Berwyn Rowlands
John Berwyn Rowlands (born September 1966) is a Welsh creative producer who founded and continues to lead the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival. Previously he was chief executive of Sgrîn, Media Agency of Wales from 1997 to 2006 and director of the ...
of The Festivals Company, is an international LGBT film prize and festival which is open to any film which is by, for, about or of interest to gay,
lesbian
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,
bisexual
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, transgender or intersex audiences and which must have been completed within two years of the prize deadline.
The prize is open to filmmakers from around the world and judged by a panel of international filmmakers and artists. The winner receives the largest prize for a gay and lesbian film in the world—a package valued at £30,000—allowing the winner to make their next film. It is awarded during an annual festival held in Cardiff that presents a programme of screenings including the competing films, several feature films, panel sessions with visiting filmmakers and culminates in a closing night award ceremony.
The Iris Prize has secured the support of lesbian and gay film festivals from around the world, creating a single international platform with the intention of raising the profile of lesbian and gay cinema and helping a new generation of filmmakers achieve success on the international stage. Each of the partner festivals selects one film annually to participate in the Iris Prize. The partner festivals include LGBTQ+film festivals in Toronto, Los Angeles,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
Sydney
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, Dublin, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Hong Kong, and Rochester, New York.
The journalist Andrew Pierce became the first chair of the Iris Prize in 2013. Tom Abell, Managing Director of
Peccadillo Pictures
Peccadillo Pictures is a UK-based film producer and distributor of art house, gay and lesbian, independent and world cinema. They have provided distribution for many films such as ''Weekend (2011 film), Weekend'', ''Tomboy (2011 film), Tomboy'', ...
succeeded Pierce as chair in 2021.
In 2015 Iris Prize Outreach - the charity set up to challenge discrimination against LGBTQ+ people - was awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to undertake an ambitious programme of community engagement across Wales over three years. A second project was awarded funding in 2020 and is expected to see ten new short films made.
Iris Prize Winners
* 2007 - '' Pariah'' by Dee Rees (USA)
* 2008 - ''Cowboy'' by Till Kleinert (Germany)
* 2009 - ''Steam'' by
Eldar Rapaport Eldar Rapaport is an American-Israeli film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his 2011 feature film ''August''.
Originally from Tel Aviv,I Don't Want to Go Back Alone'' by Daniel Ribeiro (Brazil)
* 2012 - ''
The Wilding
''The Wilding'' is a 2012 Australian gay drama film written and directed by Grant Scicluna and funded through Springboard, an initiative of Screen Australia. The film stars Reef Ireland, Shannon Glowacki, Luke Mullins and Frank Sweet and had its ...
'' by
Grant Scicluna
Grant Scicluna (born in 1980) is an Australian film director and writer. best known for his work on ''The Wilding'' which won the Iris Prize in 2012, and the feature film Downriver. He is a graduate of RMIT, RMIT University School of Media and ...
(Australia)
* 2013 - ''Gorilla'' by Tim Marshall (Australia)
* 2014 - ''All God's Creatures'' by Brendan McDonall (Australia)
* 2015 - ''Vessels'' by Arkasha Stevenson (USA)
* 2016 - ''Balcony'' by Toby Fell-Holden (UK)
* 2017 - ''Mother Knows Best'' by Mikael Bundsen (Sweden)
* 2018 - ''
Three Centimetres
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3, three, or III may also refer to:
* AD 3, the third year of the AD era
* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
Books
* ''Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 n ...
'' by Lara Zeidan (Lebanon/UK)
* 2019 - ''Black Hat'' by Sarah Smith (USA)
* 2020 - ''Short Calf Muscle'' by Victoria Warmerdam (Netherlands)
* 2021 - ''Baba'' by Adam Ali and Sam Arbor (UK)
* 2022 - ''Tarneit'' by John Sheedy (Australia)Alastair James "Tarneit wins £30,000 Iris Prize Award at LGBTQ Film Festival" ''
Attitude
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* Attitude (psychology), an individual's predisposed state of mind regarding a value
* Metaphysics of presence
* Propositional attitude, a relational mental state connecting a person to a pro ...
'', 16 October 2022.
Best British Short Winners
* 2007 - ''Private Life'' by Abbe Robinson
* 2008 - '' James'' by Connor Clements
* 2009 - ''Diana'' by Aleem Khan
* 2010 - ''Mosa'' by Ana Moreno
* 2011 - ''The Red Bike'' by Andrew Steggall
* 2012 - ''A Stable for Disabled Horses'' by Fabio Youniss
* 2013 - ''My Mother'' by Jay Bedwani
* 2014 - ''Middle Man'' by Charlie Francis
* 2015 - ''Closets'' by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
* 2016 - ''Balcony'' by Toby Fell-Holden
* 2017 - ''We Love Moses'' by
Dionne Edwards Dionne Edwards is a British filmmaker and screenwriter, of mixed Jamaican and Nigerian heritage, best known for her short film ''We Love Moses''.
Early life
Whilst growing up Edwards spent time in the foster care system. Edwards studied film and ...
* 2018 - ''BEYOND (There’s Always a Black Issue, Dear) '' by Claire Lawrie
* 2019 - ''My Brother is a Mermaid'' by Alfie Dale
* 2020 - ''Better'' by Michael J Ferns
* 2021 - ''Baba'' by Adam Ali and Sam Arbor
* 2022 - ''Queer Parivaar'' by Shiva Raichandani
Iris Prize Best Feature Award Winners
* 2008 - ''
Dream Boy
''Dream Boy'' is a 1995 novel by Jim Grimsley.
Plot summary
Nathan is an intelligent but shy teenage boy who wants to escape from his abusive and violent father, and fantasizes about a relationship with Roy, the boy who lives next door. Roy is ...
'' by James Bolton (USA)
* 2009 - ''
Red Woods
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'' by David Lewis (USA)
* 2010 - ''
My Friend from Faro
''My Friend from Faro'' (german: Mein Freund aus Faro) is 2008 German drama film. It marks the directorial debut of Nana Neul and stars Anjorka Strechel and Lucie Hollmann. The film premiered on 16 January 2008 at the Max Ophüls Festival, and ...
Eldar Rapaport Eldar Rapaport is an American-Israeli film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his 2011 feature film ''August''.
Originally from Tel Aviv,Sex of Angels'' by Xavier Vilaverde (Spain)
* 2013 - '' Cupcakes (Bananot)'' by Eytan Fox (Israel)
* 2014 - '' Boy Meets Girl'' by Eric Schaeffer (USA)
* 2015 - ''
4th Man Out
''4th Man Out'' is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Andrew Nackman and written by Aaron Dancik. The film stars Evan Todd as Adam, a young man living in Upstate New York who, on his 24th birthday, comes out as gay to his best friends Chris ( ...
'' by Andrew Nackman (USA)
* 2016 - '' Real Boy'' by Shaleece Haas (USA)
* 2017 - '' Prom King, 2010'' by
Christopher Schaap
Christopher Schaap (born October 30, 1991) is an American actor, director and writer.
Biography
Schaap was born in Glendora, California and raised in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Seattle University. Schaap's debut feature film, '' P ...
(USA)
* 2018 - ''
1985
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Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
'' by Yen Tan (USA)
* 2019 - '' And Then We Danced'' by Levan Akin (Sweden/Georgia)
* 2020 - ''Cocoon'' by Leonie Krippendorff (Germany)
* 2021 - '' Rebel Dykes'' by Harri Shanahan and Siân A. Williams (UK)
* 2022 - ''Metamorphosis'' by Jose Enrique Tiglao (Philippines)
Five Dances
''Five Dances'' is a 2013 film written and directed by Alan Brown and starring Ryan Steele, Reed Luplau, Catherine Miller, Kimiye Corwin, and Luke Murphy.
Plot
Chip, a young dancer who recently arrived in New York City, starts to train and prac ...
Darker Than Midnight
''Darker Than Midnight'' ( it, Più buio di mezzanotte) is a 2014 Italian drama film directed by Sebastiano Riso and starring Vincenzo Amato and Micaela Ramazzotti. It was screened as part of the International Critics' Week section at the 2014 Ca ...
Miles Szanto
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, ''
Teenage Kicks
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; as a surname:
* Catherine Sauvage (1929–1998), a French singer and actress
* Cyrille Sauvage (born 1973), a French racing driver
* Frédéric Sauvage (1786–1857), a French boat builder who carried ...
Swan Song
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Kate Trotter
Kate Trotter (born February 5, 1953) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress.
Career
Her television roles have included appearances in '' Wild Roses'', ''Covert Affairs'', ''Lost Girl'', '' The Newsroom'', ''Paradise Falls'', '' Earth: F ...
Summer
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1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
''
* 2019 – Linda Caridi, '' Mom + Mom''
* 2020 - Lena Urzendowsy, ''Cocoon''
* 2021 - Senan Kara, ''Not Knowing''
* 2022 - Lacey Oake, ''
Before I Change My Mind
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John Sheedy
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Born in Portroe, County Tipperary, Sheedy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up wi ...
(Australia)
* 2019 – ''My Brother is a Mermaid'', Alfie Dale (UK)
* 2020 - ''Wings'', Jamie Weston (UK)
* 2021 - ''S.A.M.'', Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre Morgan (UK)
* 2022 - ''Breathe'', Harm van der Sanden (Netherlands)
Diva Box Office Award
* 2019 – ''Greta'', Sparkman Clark (USA)
Co-op Audience Award
* 2020 - ''Wings'' by Jamie Weston
* 2021 - ''Birthday Boy'' by Leo Lebeau & James Bell
Community Awards
* 2022, Community Short: ''Want/Need'', Niamh Buckland
* 2022, Education Short: ''The Bed'', Thalia Kent-Egan
* 2022, Micro short: ''Hold Me Close Please'', Max Roberts
List of partner festivals
Each of the partner festivals listed below will select one film that will be automatically shortlisted for the Iris Prize.
* Inside Out Film and Video Festival, Toronto (CA)
* Outfest – Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (US)
*
Frameline
The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first ...
- San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival (US)
*Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (CN)
*Queer Screen – Sydney’s Mardi Gras Film Festival (AU)
* NewFest - New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival (US)
* QFest Philadelphia (US)
*ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film & Video Festival (US)
* KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (IN)
*Queer Lisboa - International Queer Film Festival (PT)
*
Mezipatra
Mezipatra is a Czech Republic, Czech queer film festival screening films with gay, lesbian, bisexuality, bisexual and transgender themes. The name Mezipatra translates as "Mezzanine (architecture), mezzanine" and refers to the festival's mission: c ...
, Prague (CZ)
*Oslo Fusion International Film Festival (NO)
*GAZE, Dublin (IE)
* Cheries, Cheris - Paris (FR)
*Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam (NL)
*
MIX Copenhagen
MIX Copenhagen LesbianGayBiTransQueer+ Film Festival is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ film festivals in the world, as well as being the oldest and one of the largest film festivals in Denmark.
History
The festival has first taken place in 1986 under ...
(DK)
* Festival MIX Brasil, Sao Paulo (BR)
*Hamburg International Queer Film Festival (DE)
*Shanghai Pride Film Festival, Shanghai (CN)
*aGLIFF, Austin (US)
* Melbourne Queer Film Festival (AU)
*Scilia Queer, Palermo (IT)
* TLVFest, Tel-Aviv (IL)
*
British Urban Film Festival
The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) was formed in July 2005 to showcase urban independent cinema in the absence of any such state-sponsored activity in the UK.
Supported by filmmakers and British actors, the organisation was set up by Emma ...