(BERLIN) – Brace yourself, Berlin! Femme fatale directrix Erica McLean is on the way to attend The Venus International Trade Fair this year and on Thursday, October 15th she will attend their prestigious awards ceremony wherein she is nominated for Best Female Director of the year.

With the hailed masterpiece “Hardcore Circus XXX” as the one and only feature directorial under her belt, McLEAN’s nomination for Best Female Director of the Year is truly an unprecendented honor. She shares the category with STORMY DANIELS and PETRA JOY.

“To be placed with two such awesome women filmmakers is such an honor,” says Erica McLean. “Naturally, Venus is one of my favorite planets so I’m looking forward to touching ground there, seeing friends, meeting new people and drinking lots of beer! If I win, that would just be the cherry on the cake of what will regardless be a once in a lifetime experience for me.”

Erica McLean’s “Hardcore Circus XXX,” the first title from her newly formed studio Cheeky Monkey Productions, is receiving rave reviews across the board from fans and critics alike and can be found online at HardcoreCircusXXX.com.

McLean is currently in pre-production on “ALICE,” her stylistic and erotic adaptation of the Lewis Caroll tale.

You can follow Erica (and soon ALICE!) on her on the journeys at www.Twitter.com/EricaMcLean.