"Risky Business: A Look Inside America's Adult Film Industry" to screen at 2013 Winter Film Awards

Feb. 15, 2013 - PRLog -- Risky Business: A Look Inside America's Adult Film Industry examines the social, psychological, and economic impacts of performing in adult films. What makes people decide to become adult entertainers, how do they go about entering the business, what are their experiences in the business, and how do they deal with career options, finances, and relationships once they exit the business? The documentary also examines proposed regulations that would address current industry issues, including workplace health and safety, such as mandatory STD testing and condom use, and job discrimination once performers decide to leave the industry and pursue conventional employment.

The documentary will be screened at the 2013 Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival on Thursday, February 28 in the 5pm-8pm Screening Block at the Hotel Pennsylvania Globetrotter Ballroom, 401 Seventh Avenue, New York City.

* Official Selection, Idyllwild CinemaFest (January 2013)
* Official Selection, Winter Film Awards (February 2013)
* Official Selection, Golden Egg Film Festival (March 2013)
* Official Selection, Other Venice Film Festival (October 2013)

Director David Mech was born in England and raised in Michigan.  He holds a bachelors degree in finance from Michigan State University and a masters degree in information management from Arizona State University.  He has lectured on the topic of adult entertainment at several policy and academic institutions, including Indiana University, UCLA, and Emory University. He currently lives in Florida.

The 2nd Annual WINTER FILM AWARDS Independent Film Festival kicks off Thursday, Feb 28 with 3 days of screenings and after-parties. The event offers something for everyone, highlighting the dynamic range of storytelling the independent filmmaking community has to offer. Among the 58 films selected is a diverse mix of documentaries, shorts, features, animation, music videos and horror films from all over the world.

Winter Film Awards screenings will be held Thursday, February 28 – Saturday, March 2 at the Hotel Pennsylvania's Globetrotter Ballroom (401 7th Ave New York, NY 10001) in three screening blocks – 11am-2pm, 2pm-5pm and 5pm-8pm.  The  televised Awards Ceremony will take place Saturday March 2 at 9pm.  WFA will host after-parties each night following the screenings – please check website for venues.  Visit www.WinterFilmAwards.com for tickets, schedules, sponsors and details

Winter Film Awards' mission is to recognize excellence and diversity in cinema by nurturing emerging filmmakers and helping them get recognition and contacts to break into a tough industry. They celebrate the crazy cultural mixture that is New York City, showcasing emerging filmmakers from every age, ethnic, racial, religious, cultural, political and geographic perspective.  WFA prides themselves on their diverse collection of films and filmmakers, allowing the audience to enjoy films they normally wouldn't think to seek out.  In addition to the festival, WFA hosts 4-6 events each year in NYC, including panel discussions, networking parties, a 48-Hour Film Challenge and other fun film-related events.  Winter Film Awards is a registered New York State 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Winter Film Awards 2013 Independent Film Festival is proudly sponsored by Showbiz Café, FEARS Magazine,  Footage Firm Royalty-Free Stock Footage, Final Draft Industry Standard Screenwriting Program and media sponsor ProductionHUB, Inc. (www.productionhub.com) an online marketplace for broadcast TV, motion picture, pro video, live event, corporate & digital media production.