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28 Sep 2007
Iris Welcomes an International Cast

Christopher Racster
With only a week to go to the inaugural Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff (4th - 6th October), the organisers are delighted to announce that nearly half of the nominated filmmakers will be present in the Welsh capital for the three day event. They will join the International Jury, sponsors, Friends of Iris and members of the general public for what promises to be a must attend event for anyone with interest in cinema, new talent, and meeting new, interesting and easily excitable people from all around the world.

For a full list of visiting filmmakers please see below:

Damien Rea (Scarred)

Kareem Mortimer (Float)

Arthur Halpern (Futures (and Derivatives))

Dennis Shinners (Area X)

Moby Longinotto (Small Town Boy)

Joan Beveridge (White Fire)

Abbe Robinson (Private Life)

Karine Silverwoman (Hello, My Name is Herman)

Hong Khaou (Summer)

Tom Abell (Summer)

Michael Simon (Gay Zombie)

Jason Bushman (Serene Hunter)

Florian Essig (Karaoke Show)

Chris Morris (The ‘Dancing Marquis’ Diaries)

Marc Rees (The ‘Dancing Marquis’ Diaries)

Christopher Racster (Producer Save Me, Jury Member, pictured)

Jaymes Thompson (Director Gay Bed & Breakfast of Terror, Jury Member)

Lisa Gornick (Director Tick Tock Lullaby, Jury Member)

Brent Gorski (Writer Holding Trevor, Jury Member)

Paul Smith (Head of Press & PR, Tartan Films, Jury Member)

Ceri Sherlock (Commissioning Executive, Arts, BBC Wales, Jury Member)

Angela Gidden MBE (Designer, Jury Member)

Andrew Pierce (Assistant Editor, The Daily Telegraph, Jury Member)

Frances Hendron (Cultural Consultant, Jury Chair)

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