- Title: FRANCE: PORN FILM STARS HOLD THEIR HOT D'OR FILM AWARDS AT CANNES
- Date: 17th May 2000
- Summary: VARIOUS, OF BRAZILIAN DANCERS DANCING AROUND GIANT POSTER FOR PORN FILM FESTIVAL (6 SHOTS)
- Embargoed: 1st June 2000 13:00
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- Location: CANNES, MANDELIEU , FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVA3OJKJILTJQ4DXZA71KPWC52T0
- Story Text: Porn stars from around the world came to Cannes for an award ceremony celebrating a side of cinema that the city's official film festival ignores.There were the same red carpets, golden trophies and tearful acceptance speeches as the mainstream festival, even if the films stressed 'skills' other than acting talents.
Actresses who flew to Cannes for the ninth annual Hot D'Or porn industry awards were more than happy to show off their acting attributes before the ceremony began.
Women clad in dresses that were revealing even by liberal Cannes standards drove crowds of young men crazy as nominees swept into the ceremony held at a beach front hotel a few miles out of town.
Once inside, directors, producers and stars got down to the serious business of looking for contacts that might help them distribute more videos or win a new part.
Girls used to baring all for their roles in films that many people consider obscene were eager to please the cameras.
Organisers aimed to give the evening an even more raunchy feel, bringing on Brazilian dancers to warm up anyone in the crowd who still needed it.
The ceremony was started to try and raise the profile of an industry that is worth billions of dollars in Europe every year.
Stars who are lucky enough to win can hope for increased exposure and perhaps better job offers.
Porn films may not have much in the way of dialogue, but their stars consider them something of an art form.
US porn star Stacey Valentine was thrilled to scoop up the prize for best American actress.
"Absolutely, absolutely, we are acting and I challenge any mainstream actors and actresses to take off their clothes and have sex in front of people and tell me that's not acting.It's acting," Valentine said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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