At Iris 2025, the magic of film doesn’t end when the credits roll! Join us as filmmakers from around the globe introduce their work and stay after screenings for lively Q&As.

Every screening at #Iris25 brings Cardiff’s charm and global stories together, making your festival experience even more special.

Media enquiries: If you would like to contact any of the filmmakers listed below please e-mail Lynne@irisprize.org or Liv@irisprize.org 

Full Name Film Name Category
Chris Urch Blackout Best British
Solomon Golding Blackout Best British
Charlotte Serena Cooper Bury Your Gays Best British
Charlotte Brownlee Bury Your Gays Best British
Emmanuel Imani Demons Best British
Byron McNally Demons Best British
Heath Virgoe Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak Best British
Niamh West Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak Best British
Matthew Jacobs Morgan Lisbon Best British
Beru Tessema Man Enough Best British
Stuart Armstrong Meat Raffle Best British
Harry Shaw Meat Raffle Best British
Samantha Locock Meat Raffle Best British
Caleb Roberts Purebred Best British
James Ley Sleazy Tiger Best British
Sara Harrak Solers United Best British
Lewis Coates Solers United Best British
Luke Wintour Sweetheart Best British
Alastair Curtis Sweetheart Best British
Chloe Culpin Sweetheart Best British
Elliot Zelmanovits Sweetheart Best British
Sobia Bushra Trailblazers Best British
Ben Jackson Two Black Boys in Paradise Best British
Dean Atta Two Black Boys in Paradise Best British
Ava Grimshaw-Hall While We Still Have Time Iris Prize
Kajri Akhtar Zari Iris Prize
Nana Duffuor Rainbow Girls Iris Prize
Alejandro Jato Cousin Iris Prize
Etsen Chen Damp Iris Prize
Luke Faulkner Fr. Brennan is Having a Breakdown! Iris Prize
Leela Varghese I’m The Most Racist Person I Know Iris Prize
Emily Dynes Hold Still Iris Prize
Chandradeep Das Jasmine That Blooms in Autumn Iris Prize
Jayanta Datta Jasmine That Blooms in Autumn Iris Prize
Gita Datta Jasmine That Blooms in Autumn Iris Prize
Arantxa Ibarra Krizalit Iris Prize
Axel Wursten The Passion Acording To Karim Iris Prize
Emmanuelle Mattana The Dysphoria Iris Prize
Marin Håskjold The Hammer of Witches Iris Prize
Luke Wintour Sweetheart Iris Prize
Alastair Curtis Sweetheart Iris Prize
Chloe Culpin Sweetheart Iris Prize
Elliot Zelmanovits Sweetheart Iris Prize
Chandradeep Das Jasmine That Blooms in Autumn Iris Prize
Alexander Farah One Day This Kid Iris Prize
Rachel Dax 3000 Lesbians Go To York Feature
Rajdeep Choudhury A Teachers Gift Feature
Eric Ollerenshaw A Teachers Gift Feature
Rohan Kanawade Cactus Pears Feature
Neil Ely Departures Feature
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan Departures Feature
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Dreamers Feature
Nessa Chileshe Dreamers Feature
Leela Varghese Lesbian Space Princess Feature
Pillion Feature
Cory Grant Screams From The Tower Feature
Susie Yankou Sisters Feature
April Kelley Tomorrow’s Too Late Feature
Terry Loane Tomorrow’s Too Late Feature
Dylan Holloway Tomorrow’s Too Late Feature
April Kelley Plainclothes Feature
Russell Webber Departures & Sisters Feature
Adam Silver Screams From The Tower & Only Good Things Feature
Kahloon Loke Lesbian Space Princess Feature
Tom Paul Martin Chair – Iris Prize Jury
Tim Highsted Chair – Best British Jury
Dima Hamdan Blood Like Water 2024 Iris Prize Winner
Louisa Connolly-Burnham Sister Wives 2024 Best British Winner
Tejinder Jouhal Industry Day
Daisy Leigh-Phippard Industry Day
Alice Cabanas Industry Day
Tom Abell Industry Day
Katie Bignell Industry Day
Rohan Kanawade Cactus Pears Industry Day
Rajdeep Choudhury A Teachers Gift Industry Day
Neil Ely Departures Industry Day
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan Departures Industry Day
Russell Webber Departures & Sisters Industry Day
Adam Silver Screams From The Tower & Only Good Things Industry Day
April Kelley Tomorrow’s Too Late & Plainclothes Industry Day
Rachel Dax 3000 Lesbians Go To York Industry Day
Dylan Holloway Tomorrow’s Too Late Industry Day
Dima Hamdan Blood Like Water Industry Day
Matthew Jacobs Morgan Lisbon Industry Day
Luke Oliveira-Davies Industry Day
Jacquie Lawrence Industry Day
Kimberley Warner Industry Day
Rebecca Meredith Industry Day
Tracy Spottiswoode Industry Day
Dawn Airey Industry Day
Lynne Harwood Reel Queer’s Real Queers, The Palace At The End of The World, Inside Voices, That Other Me, Falling Stars, Sappho Girls, Petit Pierrot Community & Micro
Alixir Reel Queer’s Real Queers, The Palace At The End of The World, Inside Voices, That Other Me, Falling Stars, Sappho Girls, Petit Pierrot Community & Micro
Stephen Pilling Turing Community
Laurel Beckford Speak Little One (The Wold is Listening) Community
Callum Bruce-Phillips QUEERTAWE – The Documentary Community
Anna Arrieta Dysgu Hedfan Community
Sam Trow After Everything Education
Baysalt Gui The Ravishing Astonishing Great Magician Education
Arina Vyazenkina Virtia Education
Alex Monaghan Astronaut Education
Lucy Bateman In Search of Colour Education
Bean Sawyer Queering The Tide Micro
Alicia Brown Poltergeists Micro
Georgia Day Searching For Sunday Micro
Jane Campbell The Gardener Micro
Never, Never Never Opening Night
Snapped Strings Opening Night
Jackie Opening Night
Y Tolldy Opening Night
BTS: Pink Portraits Opening Night
Owain Wyn Evans Iris Presenter
Stifyn Parri Iris Presenter
Leila Navabi Iris Presenter
Angharad Mair Iris Presenter
Adjoa Andoh Talk
Harvey Rabbit Talk
Leo Drayton Teth Talk
Peter Darney Teth Talk
Nest Jenkins Teth Talk
Sarah Breese Teth Talk
Dan Thomas Teth / Beastly Media Talk
Geraint Evans Teth / S4C Talk
Alexander Williams TikTok: Yr Alwad Talk
Llyr Morus TikTok: Yr Alwad Talk
Mei Williams TikTok: Yr Alwad Talk
Ffred Hayes TikTok: Yr Alwad Talk
Guto Rhun Best British Jury
Sara Peacock Best British Jury
Ali Afzal Best British Jury
Nic Crosara Iris Prize Jury
Laith Jaafar Iris Prize Jury
Francis Brown Iris Prize Jury
Jad Salfiti Iris Prize Jury
Ivy Kelly Iris Prize Jury