The Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival or FICEB (''Festival Internacional de Cinema Eròtic de Barcelona'' in Catalan) is an annual

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and awards ceremony. It is the oldest adult film festival in

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. The event dates from 1992. Since 1997, it has been held in the La Farga convention center in

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, a suburb of the

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."ERC: Barcelona porn festival ‘degrades women and creates traffic jams’"
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'', Retrieved 2007-09-24 In 2005, the event was recognized by the regional

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,"Spain’s porn superstar, Nacho Vidal, at Barcelona’s FICEB"
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'', Retrieved 2007-09-24 but, in 2006, the L'Hospitalet municipal government controversially voted not to renew the festival's contract, requiring it to seek a new location (

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) for 2007–08. The FICEB moved to Madrid in 2008 and was held at the Room Fabrik. Compared to the analogous Hot d'Or film festival in

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, 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

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and

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s, as well as a

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show and a sex product fair with

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."Top 10 Sex Festivals: International Erotic Film Festival"
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'', 2006-09-27, Retrieved 2007-09-24 The event exists, in part, to promote the

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by promoting the domestic production of adult films and organizing discussion forums. At or above 50,000 people attended the festival in 2005, 2006, and 2007."Barcelona Erotic Film Festival underway"
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such as: Sophie Evans,

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, Max Cortés, Sara Bernat, and

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. The Mexico Erotic Festival is backed by the same group responsible for the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival. In 2024 a new festival from a different team, Erotic Film Festival Barcelona, launched with a mission to bring world-class erotic cinema back to the city. The inaugural edition will take place 24-30 November 2024.

FICEB awards

The FICEB has three awards for different categories of pornographic films, the Ninfa (

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films and the Tacón de Aguja (

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) for

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films."Barcelona Erotic Film Festival (FICEB) starts in October"
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'', Retrieved 2007-09-24 The year 2002 was the first year with a "Short Film Competition X" at the FICEB, where the winner of that contest was endowed with 2,400

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s and second place was awarded 1,200 Euros. The following is a list of the winners in the major categories for the Ninfa awards ''only''. A more complete list of winners can be found through the External Links listed below.

Ninfa award winners 2000–2004

Ninfa Award winners 2005–2008

2013 winners

* Best Actor of the Year -

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* Best Actress of the Year -

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* Best Actor of the Year in Gay-themed Videos - Martin Mazza * Best New Actress - Noemilk * Best Porn Artist Personal Website - zazelparadise.com * Best Webcamer of the Year - Carolina Abril * Best Porn Content Company of the Year - Actrices del Porno * Best New Porn Content Company - Explicital * Best Adult Content Website - actricesdelpono.com * Best Sponsor - FA Webmasters * Best Director of the Year - Roberto Chivas * Best Video Editor - Irina Vega * Best Adult Content Media - Estrellas del Porno * Best Series of the Year - ''La Mansión de

'' (Actrices del Porno) * Best Amateur Series of the Year - ''Arnaldo Series'' (Fakings) * Best International Adult Content Company -

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* Honorary Prize Awarded by the Organization - Torbe * Special Award of the Barcelona Erotic Show Klic-Klic - Katya Sambuca * Best Actress Chosen by the Public - Amanda X * Best Actor Chosen by the Public - Rafa García * Best Spanish Adult Content Website Chosen by the Public - MiFacePorno.com

2014 winners

* Best Actor of the Year - David El Moreno * Best Actress of the Year - Amarna Miller * Best Actor in Gay Themed Movies -

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* Best New Actress - Daytona X * Best New Actor -

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* Best Director -

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* Best Porn Content Company - Actrices del Porno * Best Porn Artist Personal Website - norabarcelona.com * Best Gay Porn Content Company - LocuraGay * Best Adult Content Website - actricesdelporno.com * Best Webcamer - Silvia Rubí * Best Adult Content Media - ''Conrad Son Show'' * Best Gay Scene - ''El Masajista'' (LocuraGay) * Best Series - ''Anal Divas by Franceska Jaimes'' (ADP) * Best BDSM Scene - ''Light VS Hard'' (Red Devil X) * Best Amateur Themed Series - ''Cástings Porno'' (ZasXXX) * Best International Adult Content Company -

* Best Actress Chosen by the Public - Carolina Abril * Best Actor Chosen by the Public -

* Best Website Chosen by the Public - putalocura.com * Best Gay Actor Chosen by the Public -

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* Honorable Award by the Organization - Max Cortés * Special Award -

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2015 Winners

* Best Actor of the Year -

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* Best Actor in a Gay-themed Film- Ángel Cruz * Best Release Actor- Alberto Blanco * Best Newcomer Gay Actor- Viktor Rom * Best Webcamer - Carla Pons * Best Gay Scene - Gay of Thrones, Men.com * Best BDSM New Generation Scene Cap 6 – Actricesdelporno * Best Amateur Scene - The First Anal of Apolonia, Pablo Ferrari * Best Actor Chosen by the Public -

* Best Scene/Series of the Year -

- Actricesdelporno * Best Actress of the year - Carolina Abril * Best New Actress - Apolonia Lapiedra * SEB Apricots Special Award 2015 -

Ramón Nomar Ramon Nomar (born 9 January 1974) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish pornographic actor and director. His accolades include the Hot d'Or Award for Best New Actor and the XBIZ Award for Male Performer of the Year. Nomar broke into the pornographic f ...

* Best Personal Web of a porn artist - Amarna Miller * Best adult content web - www.actricesdelporno.com * First Line Award - Juani de Lucía * Best Gay Actor Chosen by the Public - Abraham Montenegro * Best Actress Chosen by the Public - Pamela Sanchez * Best Web Chosen by the Public - Cumlouder * Honorary Award by the Organization - Sophie Evans

References

External links

* Official site
Salón Erótico de Barcelona
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"Los premios Ninfa abrirán el Salón Erótico de Barcelona"

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