Iris Prize
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The prestigious IRIS PRIZE (the worlds biggest for LGBTQ filmmakers) announces this year’s nominees
In the height of the summer sun, it seems somewhat churlish to be thinking about Fall, yet it’s just 17 days to Labor Day, which heralds its start. It’s not all bad news, as Fall means to us the Annual Iris Prize Festival in Wales, which in its 17-year history has done so much to…
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THE IRIS PRIZE for Short Queer Films : comparative to an Academy Award for mainstream movies : announces its list of Nominees.
To put it context , the IRIS PRIZE for Short Queer Films is comparative to an Academy Award for mainstream movies. Supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation, the coveted £30,000 prize allows the winner to make their next LGBTQ+ short film in Wales. Short films have always been an essential part of queer filmmaking…
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Iris Prize Film Festival is HERE
Now in its 14th year, Iris Prize celebrates LGBT+ film all year round, including an international queer film festival in Cardiff, Wales each October. Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival is home of the prestigious Iris Prize £30,000 film award, the world’s largest short queer film prize. Some winners use this money to fund their…
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Becoming Cherrie : a journey so worth taking
The Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival based in Cardiff, Wales awards the largest short film prize in the world – the prestigious £30,000 Iris Prize. It’s enough money for filmmakers to convert their shorts into full-length features like past winners like Daniel Ribeiro ‘The Way He Looks’ and Dee Rees ‘ Pariah’. This last…
