Iris Prize
iris prize established berwyn rowlands festival company international lgbtq film prize festival open film interest gay lesbian bisexual transgender intersex audience must completed within two year prize deadline prize open filmmaker around world judged panel international filmmaker artist winner receives largest prize gay lesbian film world—a package valued £—allowing winner make next film awarded annual festival held cardiff present programme screening including competing film several feature film panel session visiting filmmaker culminates closing night award ceremony iris prize secured support lesbian gay film festival around world creating single international platform intention raising profile lesbian gay cinema helping new generation filmmaker achieve success international stage partner festival selects one film annually participate iris prize partner festival include lgbtqfilm festival toronto los angeles new york sydney dublin san francisco philadelphia hong kong rochester new york journalist andrew pierce became first chair iris prize tom abell managing director peccadillo picture succeeded pierce chair iris prize outreach charity set challenge discrimination lgbtq people awarded funding national lottery community fund undertake ambitious programme community engagement across wale three year second project awarded funding expected see ten new short film made pariah dee rees usa cowboy till kleinert germany steam eldar rapaport usa samaritan magnus mork norway dont want go back alone daniel ribeiro brazil wilding grant scicluna australia gorilla tim marshall australia god creature brendan mcdonall australia vessel arkasha stevenson usa balcony toby fellholden uk mother know best mikael bundsen sweden three centimetre lara zeidan lebanonuk black hat sarah smith usa short calf muscle victoria warmerdam netherlands baba adam ali sam arbor uk tarneit john sheedy australia scaring woman night karimah zakia issa canada private life abbe robinson james connor clements diana aleem khan mosa ana moreno red bike andrew steggall stable disabled horse fabio youniss mother jay bedwani middle man charlie francis closet lloyd eyremorgan balcony toby fellholden love moses dionne edward beyond there always black issue dear claire lawrie brother mermaid alfie dale better michael j fern baba adam ali sam arbor queer parivaar shiva raichandani fked sara harrak dream boy james bolton usa red wood david lewis usa friend faro nana neul germany august eldar rapaport usa sex angel xavier vilaverde spain cupcake bananot eytan fox israel boy meet girl eric schaeffer usa th man andrew nackman usa real boy shaleece haas usa prom king christopher schaap usa yen tan usa danced levan akin swedengeorgia cocoon leonie krippendorff germany rebel dyke harri shanahan siân williams uk metamorphosis jose enrique tiglao philippine femme sam h freeman ng choon ping uk murray bartlett august ohad knoller yossi ryan steele five dance michael welch boy meet girl davide capone darker midnight più buio di mezzanotte thom green downriver mile szanto teenage kick félix maritaud sauvage henry golding monsoon leandro faria lelo dry wind vento seco udo kier swan song giancarlo commare mascarpone hubert mikowski norwegian dream gary fannin jim emma darcy talent – allison lane going lala land – kristina valadaviars molly girl – sabine wolf two mother – kate trotter tru love – sigrid ten napel summer zomer – kerry fox downriver – fawzia mirza signature move – jamie chung – linda caridi mom mom lena urzendowsy cocoon senan kara knowing lacey oake change mind amrit kaur queen dream claudia jolly tommies meg salter rosalind eleazar fked gold azeron metamorphosis bishop black captain faggotron save universe son tutu lemon – straight daan bol netherlands – bombshell erin sanger usa – closet lloyd eyremorgan uk – sign andrew keenanbolger usa – lily graham cantwell ireland – mr mccutcheon john sheedy australia – brother mermaid alfie dale uk wing jamie weston uk sam neil ely lloyd eyre morgan uk breathe harm van der sanden netherlands realness twist cass kaur virdee uk – greta sparkman clark usa wing jamie weston birthday boy leo lebeau james bell jim tom young ted noel julia alcamo community short wantneed niamh buckland education short bed thalia kentegan micro short hold close please max robert community short wheres danny amy pennington education short fight dog pamela jikiemi micro short trickledown economics sophie ansell partner festival listed select one film automatically shortlisted iris prize inside film video festival toronto ca outfest – los angeles gay lesbian film festival u frameline san francisco international lgbt film festival u hong kong lesbian gay film festival cn queer screen – sydney mardi gras film festival au newfest new york lesbian gay bisexual transgender film festival u qfest philadelphia u imageout rochester lgbt film video festival u kashish mumbai international queer film festival queer lisboa international queer film 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