Vanniall heads to Europe in February with a major festival moment on deck, as her new film co-starring Jaq Quicksilver is officially selected to screen at the Porn Film Festival Amsterdam.
The film, currently titled Vanniall & Jaq Quicksilver, will screen on February 27 as part of the festival’s program in Amsterdam, which runs February 26 through March 1.
The screening will take place during the “What a time to be (a)live!” film block, scheduled from 9:00pm to 11:00pm at De Richel, and will include a Q&A session during the same program window. The project was filmed in Amsterdam and features Jaq Quicksilver, with filmography by Ashley Lake.
“I’m super excited to be bringing this film back to the city where we made it and sharing it with a festival audience,” said Vanniall. “This project means so much to me, as well as the city of Amsterdam, which has become like a second home to me. It feels like a perfect full-circle moment!”
Jaq Quicksilver stated, “T4T is my favorite porn to make, because it's my favorite sex to have, and because I believe that porn should exist by and for trans people. I'm honored that our gorgeous sexy film will be screened in the same city in which it was filmed – at Amsterdam's own porn film festival!”
Christina Castalia, the curator of the Festival’s film block, said, “I gave everyone the same prompt: a body of work they are most proud of, that tells a story they want to share with the world. I have invited creators that I have looked up to in this industry for their raw authenticity and their fearlessness to be themselves.”
The Amsterdam appearance is part of a broader European trip, where Vanniall will be in production in Amsterdam 2/23 – 2/28 and in London 2/28 – 36. She will be available for select media interviews and appearances during this time.
ABOUT VANNIALL:
Vanniall (she/they) is an award-winning trans performer, model, director and content creator originally from South Carolina, now based in Western Massachusetts after establishing her career in New York. Active as a studio performer since 2019 and a decade into her on-camera journey dating back to her early days as a Tumblr-era creator, she has built a career rooted in creative autonomy, community engagement and cultural impact.
Her work has earned major industry recognition, including an XBIZ Cam Award win for ‘Best Trans Clip Artist’ and multiple honors across the XBIZ, TEA, AVN, YNOT and BCAMS landscapes, with additional credits as a presenter at the TEA Awards and the XBIZ Cam Awards plus red carpet interviews for the YNOT Cam Awards.
In addition to her on-camera work, Vanniall has screened projects internationally and appeared on Out TV reality series X-Rated NYC and Hot Haus, and hosts Chaturbate’s Sex Tales podcast. She also organizes and appears on panels for industry events and conferences, bringing an informed and community-minded perspective to conversations around sex work, performance and creator sustainability.
Beyond performance, Vanniall is a vocal advocate for trans rights, sex worker rights and sexual wellness, with writing and commentary featured in XBIZ, CNN, Fortune and HuffPost. She is currently building Monstergirl Studio as a Western Massachusetts production retreat and rental destination for adult creators and productions.
ABOUT JAQ QUICKSILVER:
Jaq Quicksilver (they/he) is a nonbinary and genderfluid content creator living in Amsterdam. Their body of commercial pornographic work chronicles their experimentation with gender and their ongoing physical transition. Jaq moved to the Netherlands in February 2024 to escape an increasingly anti-trans and anti-porn political and social landscape in the United States. They hope to remain in Europe for the foreseeable future.
ABOUT CHRISTINA CASTALIA::
Christina Castalia is a cam model, filmmaker, writer and storyteller whose work blends raw intimacy with authentic expression. Known as a Digital Showgirl, she has earned more than a dozen AVN and XBIZ nominations and is a two-time XBIZ Award winner. Her film Pleasure Engineer has screened internationally across six countries on three continents and received a Special Mention in Zurich. Castalia considers her greatest success making people happy each day by creating space for self-expression and authentic pleasure.
