2—5—MAY—2024
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FILMS
SOUND
EVENTS
TALKS
PARTIES
WORKSHOPS
FILMS
2 PM
CINÉMA AVENTURE – SALLE 1
5 PM
CINÉMA AVENTURE – SALLE 2
LIVING ARTS
SOUND
EVENTS
TALKS
3 PM
BEURSSCHOUWBURG — BEURS CAFÉ
WORKSHOPS
PARTIES
FILMS
8 PM
CLOSING CEREMONY
CINÉMA AVENTURE – SALLE 1
WORKSHOPS
BRUSSELS’ PORN FILM FESTIVAL IS YOUR OPEN WINDOW TO CONTEMPORARY PORNOGRAPHY IN BELGIUM
Established with the purpose of reducing the stigma around pornography and acknowledging its significant role in the history of cinema, the Brussels Porn Film Festival stands as Belgium’s first festival dedicated to alternative pornography. As the most widely consumed and produced audiovisual genre in the world, pornography exists simultaneously in plain view and concealed behind closed doors, avoiding public debate outside of moralistic standards. A rich countercultural phenomenon, contemporary porn embraces new forms of expression, serving as a potent political and creative tool for marginalized groups. Feminists, LGBTQIA+, sex workers, and other minorities choose to direct their cameras toward their own bodies, creating a presence typically overlooked by mainstream media.
The festival presents a diverse range of sexually explicit artworks, offering a comprehensive program that includes a national and international short film competition, a special focus on feature films, as well as professional encounters, panel discussions, performative arts, workshops, and parties. With diversity in mind, the festival aims to facilitate connections between different poles within the industry: the mainstream and the underground, the artistic and the political, DIY and big-budget productions... The objective is not to gentrify the genre but to promote ethical development by fostering professional connections, injecting new images into pornography’s imaginary, destigmatizing sex work, and cultivating an audience eager for innovative onscreen sexual representations.
The festival presents a diverse range of sexually explicit artworks, offering a comprehensive program that includes a national and international short film competition, a special focus on feature films, as well as professional encounters, panel discussions, performative arts, workshops, and parties. With diversity in mind, the festival aims to facilitate connections between different poles within the industry: the mainstream and the underground, the artistic and the political, DIY and big-budget productions... The objective is not to gentrify the genre but to promote ethical development by fostering professional connections, injecting new images into pornography’s imaginary, destigmatizing sex work, and cultivating an audience eager for innovative onscreen sexual representations.
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
VENUES
Rue des Fripiers 15, 1000 Bruxelles
There will be tickets available to buy at the ticket counter.
Beursschouwburg
Rue Auguste Orts 22, 1000 Bruxelles
Presales will be available soon.
There will be tickets available to buy at the ticket counter.
Cinema Nova
Rue d’Arenberg 3, 1000 Bruxelles
There will be tickets available to buy at the ticket counter.
Cinema Nova’s ticket counter opens half an hour before the screening.
Rainbow House
Rue de la Chaufferette 3, 1000 Bruxelles
RainbowHouse Cafeteria
Rue du Marché au Charbon 42, 1000 Bruxelles
Grands Carmes
Rue des Grands Carmes 20/22, 1000 Bruxelles
Barrio
Pl. de la Chapelle 6, 1000 Bruxelles
Note that the club don’t accept cards: bring cash!
ACCESSIBILITY
If you need help for accessibility, please send an email to office@brusselspff.com. After discussion, we have not found satisfactory conclusions for providing access to places where there is lack of infrastructure. We are commited to improving by the next editions.
Theater is located in the basement and is not accesible for people with reduced mobility (stairs).
If you need help for access, DM us to see how we can help you attend the screenings!
Beursschouwburg
All of the spaces - with the exception of the Black Box - are accessible to everyone (elevators are available if needed)
Cinema Nova
Theater in the ground floor is accessible for people with reduced mobility. Larger seats available at the back of the room. Bathrooms and bar at the basement are not acessible for PRM (stairs)
RainbowHouse
The workshops are accessible for PRM (ground floor)
Barrio
The venue is not accessible for PRM (stairs, the club is located at the basement). If you need help to access, contact us to see how we can help!