Spain's success at Euro 2008 hurt erotic film festival

Spain's success at Euro 2008 hurt erotic film festival

MADRID (AFP) - Spain's success at Euro 2008 hurt attendance at an erotic film festival which wrapped up Saturday in Madrid as its target audience -- men -- were glued to their television screens, organisers said.

About 15,000 people flocked to the three-day International Erotic Film Festival of Barcelona (FICEB), staged for the first time in the Spanish capital this year since it started being held in 1992.

Previous editions of the event, which features performances by buxom strippers and appearances by top porn stars, have drawn over 50,000 people.

FICEB director Juli Simon blamed the lower-than-expected turnout on the fact that the festival's opening day coincided with Spain's 3-0 Euro 2008 semi-final win over Russia which drew a record Spanish television audience of 17 million.

"Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex," he told private television station Telecinco.

Over 60 firms were represented at this year's edition of the film festival which featured live sex shows and an awards ceremony for different categories of pornographic films.

Porn director Pepe Catman filmed part of his latest film on Saturday at the festival with the participation of some members of the audience who paid 25 euros (40 dollars) to get into the festival grounds.

Spain will face Germany on Sunday in the Euro 2008 final. They last lifted the European Cup in 1964 with final victory over the former USSR in what was their only triumph at a major tournament to date.

Yea Euro 2008

Boo Porn!

I'm glad it hurt them! :haha:

People need to do something for a living

Only 15'000 instead of 50'000?? Wow.