Inka Winter

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Inka Winter
NationalityGerman, U.S.
CitizenshipGerman, U.S.
Alma materTechnische Universität Berlin
HTW Berlin
Occupation(s)Filmmaker
Screenwriter
Sex educator
Trauma-informed relationship counselor

Inka Winter is a German-American erotic filmmaker, sex educator, and trauma-informed relationship counselor. She is best known as the founder of ForPlay Films, an independent feminist pornography studio emphasizing ethical production, the female gaze, and consensual erotic narratives. Her work has been discussed in outlets such as Vice , Slate , and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Winter spent her early years in the Friedrichshof Commune, a controversial socialist commune near Vienna founded by artist Otto Muehl, known for enforced communal child-rearing practices. [1] [5] She later attended Schulfarm Insel Scharfenberg, a progressive boarding school located on an island in Berlin's Tegeler See.

She studied economics at the Technische Universität Berlin and fashion design at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW Berlin). She is also a certified sex educator and counselor through the American Board of Sexology. [6]

Career

Winter founded ForPlay Films to produce erotic short films that spotlight the female gaze, authentic consent, and emotional intimacy. [2] [3] The studio has been described in the industry as “Made by women, for women.” [7] [8] [9]

Her films and educational projects focus on themes such as pleasure, communication, and sexual autonomy. On her official site she describes herself as “a certified sex and relationship counselor ... [and] an award-winning, independent, feminist porn producer ... who focuses on genuine pleasure, authentic connection, and empowering each of my performers to claim and express their own true desires.” [10]

In 2024, Vice profiled her work and quoted an actress who said: “The first time I arrived on Inka’s set, I was asked, ‘What do you want to do? How do you want to do it?’” [1]

In addition to filmmaking, Winter created Sexucation, an educational project offering workshops and media content about birth control, polyamory, and sexual communication. [11] She also provides desire and arousal coaching.

Media coverage

Winter's personal journey and work have been covered in several international outlets. Vice’s Growing Up in a Sex Cult discussed her upbringing in Friedrichshof and her later career as a feminist adult filmmaker. [1] Slate highlighted her role in redefining erotic filmmaking from a female perspective. [2] She has also been profiled by XBIZ [12] and featured in Hustler Magazine . [7]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Growing Up in a Sex Cult". Vice. 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Osterheld, Sarah (9 May 2023). "A Woman's Guide to Porn". Slate. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Warum feministische Pornos produziert werden". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Meet Inka Winter - Bold Journey Magazine". boldjourney.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "I grew up in a sex cult - making feminist porn helped me overcome my trauma". Metro News. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Inka Winter". American Board of Sexology. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Sex-Positive Porn: Inclusive, Superhot". Hustler. 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Review Tv: "Let's Talk About Porn" - SPOT media & film". the-spot-mediafilm.com. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Inka Winter". thesexylifestyle.com. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Inka Winter – Official site". inkawinter.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "ForPlay Films". ForPlay Films. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "WIA Profile: Inka Winter". XBIZ. 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "ForPlay Films Earns 2 Nominations From 2022 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "ForPlay Films Awards". ForPlay Films. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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