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04 May 2022

Iris Prize Documentary Film Fund shortlist 2022

Before Queer Eye we had The Cashmere Kids!
The story of a carefree cleaning company run by gay men redoing London’s finest interiors whilst improvising new lives of sexual liberation in the 1970s is one of five new documentaries shortlisted by the Iris Prize.

By Team Iris

11 April 2022

St David Award for Culture awarded to Berwyn Rowlands

• Berwyn Rowlands is presented with the 2022 St David Award for Culture
• “I hope this recognition will allow Wales to take full advantage of what we have created in Cardiff”
• “We are lucky to have them all living and working in Wales.”

By Team Iris

14 February 2022

New education resource produced in Wales by the Iris Prize

• Funded by Ffilm Cymru Wales, the resource is available in English and Welsh
• Into Film to make pack available to all schools in the UK

By Team Iris

17 January 2022

Submissions for Iris Prize 2022 are open!

• Submissions are now open for the 2022 Iris Prize Festival with a main prize of £30,000

• Performance awards added to the Best British Award confirming support for British acting talent

By Team Iris

17 January 2022

New Iris Prize Documentary Film Financing Fund

• New Iris Prize Documentary Film Finance Fund Sponsored by FROOT and Aberystwyth University

• “It's a challenging time for the creative industry at the moment, so it's great to be able to be a part of something that will help the filmmakers within the sector to flourish.”

By Team Iris

04 January 2022