![Weekend Pass](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Passweekend01.jpg)
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
![Day Pass](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Passday01.jpg)
2019 Programme
Enjoy one full day of Iris, Wed-Sat with everything included
![Opening Night](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Opening-Night-1.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Join us for opening night of Iris, like you've never seen it before...
![Party: Opening Night](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate02.jpg)
2019 Programme
Iris Festival Club
![Crush – Iris Prize Shorts 1](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/girlfriend_irisprize_2019_04.jpg)
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
![Because the Night – Iris Prize Shorts 2](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/missingaissues_irisprize_2019_04.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
The night-time is a time of secrets and mystery, frightening or exciting, and frequently both
![Iris Industry: Lunch Dates](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
Iris Festival Club
Meet the Team who produce Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival during today's Passholder's Lunch
![Iris Industry: Acting](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
A panel of experts offer advice & discussion on acting
![Iris Industry: Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
See Leaving Lenin & hear from Pauline Williams, one of Wales' most prolific producers
![Changing the Game](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CHANGINGTHEGAME_05-Jenn-Roman-e1566257232164.jpg)
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
![Leaving Lenin (Gadael Lenin)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/leaving-lenin-02.jpg)
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
![Becoming – Iris Prize Shorts 3](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/leakingblue_irisprize_2019_03.jpg)
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
![Iris Industry: Music rights, licensing, and contracts for film & TV](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
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
![The Blonde One (Un Rubio)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/The-Blonde-One-05.png)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Friendship evolves to intimacy as two men connect in the suburbs of Buenos Aires
![Party: Iris Chills](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate02.jpg)
2019 Programme
Iris Festival Club
![Education Day](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate06-e1566254320813.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Education & outreach is an important part of Iris' year round activity - and the festival itself
![The Village – Iris Prize Shorts 4](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/misschazelles_irisprize_2019_02.jpg)
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
![Faith and Freedom – Iris Prize Shorts 5](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/breakme_irisprize_2019_03-e1565903832627.jpg)
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
![Iris Industry: Lunch Dates](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
Iris Festival Club
Meet the UK Media unions during today's Passholders' Lunch
![Iris Industry: Documentary & LGBT+ Stories](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
On 'Documentary Day' at Iris, explore LGBT+ documentary making with a panel of experts
![Reel Lives – Iris Prize Shorts 6](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/thomasbanksquestforpove_irisprize_2019_03.jpg)
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
![The Archivettes](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/The-Archivettes-02.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Go behind the scenes of the Lesbian Herstory Archives, combating lesbian invisibility one story at a time
![True to Life – Best British Shorts 1](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/We-Are-Dancers_Iris-Prize-Best-British-2019.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Through documentary and drama these 4 films bring real life stories to the screen
![Cubby](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Cubby-01.jpg)
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
![Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Jonathan-Agassi-03.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
This documentary offers an intimate look into the world of one of the world's most successful gay porn stars
![Party: Iris Sings](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate02.jpg)
2019 Programme
Golden Cross
![Party: Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life Afterparty](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate02.jpg)
2019 Programme
Eagle Bar
![This is America – Iris Prize Shorts 7](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PONYBOI_Madeline-Leach_8-2.jpg)
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
![The Blonde One (Un Rubio)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/The-Blonde-One-05.png)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Friendship evolves to intimacy as two men connect in the suburbs of Buenos Aires
![Student Showcase](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/6109061-e1566254497100.jpg)
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
Our first ever student showcase, featuring LGBT+ short films from 6 UK film schools
![Modern Love – Iris Prize Shorts 8](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TIL-Still-6-3K-e1566246422102.jpg)
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
![Iris Industry: Lunch Dates](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
Iris Festival Club
Meet the International Film Festival Organisers during today's Passholder's Lunch
![We Are Family – Best British Shorts 2](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DeadBirds_Irisprize_Bestbritish_2019_05.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
These 5 British films offer 5 different takes on the ways in which LGBT+ people interact with their families
![Iris Industry: Film Festivals – What Filmmakers Need to Know](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
Iris Festival Club
Unpacking some of the mysteries of Film Festivals with festival representatives from around the world
![Iris Industry: Web Series](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
Watch Two Weeks, then join our discussion about making Web Series
![Two Weeks](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TW_Ep2_Still01.jpg)
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
![Encounters – Iris Prize Shorts 9](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/uforusha_irisprize_2019_02.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Sometimes all it takes is one person who can put everything to right - or turn your life upside down
![Monsoon](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/monsoon-01.jpg)
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
![Getting to Know You – Best British Shorts 3](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MyLonelinessisKillingMe_irisprize_bestbritish_2019_02.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
These British shorts explore modern dating in ways that will shock, surprise and scintillate
![Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mommom08.jpg)
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
![Cousins (Primos)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cousins4.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Unexpected attraction upsets Lucas' quiet country life after the arrival of a distant cousin, fresh out of jail
![Party: When Iris Met Mary](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate02.jpg)
2019 Programme
Mary's
![Family Portrait – Iris Prize Shorts 10](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/theorphan_irisprize_2019_02.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Family dynamics change and evolve in unexpected ways in this final programme of Iris Prize shorts
![Cubby](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Cubby-01-1.jpg)
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
![Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mommom08-1.jpg)
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
![Cardiff University’s Iris Prize Youth Award](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wonder_irisprize_2019_01-e1565780337310.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
See the 4 short films selected by young people for this year's youth award
![Iris Industry: Lunch Dates](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/web.jpg)
2019 Programme
Clayton Hotel
Meet the filmmakers and actors with films screening at Iris during today's Passholders' Lunch
![Super Saturday: Finalists Revealed and Q&As](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate04.jpg)
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
![These Peculiar Days (Los Dias Particulares)](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/These-Peculiar-Days-02.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
8 school friends indulge in a wild weekend of partying as they celebrate their graduation and impending adulthood
![Changing the Game](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CHANGINGTHEGAME_05-Jenn-Roman-e1566257232164.jpg)
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
![Super Saturday: See the Top Films](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BSL_SS.jpg)
2019 Programme
USW ATRiuM Theatre
![Sequin in a Blue Room](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sequin-02.jpg)
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
![Billie and Emma](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BillieandEmma-05.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Romance blossoms in a remote Filipino town in this charming coming of age tale
![And Then We Danced](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/And-Then-We-Danced-03.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Rivalries and desire collide in the hyper-masculine, ultra-conservative world of Georgian dance
![Party: Super Saturday Afterparty](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate02.jpg)
2019 Programme
Iris Festival Club
![Party: Iris at Minsky’s](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate02.jpg)
2019 Programme
Minsky's Showbar
![Billie and Emma](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BillieandEmma-06.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Romance blossoms in a remote Filipino town in this charming coming of age tale
![Iris Carnival & Iris Awards](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC_3695-e1566254987807.jpg)
2019 Programme
Tramshed
Join us for the festival’s grand finale, including the Iris Awards
![Sequin in a Blue Room](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sequin-03-3.jpg)
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
![Best Feature 2019](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate03.jpg)
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
![Best of Iris Shorts 2019](https://irisprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/socialtemplate03.jpg)
2019 Programme
CINEWORLD, CARDIFF
Your first chance to catch ALL of the short film prize winners