The Brussels International Festival of Eroticism (Dutch: ''Internationaal Erotica Festival van Brussel'', French: ''Festival International de l'Érotisme de Bruxelles'') is a

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for the European

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industry held each February in

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. The most notable event during the Festival is the European X Awards, a

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for the European adult video industry. Each participating country (typically

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and

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) is given their own set of awards, including Best Movie, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. The first International Festival of Eroticism was held in 1993, with the European X Awards first held in 1995.

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Brussels Erotic Film Festival (Partial list of winners at IMDb)
* (2004 European X Award Nominees & Winners)
"Adult actresses or Businesswomen ?"
by Don Fernando, ''Adult DVD Talk'', March 17, 2005. (Adult DVD Talk Forum Post listing the 2005 X Award Winners.)
Images from the 15th Annual Brussels International Festival of Eroticism
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