride premieres their latest explicit real-life rave -- in which YOU are part of the performance...
Read MoreSpirit of Soul: The classic Soul Train Music Awards, rewarding excellence in hip hop, R&B, and soul music, honors artist Janelle Monáe with new inclusive award...
Read MoreJoin the all-day sexuality festival Spiced, organized by sexuality platform SKSPRAAT, for workshops, performances, and a spicy panel on porn....
Read MoreBecome part of performance art history by applying to the Stedelijk Museum's open call for nude performance artists...
Read MoreOur first two "erotic games," Adorn and Wild Card, are now available in our "Game Night Vol. 1" package for streaming or download!...
Read MoreFinally a chance to see the full PornFilmFestival Berlin live in person, with screenings, parties, and discussion events....
Read MoreLongstanding music/arts festival Zomerparkfeest teams up with new sex-positive feminist collective Aangenaam to invite Jennifer to show Adorn and talk about her work...
Read MoreAangenaam Collective's TV appearance intelligently explains Jennifer's upcoming sex-positive feminist porn at music/arts festival Zomerparkfeest...
Read MoreHolland’s RTL Nieuws delves into Jennifer’s ethical porn, her casting process, her mission, and how her work is just as much for men as for women....
Read More"They drive each other completely crazy before he slides into her for the first time...I could swear I could feel both Sadie's and Parker's excitement. That even his erection felt like mine." - Eva Berghmans, journalist, De Standaard (Belgium)...
Read MoreSign up now! For CineKink, Jennifer is teaching a special Zoom virtual edition of her popular workshop "From Fantasy To Film: Design Your Own Erotic Movie". ...
Read MoreFor Vlam magazine,"Relationships, Intimacy, and Sexuality," Jennifer writes the foreword "Bringing Porn Into The Spotlight," and features in a centerfold article on her work: "Jennifer Lyon Bell: Ethical and Feminist Porn as Art, Education, and Pleasure."...
Read MoreJennifer features at SMUT, the new Antwerp "voluptuous yet trendsetting" program of short p/rn films (including Adorn), sexy features, documentaries, talks and nightlife....
Read MoreTivoliVredenburg's multimedia art, music, education, and fun evening features 50 guests illuminating diverse perspectives on sexuality....
Read MoreSexual freedom from a horny and feminist perspective. Immerse yourself in intimacy, partying, sensuality, dialogue, art and glitter!...
Read MoreCara Delevigne's "Peg The Patriarchy" vest at the Met Ball might carry more than one message about social change....
Read MoreIn this excellent 2021 feminist porn summary, Vice calls Blue Artichoke Films the arthouse porn that's "cinematic, intelligent, and extremely well-made."...
Read More"The Soft Censorship of Intimacy": Jennifer gives a talk to Harvard alumni/ae about why we need to improve visibility and diversity of sexual information on platforms....
Read MorePhotographer Isaac Anthony's brilliant shoot for Schön Magazine brings out a side of Ricky Martin that's deeper, sexier, and more true to himself than ever before....
Read MoreDutch sextoy blogger Tess Tessst gives a charming review of Adorn and Wild Card, and admits how pleasantly surprised she is that they are both more intense than she expected....
Read MoreJennifer debates porn and sexuality with "I May Destroy You" actress Harriet Webb, comedian Ryan Bembridge, erotic performer Bishop Black, and host Tim Moorhouse....
Read MoreJoin Kaboom Animation Festival LIVE for Jennifer and the hosts of podcast Women Watching Porn, discussing their custom animated erotic program...
Read MoreThe International Women's Day 2021 theme is “Choose To Challenge,” and here at Blue Artichoke Films we aim to challenge everyday beliefs about gender and sexuality....
Read MoreJoin this Instagram giveaway from Jennifer and Rianne to try the Femsation...
Read MoreIn Five Guilty Pleasures, NRC Handelsblad chooses to write about porn - and our film Wild Card....
Read MoreJennifer's Filmmaker Magazine article "The New Nostalgia of Touch: The Best Adult Erotic Filmmakers to Watch in 2021" highlights her favorite diverse and evocative filmmakers....
Read MoreHere are some simple ideas to create a hot and fun Valentine’s Day for you and your lover!...
Read MoreOur Valentine's Day gift to you: 20% off everything! Erotic film downloads and streaming rentals, Virtual Reality experiences, sex toys, and more....
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In Trouw: Ethical porn filmmaker Jennifer Lyon Bell believes "Clumsiness is more beautiful than smooth sex.”
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Virtual Gift Cards: An easy, fun, and sexy Valentine's Day gift of erotic movies from Blue Artichoke Films. Choose & wrap your gift in one minute flat....
Read MoreSexology asks: Wouldn't it be possible to make porn that's more inclusive, diverse and whole? Which shows more communication and consensual interaction, and which is commercially interesting as well? This expert panel explores all the options....
Read MoreCardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s brilliant "WAP" music video has sent everyone into a tizzy - why?...
Read MoreParticipating in a film festival panel on ethical pornography made me realize that I'd forgotten my own principles....
Read MoreThere are no words adequate to express my support of the black community at this time. ...
Read MoreLet's try to help one another through this strange and difficult time. Here are some ideas for helping the erotic performers who have worked so hard to make our films beautiful....
Read MoreWhat a great evening! We had a full house at our erotic celebration, Adventures In Intimacy. Missed it? See the video & photos here....
Read MoreDid you take a fun photowall picture with us on Friday at "Adventures In Intimacy"? Post it on Instagram and enter to win a free njoy toy....
Read MoreIn the Danish version of the popular international TV series Mums Make Porn, Jennifer invites the mums to her set and teaches them a filmmaking workshop....
Read MoreJoin us for this international star-studded celebration of erotic culture with Stoya, Bishop Black, and Ellen Laan, launching our new Blue Artichoke Films erotic platform....
Read MoreWow! The cutting-edge South By Southwest (SXSW) interactive/film/music conference invites Jennifer to teach their first ever erotic filmmaking workshop....
Read MoreFinally San Francisco gets its own adult film festival! A series of specially curated programs circle the globe and span over a century of sexual cinema. Save the date: August 20 & 21, 2020. ...
Read MoreWith a long history of supporting erotic cinema, the London Short Film Festival features a "Documenting Sex And Sexuality" filmmaker panel this year....
Read MoreIn a surprising victory, the Dutch sexology industry honors Adorn as the most "innovative, interesting, and informative" film changing attitudes around sexuality....
Read MoreWant to know what to pack for a porn film festival in order to be comfortable and happy? I've been to porn film festivals all over the world and honed my skills - let me help!...
Read MoreI was lucky enough to make it to CineKink/NY for a jam-packed weekend of new friends, funny and sexy movies, and a whole bunch of lovely honors for our new film, Adorn....
Read MoreWith so many great films screening this year at CineKink/NY, “the X-rated Sundance,” it’s a true honor to have our short film Adorn awarded the “Best Dramatic Short Film” prize at our USA premiere....
Read MoreBroadly, the women's arts and culture branch of pop empire Vice, interviews Jennifer in Dutch about her erotic inspirations, her "secret" technique for directing her virtual reality film Second Date, and making the perfect porn film....
Read MoreFull of queer erotic imagery, the lighthearted 1980's inspired music video PYNK is cool on its own -- but even better when you know that singer/actress Janelle Monáe herself has just come out as queer in Rolling Stone....
Read MoreCosmopolitan's new Ultimate Sex Guide For Her calls out some of the best things about porn for women: Hot female orgasms, cunnilingus and clit stimulation, overall realism, and the option to see slow, full-body arousal -- like in Jennifer and Murielle's film "Skin. Like. Sun."...
Read MoreFilmmaker Magazine's Lauren Wissot interviews Jennifer about her VR film Second Date -- including what she thinks about the role of empathy in virtual reality. She also explores Jennifer's popular Fantasy Film workshop and the trends she sees over time in the kind of people who participate in it....
Read MoreIn the first ever edition of the Porn Film Festival Vienna, Founder/Director Yavuz Kurtulmus and Creative Director Saif Can have brought together a nuanced palette of everything from rough-and-ready anarchist porn to gorgeous big-budget porn-themed features. Even better, the warm and friendly festival staff made Vienna a favorite new winter destination for me....
Read MoreWant to snag an erotic movie audition? Director Jennifer Lyon Bell of Blue Artichoke Films gets lots of submissions. She tells you how to get an instant call-back: How to write a great introductory email, what photos to include, and what kinds of special talents she's looking for....
Read MoreIt's always an honor to be invited to curate programs of the films I most love. My feature-length Porn Art presentation, illustrated with specially selected short film clips, gave me a chance to showcase some of my favorite explicit work in a museum setting....
Read MoreTickets now on sale for my popular "From Fantasy To Film: Design Your Own Erotic Film" creative/personal development workshop in Amsterdam in June at the gorgeous EYE Filmmuseum. ...
Read MoreAuthor Maartje Laterveer devotes a chunk of her new book "Women And Sex: From Mother-Love to Sex Robot" talking about the freeing and enjoyable power of alternative and female-made porn. Her interview with Jennifer covers sex ed, shame, BDSM and kink discovery, and, of course, feminist sex-positivity....
Read MoreCurious about "feminist porn" and what it means? Here's my own personal feminist filmmaking approach, explaining why I think the hottest porn happens to be feminist -- and including a deliciously long list for you of other filmmakers who make it too. ...
Read MoreThanks to Playboy for a great article about porn for women ("porna") with interviews from Jennifer, Erika Lust, Ms. Naughty, Yvette Luhrs, Petra Joy, Kaat Bollen, and Luke Hotrod, summarizing: "Women's fantasies are every bit as kinky as men's." We couldn't agree more!...
Read MoreIn conversation with feminist icon Gloria Steinem, Emma Watson fantasizes openly about alternative porn. Luckily for her, it already exists. But how does she not know this already?...
Read MoreBe our Valentine - with 15% off on the Valentine's Day gifts you buy for friends & lovers....
Read MoreDazed magazine writes a great piece covering the PorYes European Feminist Porn Awards in Berlin. Jennifer is proud to be a winner and to share the honor with amazing artists --and very dear pornfriends -- Goodyn Green, Buck Angel, Jiz Lee, and Gala Vanting....
Read MoreA brave programming decision. In the 25th year of Dutch cultural program "Zomergasten," special guest and philosopher Simone van Saarloos selects Jennifer Lyon Bell's extremely erotic film "Headshot" to open the program -- at prime time....
Read MoreThe NRC newspaper Luxury Sex Special issue features an interview with Jennifer about her tastes in dirty books, dresses, and more....
Read More"Oh" erotic magazine for women features Jennifer in premiere issue...
Read MoreThe Huffington Post applauds Silver Shoes, Jennifer's filmmaking approach, and the truth behind how women actually love raw, gasping intensity. True intimacy isn't sanitized....
Read MoreBuzzfeed is the latest journal to discover and love our new film Silver Shoes as a great example of feminist porn. Plus, dirty photos....
Read MoreDutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad publishes a thoughtful review of Silver Shoes, and places director Jennifer Lyon Bell's film in a history of alternative porn and erotic filmmaking. "Story, foreplay, and authenticity..they genuinely enjoy each other"...
Read MoreGiving a great review to our film Silver Shoes, this feminist magazine appreciates how director Jennifer Lyon Bell explodes clichés about women's sexuality. ...
Read MoreGreat review of Silver Shoes in Lvstprinzip: "This is slow porn for you, ladies and (dare I say it) gentlemen! Sexual fantasies that appeal to your intellect and intimate areas in equal measures, whether the actors get married in the end or not."...
Read MoreArthouse cinema Filmhuis Cavia hosts the Silver Shoes National Premiere and party at the Holy Fuck Film Festival in Amsterdam. (With pictures!)...
Read MoreWhat are the 6 best ways to get intimate, hot footage on your set? Jennifer shares her trade secrets for making sexy indie adult cinema. These are the hottest tips for shooting porn....
Read MoreNow it's super-easy to get Blue Artichoke Films DVDs delivered quickly and free through Bol.com, with Dutch payment options throughout the Netherlands (and also Belgium). ...
Read MoreAll are welcome at Jennifer's “From Fantasy To Film: Designing Your Own Porn & Erotica" workshop at the inaugural Holy Fuck Film Festival in Amsterdam....
Read MoreFinally our new Silver Shoes DVD is readily for sale at Amazon and our own Blue Artichoke Films site...
Read MoreCineKink NYC in New York is America's oldest and best erotic film festival. We're honored that AnnaBelle's solo short "Silver Shoes: The Housesitter" is screening there. So we're coming in person!...
Read MoreCineKink NYC, New York city's long-running erotic film festival, has invited Jennifer to give her porn filmmaking workshop. All are welcome. Tickets now available....
Read MoreOur vignette entitled "The Housesitter" from the trilogy Silver Shoes is an official selection of the excellent CineKink/NYC Film Festival in New York. Star AnnaBelle Lee will fly out to New York to join us....
Read MoreBack by popular demand: Sexclusivitäten in Berlin to host Jennifer's workshop "From Fantasy To Film: Design Your Own Porn/Erotic Film"...
Read MoreBerlin's Schwules Museum is hosting an eclectic selection of films challenging gender roles and creating a new language for porn. We're honored that Silver Shoes was invited to screen at the museum....
Read MoreIt's an honor to be invited for our World Premiere to screen at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) with a wonderful short film festival which has shown time and again that they champion artistic daring: The London Short Film Festival. ...
Read MoreI'm a fan of Marije Janssen's popular "Get A Room" sexual documentary/discussion series. Get A Room has invited me to teach a workshop on filmmaking: "Get a Camera! workshop: Design Your Own Porn Film (for Beginners)." Now with 50% off if you know me (which you do!)...
Read More"Silver Shoes" star AnnaBelle Lee and I were comfortably sitting in the audience of the Feminist Porn Awards, enjoying the show. Then we gasped, completely stunned to hear them naming our film as the winner of the coveted grand prize, Movie Of The Year. ...
Read MoreSeeking the perfect actor to co-star with sexy, talented, smart actress Liandra Dahl in Silver Shoes. We want to find an actor who’s attractive, energetic, and easygoing. He needs to play the character in a free, subtly flamboyant way, so needs to be comfortable riding the gender spectrum....
Read MoreThe Love Academy in Amsterdam has invited Jennifer to teach her popular erotic workshop "From Fantasy To Film: Design Your Own Porn Film." Come explore all the colors of your own sexuality!...
Read MoreDusk's female panelists will be selecting the Best Film, and we're very pleased that our film Skin. Like. Sun. has been nominated for the honor. Sex-positive feminist porn pioneer -- and personal hero-- Candida Royalle will be the guest of honor at the ceremony....
Read MoreIn this open-minded workshop that Jennifer has been invited to teach at Porn Filmfestival Berlin, you can design exactly the porn that you dream of....
Read MoreIn Flavorwire's article "A Brief Survey of Sexually Autonomous Women in Film," author Alison Nastasi says of Jennifer: "Her movies straddle the hazy line between indie art drama and (intelligent) porn, presenting sexual and emotional authenticity."...
Read MoreIn a new episode of VPRO's radio show De Avonden dedicated to exploring the relationship between sex and art, famed Dutch author Arnon Grunberg plans to show me a variety of film clips and invite me into debate as how to define and use these deliciously slippery categories....
Read MoreIn this "funky mini-Ted," I'll give a talk called "What Women Really Want" illustrated with lots of spicy filmclips....
Read MoreHow lovely that a writer finally takes on the challenge of capturing and analyzing the ways in which women directors are transforming pornography. I'm honored to be included in this thoughtful piece, "After Pornified." Finally there's a game-changing book on this topic than Linda William's rightly-lauded "Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the Frenzy of the Visible."...
Read MoreTime Out magazine talks to "porn auteur" Jennifer about Original Sin and directing explicit art movies....
Read MoreThanks, Cosmopolitan magazine, for caring about porn for women! Our film "Matinée" is awarded Cosmo's "Top Five Porn Films For Women," and we're completely tickled about it....
Read MoreWe are so honored to have Jennifer invited to the world's first international film festival of female porn directors, "Cine Y Sexo: La Mirada Feminina." This summer in Mexico, some of the best porn directors in history come together to share their work and ideas on the international stage....
Read MoreVice magazine in Mexico publishes a nice interview Jennifer about her work and approach to filmmaking. The first film festival of women porn directors, Cine Y Sexo: La Mirada Femenina Conferencia, has Jennifer as a Special Guest....
Read MoreSadie and I came up with an idea we've never seen performed before: The director of a film, and the starring actress, will each explain the way making that film felt to us. Did she and I have the same challenges and rewards, or were they totally different?...
Read MoreAn evening of sexy feminist films & fun discussions at Filmhuis Cavia movie theater, hosted by Get A Room creator Marije Janssen. With a vibrator bonus....
Read MoreFor anyone with an erotic imagination, you'll enjoy Jennifer's upcoming erotic filmmaking workshop "Get A Camera – How To Make Erotic Film Your Way"....
Read MorePlatform Status Quo has invited Jennifer to teach her fun, open-minded workshop for folks of all orientations and gender identities at Amsterdam Pride (Gay Pride). Jennifer creates a safe space for thinking about your sexual desires and fleshing them out....
Read MoreOur award-winning warm, sexy erotic film "Skin. Like Sun./Des Jours Plus Belles Que La Nuit" is now available on DVD at our website and at lovely shops throughout Europe....
Read MoreIt's great to see the media showing that intelligence and sex aren't mutually exclusive (of course!). Belgium's fashion magazine Flair features Jennifer in their "Sex & Brains: Women With a Diploma and Burning Ambition" article....
Read MoreWe know that buying on Amazon is super easy, so we're happy to announce that you can now get our films with free shipping and overnight delivery....
Read MoreThe launch of the"Get A Room" documentary + discussion sex series will be a special Feminist Sex night, featuring Jennifer and her film Headshot...as well as Silver Shoes star Liandra Dahl, live all the way from Australia!...
Read MoreAt Brooklyn's new hip retail store, art gallery, and event space, Jennifer will give a "10 Erotic Tips" performance with clips from her upcoming film "Skin. Like. Sun." and all the behind-the-scenes scoop on what it's like making an erotic film....
Read MoreAmsterdam Magazine's creative idea for their interview was simple: Let Jennifer and frequent collaborator, director/editor Stephan Brenninkmeijer, interview each other. It's a neat way to see how an explicit filmmaker and an art film filmmaker, both dealing with sexual themes, choose different strategies....
Read MoreAudition now for our new arthouse erotic film, Silver Shoes, in Europe. We'll be traveling to a few countries to find the perfect pair with just the right chemistry. Because we all know that chemistry is everything....
Read MoreJennifer is honored to be teaching the world's first Erotic Film masterclass at a national film academy. The Dutch Film Academy has invited Jennifer to take the reins in helping professional filmmakers grapple with the theoretical and production issues around sexuality, to create something thoughtful, original, and powerful....
Read MoreAnnouncing a super-private special event with a live performance by bondage star, feminist educator, and porn director/star Madison Young -- taking place for one night only in Amsterdam. If you're reading this, a ticket can be yours....
Read MoreLet's explode the 6 typical misconceptions about how porn and feminism can't possibly overlap. Jennifer shows brilliant filmclips that illuminate the hidden world of feminist and alternative porn that's sexy, explicit, and super-feminist....
Read MoreOur charming docu-erotic film starring real-life couple Floor and Wim has been invited for its German premiere at Europe's best erotic film festival, Porn Filmfestival Berlin. Congratulations to the stars and of course to our co-director Murielle Scherre, who's coming from Belgium to attend....
Read MoreOf course San Francisco audiences would line up to get a glimpse of Europe's newest arty erotic cinema, and we're so glad they joined us at the Sexy Euro Cinema screening! The evening, moderated by sex-positive pioneer Carol Queen, was light, sexy, fun, and completely packed....
Read MoreAt San Francisco's own Good Vibrations Indie Erotic Film Fest (IXFF 2010), Jennifer has been invited to show several of her films and also put together an evening of the best new European erotica. Most of these films are hard to find in America, so come have a peek at Jennifer's Sexy Euro Cinema....
Read MoreAt the Talkshow series of San Francisco's Center For Sex and Culture, Jennifer has been invited to give a special preview of the film she co-directed with Murielle Scherre, "Skin. Like. Sun." (Des Jours). With a fun Q&A with Dr. Carol Queen, who was one of the first people ever to see the movie on the day it first screened....
Read MoreOur European erotic fiction film "Matinée" is now available at shops in America, starting with Good Vibrations -- one of the nicest and most venerable female-friendly sex shops in the USA. ...
Read MoreAt Dusk, the world's first female-friendly porn channel, we have just learned that our erotic theater drama Matinée is now rated the #1 Favorite Film by Dusk's viewers....
Read MoreThe Portugese film festival Queer Lisboa has a great reputation for being open minded about sexuality, so we were charmed that they have invited Matinée to be part of their festival this year....
Read MoreFeaturing visual art, performance art, film, dance, spoken-word, poetry, presentations, talk shows, debates, and social networking, Supperclub's "Slave Arts & Culture" evenings are all the rage. We're pleased to be invite to screen our movies there in person....
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Thanks to Jackie magazine for "Sexlife Scenes," a nice roundup of five different womens' careers in sexuality. Jennifer talks about how she got into the business, the role of emotion, and the differences between American and Dutch attitudes about sex. Also: dry humping!
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Jennifer has been invited to curate an evening of "Sexy Euro Cinema" at San Francisco's famed Red Vic theater, as part of the cool new IXFF Good Vibrations Indie Erotic Film Fest. She has been invited to show her own work plus a selection of Europe's best new erotic film work....
Read MoreCum Shots is Amsterdam's first Alternative "LesbianBTQ" Porn Festival. Jennifer is honored to host a porn panel there, alongside bondage workshops, tons of spicy porn screenings, and performance art by Sadie Lune, Judy Minx and burlesque king/queen Louis(e) De Ville....
Read More"Celebrating everything that is love, erotic, sensual, political, perverse and funny," Paris's Sexy International Film Festival Paris has its heart in exactly the right place. We're honored that our film Headshot is an Official Selection of the festival this year....
Read MoreLast night at the Feminist Porn Awards, co-directors Jennifer Lyon Bell and Murielle Scherre were thrilled to receive the trophy for Best Direction for their erotic artistic documentary Des Jours Plus Belles Que La Nuit (Skin. Like. Sun.)...
Read MoreWhat a fabulous evening of cinema, latex fetishwear, audio erotica, and burlesque. Marije Janssen and I want to thank everyone who participated in our Charming Filth event and made it so special. ...
Read MoreIn the great article "New Wave Porn: Blue Artichoke Films Blur the Boundaries Between Art and Porn," author Emily Dubberley interviews Jennifer about Matinée and female desire in Erotic Knave magazine. ...
Read MoreMurielle and I are thrilled that "Des Jours Plus Belles Que La Nuit" has been invited to New York for its International Premiere at CineKink, the most prestigious erotic film festival in America....
Read MoreCharming Filth is Jennifer and Marije's new erotic late-night evening of sexy films, costumes, music, live performances, and cocktail treats. Come join us for this decadent evening!...
Read MoreAmsterdam's only English-language radio show, English Breakfast Radio, plans to chat with Jennifer about erotic filmmaking and her upcoming Charming Filth late-night erotic event at Rialto Cinema....
Read MoreBecause of her Curation work in a very specific field of erotic film curation (including sexual documentary, explicit art videos, and alternative pornography), Jennifer has been invited to present at the new "Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image" program at the UvA....
Read MoreKudos to journalist Kees Driessen of Vrij Nederland, who offers a thoughtful and historical exploration of women and erotic/porn film in his article "Finally Here Come The Women." Showing our film Matinée to female viewers, we were happy to hear "Fantastic. Possibly the best sex scene ever. And I don't think it's just for women. Lots of my men friends would enjoy this too."...
Read More"Bell would have been right at home with the ancient (1970s) pornographers like Gerard Damiano and Jackie Treehorn. Her 'Matinée' is a high-concept and beautifully shot interlude about feelings and the artist's process."...
Read MoreJamye Waxman, dubbed the "next generation of sex educator" by Wired magazine, gives a warm rave review to our film Matinée: "It spans the line between porn and erotica with grace and dignity."...
Read MoreSwooning: Jennifer gets interviewed by her hero, Susie Bright, on her radio talk show "In Bed With Susie Bright": "Revolutionary erotica…What Ms. Bell is doing is a New Wave of cinema that intersects between explicit sex and independent film, and she’s taken the whole idea of what women’s erotica might be, or what might appeal to women, and has brought a kind of poetry into it that is very rare and utterly exhilarating.”...
Read MoreWe're proud to have Matinée and Headshot invited to screen at the Women Inc. third international festival. This special event will "inspire entertaining discussion and debate around women's relationships to career, sex, power, faith, relationships, and finance."...
Read MoreFilm-professional magazine Masterfiles was interested in the camera craft behind Matinée; how did Jennifer choreograph, shoot, direct and edit a movie with an all-professional film team? Jennifer talks about how much she learned during the unique process....
Read MoreCool music magazine Subbacultcha asked us if they could offer some of their readers our short intensely-erotic documentary experience "Headshot" -- well, naturally we were delighted....
Read MoreThis Belgian documentary on Prime TV poses a new generation of erotic artists, including director Jennifer, as a positive and worthy reaction against the dulling of desire in modern society. We're happy to have been included....
Read MoreYerba Buena Center has great arts cinema programming in San Francisco. They will be running the Cinekink/NYC film festival's national tour, which this year includes Jennifer's film Matinée -- the winner of CineKink's Best Short Narrative Film prize....
Read MoreWhat an exciting evening! Matinée's German premiere was standing-room-only. It's an honor to be at a film festival known for its high-quality, sexy edgy programming....
Read MoreJennifer has been asked to be an Official Presenter at the European Feminist Porn Awards in Berlin. She is pleased to support PorYes, which celebrates five champions in erotic film and photography....
Read MoreThe first-ever collaboration between erotic director Jennifer Lyon Bell and lingerie designer/author/DJ Murielle Scherre will have its World Premiere at the Stout(ste) Dromen feminist festival in Antwerp....
Read MoreHappily, Headshot is an Official Selections of the Sexy International Film Festival in Melbourne. Matinée has recently been deemed too sexy for festivals in Australia, the talented & dedicated organizers of SIFF are hoping the can screen it with Headshot -- fingers crossed!...
Read MoreIt's awesome to see mens' magazines giving credit to alternative pornography. As the writer points out, women enjoy explicit sex too -- it's not all soft and loving. ...
Read MoreWax, the popular Belgian paper De Morgen's weekend magazine, runs a great article about Blue Artichoke Films called "Vulnerability is arousing". Fantastic summary of what Blue Artichoke Films is all about....
Read MoreThe Sex Beat column in today's Carnal Nation online sex culture magazine has a nice interview with Jennifer, including a discussion of the recent Australian film festival ban on Matinée....
Read MoreFor Antwerp's lesbian feminist L-Salon, Jennifer has been invited to help the audience explore the feminist potential of pornography, especially porn made by women and sexual minorities. In "Artishock" we'll discuss visibility, desire, and the future of porn....
Read MoreThough we weren't able to attend in person, the Atlanta Underground Film Festival sounded fabulous. Big thanks for the jury for awarding Headshot the prize for Best Erotic Short Film!...
Read MoreThe Stout(ste) Dromen Feminist Festival is so cool that it's managed to nab revolutionary guests like sex-positive pioneer Carol Queen and porn revolutionary Susie Bright. Jennifer has been invited to present a "Revolutionary Porn & Erotica" workshop to bring to light the amazing side of alternative pornography....
Read MoreJennifer and friend/collaborator Murielle Scherre (La Fille D'O) have been invited by the Stout(ste) Dromen Feminist Festival to come up with a creative erotic short film that will premiere at the festival. They are very excited to see what they come up with together....
Read MoreWe were so sad to hear that Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification refused at the last minute to allow Matinée to publicly screen as planned. However, we are blown away to hear that the jury held a SECRET MEETING and awarded Matinée the jury prize anyway! Our huge thanks....
Read MoreThe loyal director and staff of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival are stunned that the Australian Film Commission is refusing Matinée the right to screen due to "sexual content". Today the festival director Richard Wollstencroft widely released a press statement of support (see here)....
Read More"The Atlanta Underground Film Festival is on a mission to expose and promote the many innovative yet underrepresented film/video artists, musicians, and visual artists who continuously break the boundaries of self expression." We're so pleased they picked Headshot....
Read MorePlanned to screen in Melbourne, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Perth, we're happy to announce that Headshot and Matinée have both been officially selected for this year's Sexy International Film Festival...
Read MoreDelightfully, Matinée has been invited for its French premiere at the Strasbourg International Film Festival, with "creative, edgy, out-of-the-box and maverick filmmakers in all genres including experimental and avant-garde as well as more traditional dramas, thrillers, romantic comedies, daring documentaries, and wild ride animation."...
Read MoreSuper-pleased that Porn FilmFestival Berlin has officially selected Matinée for this year's festival. We'll be in Berlin in October to present the movie in person -- come join us!...
Read MoreWe're happy to announce that Headshot was officially selected for the Sydney Underground Film Festival, which screens "unique, quality independent films that transgress the status quo and challenge the conservative conventions of filmmaking." Headshot will be included as part of their "Love/Sick" evening program....
Read MoreThink sound is important in erotic film? Jennifer sure does too. That's why she's excited to speak at this special sex-themed INTERESTING AMSTERDAM conference about "The Sound Of Sex," explaining why sound in erotic/porn film is so important, and how you can work with actors, microphones, sound engineers, and music (or lack therof) to maximize the erotic wallop of a film....
Read MorePopular Dutch TV program De Zomer Draait Door (Endless Summer) featured Jennifer on a special about the Women Inc. televised Women and Sex event at Pakhuis de Zwijger. Jennifer had lots of fun, even though the clip here asks: "You studied at Harvard. Are your parents very disappointed in you?"...
Read MoreWe're thrilled to announce that Matinée will screen at Melbourne Underground Film Festival, the rebel film festival that aims to cut against the grain. They specialize in artistic, controversial, avant-garde, sexual, and political films....yup, that's Matinée....
Read MoreAs part of a unique sexually themed evening, Jennifer has been invited to participate in panel discussion about female sexuality and porn for women. Special guests include icon Xaviera Hollander ("The Happy Hooker" of Penthouse magazine) and the author of a new lesbian sex handbook....
Read MoreDe Telegraaf, the biggest daily Dutch morning newspaper, covered Jennifer, Blue Artichoke Films, and Matinee today, with a sweet article entitled (in translation) "Cute Asses and Lots Of Emotion". There are probably a lot of Dutch people with wide eyes over their coffee this morning....
Read MoreStuffed with DVD extras and bonus footage, our new Matinée DVD is now for sale....
Read MoreJennifer offers a new article, "The Sound of Ecstasy," that talks about the erotic power of sound from a cognitive, philosophical, and artistic perspective....
Read MoreThank you for Matinée's Honorable Mention award at the Feminist Porn Awards (created and sponsored by Good For Her in Toronto), and congratulations to the wonderful porn filmmakers and performers who make this festival possible....
Read MoreWant to know what everyone else is asking Jennifer? Some of these questions are sweet and some a bit less so. But if you see her, she's always up for a chat. In short, lay it on her. These are the top 5 questions she gets asked....
Read MoreHuge thanks to the CineKink jury who awarded Matinée the Best Short Narrative Film award. Glad they agreed with the warm and enthusiastic audience, one of whom told us, "It was like something you'd see on IFC or the Sundance channel, but with, y'know, sex!"...
Read MoreAlternative erotic film is completely new to most sexologist and other medical health professionals. Fortunately, the progressive Dutch/Flemish Federation of Sexologists actually invited Blue Artichoke to come talk about porn/erotic film and its potential for sexual health....
Read MoreOpzij, the most popular feminist magazine in Holland, reaches out to learn more about Blue Artichoke Films and the new world of ethical woman-made erotica....
Read MoreJennifer flies to New York to present the International Premiere of Matinée....
Read MoreWow, the 400-seat theater was packed for Matinée's World Premiere with star Alicia Whitsover and many of the cast & crew. What a wild night!...
Read MoreTickets now on sale for Matineé's World Premiere in Amsterdam, where many of the stars and crew will be there with us....
Read MoreIn this month's Viva, Jennifer talks about erotic filmmaking and about her new Rated X: Amsterdam Alternative Erotica Film Festival...
Read MoreA surprisingly positive Christian take on the positive effects of ethical erotic filmmaking as practiced by Jennifer...
Read MoreThis spectacular immersive cinema/restaurant space will run Jennifer's custom Charming Filth erotic program this December....
Read MoreLover runs a thoughtful article called "Porn for Women: Authentic Desires" featuring Jennifer....
Read MoreIn their "Short And Hot" collection, we're happy to announce that the Paris Porn Film Festival has invited our film "Headshot" to screen....
Read More"Would you like to find porn/erotica that turns you on without offending your feminist sensibilities?" Filled with clips, Jennifer gives a talk at Ladyfest to help you explore sexy new erotic material you never knew existed. ...
Read MoreThe Midsummer Day guest panels will be packed with porn and culture celebrities, and Jennifer is honored to host the panels for Pinched....
Read MoreCalling all professional and budding erotic filmmakers! Jennifer and the rest of the Rated X: Amsterdam Alternative Erotica Film Festival programming team invite you to send your entries in now....
Read MoreWhat are the 5 key myths separating feminism and porn? In "Feminist Fantasies," Jennifer will show beautiful porn and erotic film clips to prove that sex film and feminism not only don't conflict, but enrich each other....
Read MoreNice that a feminist magazine is so enthusiastic about how ethical porn films can "make sex hotter". Thanks to Opzij for the shoutout to Jennifer's movies....
Read MoreJennifer now dishes weekly advice as Ladywood, the new sex columnist for Amsterdam's local culture paper, The Amsterdam Weekly. She's on the cover this week. ...
Read MoreWow, this popular television series sets their season premiere actually inside of Jennifer's MOSEX exhibition, "Stags, Smokers And Blue Movies: The Origins Of American Pornographic Film." ...
Read MoreMyrthe Hilkens's new book McSex decries the effect of porn on society and culture, but the book ends with one special chapter entitled "Good Porn" -- about the uplifting effects of the film's Jennifer makes, and the films Jennifer curates in her shows like "Pinched: Sex, Love, and Countercultures". There's a bigger point to be made here about how we define porn....
Read MoreThanks so much to Myrthe Hilkens for including an entire chapter on sex-positive porn in her book "McSex: De Pornoficatie Van Onze Samenleving/The Pornification Of Our Society"....
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