Eon McKai, the leading director of alternative adult film and the head of Vivid Alt will appear at The Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles, along with Vivid Alt directors Vena Virago and Octavio Winkytiki. Eon will also appear on a panel on Thursday, May 10th.

McKai, who is credited as the founder of the alt-porn genre, will share the stage on 'Alt Porn Night' with other top directors in the genre. Famed pin-up lensman and cutting-edge director, Octavio Winkytiki ('The Rebelle Rousers' and 'Man's Ruin') and Vena Virago, the visionary behind 'Eastside Story,' will represent Vivid-Alt alongside Mr. McKai. Clip reels chosen by each director will be screened on Saturday, May 5th at Los Feliz 3 (1822 Vermont Ave. / 323-664-2169) starting at 11:45 p.m. for those 18 and older.

McKai will also participate as an Alt Porn expert on the Festival's 'Porn Panel.' Other panel members include professionals in the business such as veteran adult film star Nina Hartley (www.NinaHartley.com) , historian and critic Ira Levine and Director of Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation Sharon Mitchell (www.aim-med.org) . The panel will feature clips and discuss the development of adult films over the past 40 years. The 'Porn Panel' will take place Thursday, May 10th starting at 8 p.m. at a venue to be announced. For updates on the event, contact the Silver Lake Film Festival box office at 323-953-8340 or info@silverlakefilmfestival.org.

For more information or to purchase tickets online at $11 each event, visit www.silverlakefilmfestival.org. To be included on the media guest list, contact jackie@vivid.com or call 800.762.4761.

Silver Lake Film Festival has provided a showcase for independent films and filmmakers in the Los Angeles area since 2000. The festival will take place May 3rd-12th, 2007.


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 a licensing and marketing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing, 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. On April 11th Vivid will be the first adult company to release a movie on both HD DVD and Blu-ray with 'Debbie Does Dallas - Again.' Vivid is a major supplier of content for pay-per-view networks in North America and internationally. The best selling hardcover 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 started the Vivid Alt imprint in 2006 which 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.