Global InformationBarcelona International Erotic Film Festival information
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| Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1992[1] |
| Location | Barcelona and Madrid[2][3] |
| Country | Spain |
The Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival or FICEB (Festival Internacional de Cinema Eròtic de Barcelona in Catalan) is an annual Spanish pornographic film festival and awards ceremony. It is the oldest adult film festival in Europe.[1]
The event dates from 1992.[4][1] Since 1997, it has been held in the La Farga convention center in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a suburb of the Barcelona.[2][3][5][6] In 2005, the event was recognized by the regional government of Catalonia,[4] but, in 2006, the L'Hospitalet municipal government controversially voted not to renew the festival's contract, requiring it to seek a new location (Madrid) for 2007–08.[5][1] The FICEB moved to Madrid in 2008[7] and was held at the Room Fabrik.[2][3]
Compared to the analogous Hot d'Or film festival in Cannes, the Barcelona festival has been called less exclusive and more comprehensive. Besides film awards and star appearances, the five days of FICEB include hundreds of strip-tease and live sex shows, as well as a lingerie show and a sex product fair with adult toys.[6][8][9] The event exists, in part, to promote the sex industry in Spain by promoting the domestic production of adult films and organizing discussion forums.[6] At or above 50,000 people attended the festival in 2005, 2006, and 2007.[4][1][10] The FICEB has served as launching pad for actresses, actors, and directors such as: Sophie Evans, Celia Blanco, Nacho Vidal, Max Cortés, Sara Bernat, and Toni Ribas.[6]
The Mexico Erotic Festival is backed by the same group responsible for the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival.[11]
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- ^ a b c "El cine erótico se muda a Madrid". El País. Elpais.com. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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- ^ a b c "Spain’s porn superstar, Nacho Vidal, at Barcelona’s FICEB", Archived at: Archived September 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, 2005-10-07, translated from El País, Retrieved 2007-09-24
- ^ a b "ERC: Barcelona porn festival ‘degrades women and creates traffic jams’", Archived at: Archived October 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, 3 December 2006, translated from El País, Retrieved 2007-09-24
- ^ a b c d "cine". elmundo.es. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^ "Programación del Ficeb: más gorda que los miembros de sus actores". elmundo.es. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ "Top 10 Sex Festivals: International Erotic Film Festival", By Salvatore Mann, Retrieved 2007-09-24
- ^ "El Festival de Cine Erótico de Barcelona ofrecerá 750 actuaciones en directo", La Vanguardia, 2006-09-27, Retrieved 2007-09-24
- ^ "Barcelona Erotic Film Festival underway", Archived at: Archived September 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine October 5, 2006, Retrieved 2007-09-24
- ^ "Adult Performers Arrested in Mexico". 2 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2014.