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Documentary Fund Opens!

The Iris Prize Documentary Film Fund is excited to present its second iteration, aimed at promoting and supporting emerging documentary and factual film talent from Wales.

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Weekend Pass
Weekend Pass

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

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Day Pass
Day Pass

2019 Programme

Enjoy one full day of Iris, Wed-Sat with everything included

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Tue 08 Oct 2019
Opening Night
Opening Night

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Join us for opening night of Iris, like you've never seen it before...

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Party: Opening Night
Party: Opening Night

2019 Programme

Iris Festival Club

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Wed 09 Oct 2019
Crush – Iris Prize Shorts 1
Crush – Iris Prize Shorts 1

2019 Programme

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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Because the Night – Iris Prize Shorts 2
Because the Night – Iris Prize Shorts 2

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

The night-time is a time of secrets and mystery, frightening or exciting, and frequently both

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Iris Industry: Lunch Dates
Iris Industry: Lunch Dates

2019 Programme

Iris Festival Club

Meet the Team who produce Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival during today's Passholder's Lunch

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Iris Industry: Acting
Iris Industry: Acting

2019 Programme

USW ATRiuM Theatre

A panel of experts offer advice & discussion on acting

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Iris Industry: Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin)
Iris Industry: Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin)

2019 Programme

USW ATRiuM Theatre

See Leaving Lenin & hear from Pauline Williams, one of Wales' most prolific producers

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Changing the Game
Changing the Game

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

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Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin)
Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin)

2019 Programme

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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Becoming – Iris Prize Shorts 3
Becoming – Iris Prize Shorts 3

2019 Programme

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 Industry: Music rights, licensing, and contracts for film & TV
Iris Industry: Music rights, licensing, and contracts for film & TV

2019 Programme

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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The Blonde One (Un Rubio)
The Blonde One (Un Rubio)

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Friendship evolves to intimacy as two men connect in the suburbs of Buenos Aires

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Party: Iris Chills
Party: Iris Chills

2019 Programme

Iris Festival Club

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Thu 10 Oct 2019
Education Day
Education Day

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Education & outreach is an important part of Iris' year round activity - and the festival itself

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The Village – Iris Prize Shorts 4
The Village – Iris Prize Shorts 4

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

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Faith and Freedom – Iris Prize Shorts 5
Faith and Freedom – Iris Prize Shorts 5

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 Industry: Lunch Dates
Iris Industry: Lunch Dates

2019 Programme

Iris Festival Club

Meet the UK Media unions during today's Passholders' Lunch

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Iris Industry: Documentary & LGBT+ Stories
Iris Industry: Documentary & LGBT+ Stories

2019 Programme

USW ATRiuM Theatre

On 'Documentary Day' at Iris, explore LGBT+ documentary making with a panel of experts

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Reel Lives – Iris Prize Shorts 6
Reel Lives – Iris Prize Shorts 6

2019 Programme

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

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The Archivettes
The Archivettes

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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True to Life – Best British Shorts 1
True to Life – Best British Shorts 1

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Through documentary and drama these 4 films bring real life stories to the screen

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Cubby
Cubby

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

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Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life

2019 Programme

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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Party: Iris Sings
Party: Iris Sings

2019 Programme

Golden Cross

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Party: Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life Afterparty
Party: Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life Afterparty

2019 Programme

Eagle Bar

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Fri 11 Oct 2019
This is America – Iris Prize Shorts 7
This is America – Iris Prize Shorts 7

2019 Programme

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

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The Blonde One (Un Rubio)
The Blonde One (Un Rubio)

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Friendship evolves to intimacy as two men connect in the suburbs of Buenos Aires

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Student Showcase
Student Showcase

2019 Programme

USW ATRiuM Theatre

Our first ever student showcase, featuring LGBT+ short films from 6 UK film schools

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Modern Love – Iris Prize Shorts 8
Modern Love – Iris Prize Shorts 8

2019 Programme

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 Industry: Lunch Dates
Iris Industry: Lunch Dates

2019 Programme

Iris Festival Club

Meet the International Film Festival Organisers during today's Passholder's Lunch

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We Are Family – Best British Shorts 2
We Are Family – Best British Shorts 2

2019 Programme

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 Industry: Film Festivals – What Filmmakers Need to Know
Iris Industry: Film Festivals – What Filmmakers Need to Know

2019 Programme

Iris Festival Club

Unpacking some of the mysteries of Film Festivals with festival representatives from around the world

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Iris Industry: Web Series
Iris Industry: Web Series

2019 Programme

USW ATRiuM Theatre

Watch Two Weeks, then join our discussion about making Web Series

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Two Weeks
Two Weeks

2019 Programme

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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Encounters – Iris Prize Shorts 9
Encounters – Iris Prize Shorts 9

2019 Programme

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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Monsoon
Monsoon

2019 Programme

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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Getting to Know You – Best British Shorts 3
Getting to Know You – Best British Shorts 3

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

These British shorts explore modern dating in ways that will shock, surprise and scintillate

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Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma)
Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma)

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

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Cousins (Primos)
Cousins (Primos)

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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Party: When Iris Met Mary
Party: When Iris Met Mary

2019 Programme

Mary's

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Sat 12 Oct 2019
Family Portrait – Iris Prize Shorts 10
Family Portrait – Iris Prize Shorts 10

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Family dynamics change and evolve in unexpected ways in this final programme of Iris Prize shorts

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Cubby
Cubby

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

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Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma)
Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma)

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

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Cardiff University’s Iris Prize Youth Award
Cardiff University’s Iris Prize Youth Award

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

See the 4 short films selected by young people for this year's youth award

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Iris Industry: Lunch Dates
Iris Industry: Lunch Dates

2019 Programme

Clayton Hotel

Meet the filmmakers and actors with films screening at Iris during today's Passholders' Lunch

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Super Saturday: Finalists Revealed and Q&As
Super Saturday: Finalists Revealed and Q&As

2019 Programme

USW ATRiuM Theatre

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These Peculiar Days (Los Dias Particulares)
These Peculiar Days (Los Dias Particulares)

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

8 school friends indulge in a wild weekend of partying as they celebrate their graduation and impending adulthood

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Changing the Game
Changing the Game

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

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Super Saturday: See the Top Films
Super Saturday: See the Top Films

2019 Programme

USW ATRiuM Theatre

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Sequin in a Blue Room
Sequin in a Blue Room

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

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Billie and Emma
Billie and Emma

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Romance blossoms in a remote Filipino town in this charming coming of age tale

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And Then We Danced
And Then We Danced

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Rivalries and desire collide in the hyper-masculine, ultra-conservative world of Georgian dance

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Party: Super Saturday Afterparty
Party: Super Saturday Afterparty

2019 Programme

Iris Festival Club

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Party: Iris at Minsky’s
Party: Iris at Minsky’s

2019 Programme

Minsky's Showbar

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Sun 13 Oct 2019
Billie and Emma
Billie and Emma

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Romance blossoms in a remote Filipino town in this charming coming of age tale

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Iris Carnival & Iris Awards
Iris Carnival & Iris Awards

2019 Programme

Tramshed

Join us for the festival’s grand finale, including the Iris Awards

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Sequin in a Blue Room
Sequin in a Blue Room

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

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Best Feature 2019
Best Feature 2019

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

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Best of Iris Shorts 2019
Best of Iris Shorts 2019

2019 Programme

CINEWORLD, CARDIFF

Your first chance to catch ALL of the short film prize winners

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