2019 Programme
The Weekend Pass is best way to enjoy a long weekend at Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival, getting you access to EVERYTHING at Iris 2019 from Friday 11 - Sunday 13 October
2019 Programme
Enjoy one full day of Iris, Wed-Sat with everything included
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Join us for opening night of Iris, like you've never seen it before...
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Iris Festival Club
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Few experiences match the intensity and turmoil of young love and crushes and our first four films explore this in a variety of ways
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
The night-time is a time of secrets and mystery, frightening or exciting, and frequently both
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Iris Festival Club
Meet the Team who produce Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival during today's Passholder's Lunch
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
A panel of experts offer advice & discussion on acting
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
See Leaving Lenin & hear from Pauline Williams, one of Wales' most prolific producers
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Following a number of elite young trans athletes, Changing the Game offers a moving portrait of their resilience, courage and determination
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
Teachers and pupils from a Welsh school visit Russia on an educational trip in this ground-breaking Welsh-language comedy
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Gender and self-discovery are the themes running through this programme of challenging and imaginative films from China, Brazil and the USA
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Iris Festival Club
Music is a crucial part of film & TV but music rights and licences can be complex. Unpack them in this informative session
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Friendship evolves to intimacy as two men connect in the suburbs of Buenos Aires
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Iris Festival Club
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Education & outreach is an important part of Iris' year round activity - and the festival itself
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Small town life can feel like existing in a bubble - these 3 films explore the consequences of being trapped and breaking free
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
With honesty, humour and heart these four films explore how tradition can make us, and influence our freedom to love and be who we want
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Iris Festival Club
Meet the UK Media unions during today's Passholders' Lunch
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
On 'Documentary Day' at Iris, explore LGBT+ documentary making with a panel of experts
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
These documentaries offer a moving and often uplifting portrait of the present and recent past, from the personal to the political, and everything in between
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Go behind the scenes of the Lesbian Herstory Archives, combating lesbian invisibility one story at a time
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Through documentary and drama these 4 films bring real life stories to the screen
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Mark finds friendship in a lonely 6-year-old and a superhero named Leather-Man in this no-holds-barred comedy
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
This documentary offers an intimate look into the world of one of the world's most successful gay porn stars
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Golden Cross
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Eagle Bar
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
It’s fifty years since members of the LGBT+ community gathered outside New York’s Stonewall Inn to protest against police harassment, the perfect opportunity to shine a spotlight on LGBT+ life in America today
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Friendship evolves to intimacy as two men connect in the suburbs of Buenos Aires
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
Our first ever student showcase, featuring LGBT+ short films from 6 UK film schools
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Explore love in all its stages – from first kisses to bitter breakups, and from the sofa-bound realm of instant messaging to a river-bound quest for freedom
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Iris Festival Club
Meet the International Film Festival Organisers during today's Passholder's Lunch
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
These 5 British films offer 5 different takes on the ways in which LGBT+ people interact with their families
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Iris Festival Club
Unpacking some of the mysteries of Film Festivals with festival representatives from around the world
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
Watch Two Weeks, then join our discussion about making Web Series
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
Shown here as a single feature, web series Two Weeks follows a group of twentysomethings as they tackle life, love and identity over a single sweltering fortnight
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Sometimes all it takes is one person who can put everything to right - or turn your life upside down
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
A moving meditation on home, identity and loss as Kit returns to Vietnam. the country of his birth, following his mother's death
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
These British shorts explore modern dating in ways that will shock, surprise and scintillate
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
When Karole and Ali decide to raise a child together, little can they anticipate the challenges that circumstance will throw at them along the way
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Unexpected attraction upsets Lucas' quiet country life after the arrival of a distant cousin, fresh out of jail
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Mary's
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Family dynamics change and evolve in unexpected ways in this final programme of Iris Prize shorts
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Mark finds friendship in a lonely 6-year-old and a superhero named Leather-Man in this no-holds-barred comedy
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
When Karole and Ali decide to raise a child together, little can they anticipate the challenges that circumstance will throw at them along the way
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
See the 4 short films selected by young people for this year's youth award
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Clayton Hotel
Meet the filmmakers and actors with films screening at Iris during today's Passholders' Lunch
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USW ATRiuM Theatre
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
8 school friends indulge in a wild weekend of partying as they celebrate their graduation and impending adulthood
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Following a number of elite young trans athletes, Changing the Game offers a moving portrait of their resilience, courage and determination
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
An anonymous sex party opens up a whole new world for Sequin, in this stunning story of obsession and an essential coming-of-age tale for today
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Romance blossoms in a remote Filipino town in this charming coming of age tale
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Rivalries and desire collide in the hyper-masculine, ultra-conservative world of Georgian dance
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Iris Festival Club
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Minsky's Showbar
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CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Romance blossoms in a remote Filipino town in this charming coming of age tale
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Tramshed
Join us for the festival’s grand finale, including the Iris Awards
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
An anonymous sex party opens up a whole new world for Sequin, in this stunning story of obsession and an essential coming-of-age tale for today
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Enjoy a surprise? You won't know the name of this prize-winning feature until the jury announces their decision on Sunday afternoon
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Your first chance to catch ALL of the short film prize winners