Tom Paul Martin
Filmmaker
Tom Paul Martin is an award-winning gay filmmaker. His short film ‘Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?’ has screened at over 40 festivals including Iris Prize Opening Night. His short documentary ‘Love, Dad and Daddy’ premiered at BFI London Film...
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Dima Hamdan
Filmmaker & 2024 Iris Prize Winner
Dima Hamdan is a Palestinian filmmaker and screenwriter based in Berlin. Her latest short film, Blood Like Water, has been on a festival tour for more than two years, screening at over 70 festivals to date and winning ten awards,...
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Francis Brown
Music promoter & Friends of Iris
Francis is a music promoter who has worked with Bright Light Bright Light, VOYA and Russian queer exiles SADO OPERA. He helped organise the first Gay Pride march in Cardiff in 1985 and started The Pink Film Society in 1986;...
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Ivy kelly
Co-director and founder of the CIC
Ivy Kelly is a co-director and founder of the CIC, Lone Worlds, which facilitates safer spaces for the LGTBQ+ community in South Wales, as well as supporting creative development for LGBTQ+ artists locally. Kelly has also worked as a freelance...
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Jad Salfiti
Journalist
Jad Salfiti is a British-Palestinian journalist who specialises in the intersection of culture and politics, with a focus on Queer cinema and the Middle East. His short documentary film Germany’s Palestine Problem (for The New Arab website) was awarded the 2023 WAN-IFRA...
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Laith Jaafar
CIPD Assoc
Laith is a people professional dedicated to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion. His personal journey fuels a deep commitment to LGBTQI+ equality, inspiring him to complete a Masters in Human Resource Management at the University of York. His research explored...
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Nic Crosara
Writer and deputy editor at DIVA
Nic Crosara (they/he) is a trans writer and deputy editor at DIVA, the world’s leading magazine for LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people. They’ve interviewed filmmakers such as Céline Sciamma and Fawzia Mirza and actors such as Keanu Reeves and Barbie...
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Rajdeep Choudhury
Actor & Writer
Raj is an actor writer who recently finished a part in the feature film “Kashmir Princess” with renowned filmmaker Andrew Lau. Raj’s first short film “Jackpot” was released on Disney,India. He is passionate in promoting regional talent and South Asian...
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Susie Yankou
Filmmaker
Susie Yankou is a queer filmmaker whose debut feature Sisters screened at NewFest, Austin Film Festival, Inside Out, and Florida Film Festival, earning awards at the latter two. She has also developed TV series with Moonshot Entertainment (alongside EP Bryan...
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