News

28 Aug 2010
5-a-side football film KICK OFF to open 2010 Iris Prize Festival

The 2010 Iris Prize Festival kicks off with the world premiere of Kick Off, the latest film from award-winning writer/director Rikki Beadle-Blair (Stonewall, Metrosexuality).

16 Aug 2010
Brothers and Sisters star Matthew Rhys announces Iris Prize line-up for 2010.

The 30 films to compete for the prize, the world’s largest international gay and lesbian short film prize, have been announced.

8 Jul 2010
Iris Prize winners to screen at Ireland’s premiere lesbian and gay film festival Gaze.

Award winning films from the 2009 Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff will be screened in Dublin at the end of July as part of Gaze, the 18th Annual Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

25 Jun 2010
Mumbai joins Iris family.

Matthew Rhys today confirmed that Kashish - Mumbai International Queer Film Festival has become a partner festivals of the Iris Prize.

17 Jun 2010
Submission Deadline Approaching

It's still not too late to enter the Iris Prize 2010 so get your skates on!

30 Mar 2010
Carol joins Iris

Carol Coombes has been confirmed as a new Patron for the Iris Prize Festival.

14 Mar 2010
Iris in London

The Iris Prize Festival team including their friends at Peccadillo Pictures and Festival Patron Andrew Pierce have organised a drinks reception to celebrate the screening of Colonial Gods and An American Eye on Bute Street as part of the 24th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

31 Jan 2010
Iris 2010 is open for submissions!

Submissions are now open for the 2010 Iris Prize Festival.

11 Oct 2009
2009 Winners Announced

And the winners are: ·       STEAM - Iris Prize ·       DIANA – Screen Academy Wales Best UK Short ·       REDWOODS - Iris Prize Best Feature Award An accomplished short film in which the two characters are stuck in steam room was announced as winner of the Iris Prize – Cardiff’s International Gay and Lesbian Short Film Prize, valued at £25,000.

23 Sep 2009
Competing filmmakers attending confirmed

·         Highest number of short-listed filmmakers to attend the festival ·         8 countries represented including Australia, Israel and Sweden ·         Strong contingency from the USA and UK With only two weeks to go to the Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff (7 – 10 October), the organisers are delighted to announce that over half of the nominated filmmakers will be present in the Welsh capital for the three day festival.

7 Sep 2009
Pre-selection Jury member looks forward to Iris 09.

October brings with it the third Iris Prize Festival, a feast of LGBT films, both short and feature-length.

2 Sep 2009
View trailers on IrisTV

Trailers for the feature films screening as part of the 2009 Iris Prize Festival are now available on IrisTV.

24 Aug 2009
Matthew Rhys confirmes Iris Prize Festival line-up for 2009!

Strong US focus with 3 features to receive theire European Premiere at the Iris Prize Festival 2009. Brent Corrigan, Matthew Montgomery and Daniel Robinson to attend festival. Director Jason Bushman returns to Iris with his first festure film.

17 Aug 2009
2009 Iris Prize Jury Announced

Actors, directors, designers and journalists to decide Iris Prize winner 2009.

10 Aug 2009
30 films selected for the world's largest gay and lesbian short film prize!

New Zealand makes the final for the first time joining USA, Canada, Germany, UK, Germany, Brazil, South Korea, Sweden, Israel, Australia and Portugal.

19 Mar 2009
Chicago and Melbourne - welcome!

Brothers and Sisters star Matthew Rhys today (19 March 2009) confirmed that Melbourne Queer Film Festival and REELING - The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival have become partner festivals for the Iris Prize.

5 Oct 2008
Cowboy wins Iris Prize 2008.

A haunting film about a city dweller and country lad who pay a terrible price for love has been named as the 2008 winner of the Iris Prize with its £25,000 award.

24 Sep 2008
Visiting guests confirmed.....

With only a week to go to the Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff (2nd – 4th October), the organisers are delighted to announce that nearly half of the nominated filmmakers will be present in the Welsh capital for the three day event.

21 Aug 2008
Matthew Rhys announces 2008 festival programme.

The full programme for the Iris Prize Festival has been announced today by Iris Prize Patron Matthew Rhys (21/08/08).

26 Jun 2008
£1,000 ($2,000) cash award for best feature!

Organisers of the Iris Prize Festival have today (26 June 2008) announced that they will be awarding a new cash award of £1,000 to the best feature film screened during the three day festival.