The Spanish erotic film scene 2000–2026

Abstract. Spanish erotic cinema since 2000 is one of the more institutionally developed national erotic-film traditions in Europe, with a recognisable lineage from the late films of Bigas Luna through the Barcelona-centred indie scene of the early 2000s, the Erika Lust feminist-erotic studio movement that anchored the 2010s, and the present-day cohort of feminist and queer directors operating across the Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao indie circuits. This entry surveys the lineage as a continuous national tradition, with attention to the festival-circuit infrastructure, the critical reception in the Spanish-language film press, and the questions of distribution that have shaped what does and does not get made.

By Maya Brennan. 1,640 words · 7 min · 6 citations.