There is no doubt, the Venus Berlin is the largest porn expo on this planet. And proof again was this years 19th installment that took place at the end of October. Four halls packed with everything the adult industry has to offer. From webcam girls presenting themselves to all kinds of fetish gear to oils and lingerie and to a dildo manufacturer that creates his toys completely out of wood.
Sure, the porn industry as such was not that visible anymore. The classic porn industry has changed. Porn now happens on the net, cams, dating, tubes and member sites. It is obviously possible to make money in those fields as the many presences have shown again this year.
A classic is the Venus Award show, also for the 19th time a bunch of prizes were given away. The event was held in the Ellington Hotel and presented by former porn actress Mia Julia and Chris Hilton. While the AVN expo in Las Vegas definitely cannot compete anymore with the Venus Berlin, the AVN Award Show still is much more glamorous and spectacular than the Venus Awards. It was great though that Anikka Albrite and Mick Blue flew in from Los Angeles to pick up their award for Best Porn Couple.
German glamour model Micaela Schäfer was again this years "face" of the show. The whole exhibition was a huge success according to the organizers and indeed, looking at the wast amount of visitors walking through the halls this year, there is no way to doubt that. At one point they even had to stop letting people in because of the large queues.
Next year will be 20th anniversary of Venus, let's see what celebration activities will take place...