11 APRIL 2012
Best of Iris 2011 and Chinese Banquet
Date: Wednesday 11 April 2012
• 6.30pm – pre screening glass of wine
• 7.00pm – Screening Best of Iris 2011
• 8.00pm – Food
Happy Gathering, 233 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff. CF11 9AL
Iris Members: £23 (non-members: £29)
The second members’ event of 2012 is a celebration of award winning short films and delicious food at Cardiff’s premiere Chinese Restaurant, the Happy Gathering. Members will start the evening with a glass of wine before settling down in the private bar to watch the Best of Iris 2011 (details below). The screening will be followed by a mouth watering banquet served in the upstairs restaurant.
Menu
• To start: Prawn crackers, Spare Ribs in BBQ Sauce and Lettuce Rolls (pork).
• Followed by Mandarin Aromatic Duck with Pancakes
• Please leave enough space for Steamed Sea-bass in Ginger and Spring Onions, Honey Glazed King Prawns, Fried Sliced Pork Chops Cantonese Style, Braised Spicy Chicken with Aubergine, Shredded Crispy Beef in Chilli Sauce, Fried Mixed Vegetables with Cashew Nuts and Egg Fried Rice.
• Coffee or Chinese Tea to finish.
A vegetarian option will be available on the night.
Best of Iris Prize 2011
Four award winning short films which explore issues of identity.
Total Running Time: 56 Mins. The programme is appropriate for an audience of 15 years and over.
The Red Bike
Director: Andrew Steggall
UK, 12 Min, 2011
Mikey can't ride. According to his mother, he can't balance properly. But when he overhears an older boy, Aiden, saying he is saving up for a bike, Mikey decides to rescue an old frame and present the finished, red bike to him is a gift.
Mary Fiztpatrick (Jury Chair): “As we saw in this film “because a thing should be what it is.”
Play Name
Director: Dave Snyder
Thailand/USA, 12 Min, 2010
The hopes and fears of two young men, a Thai college student and an American hedge fund manager, are exposed during a steamy night in Bangkok.
Mary Fitzpatrick (Jury Chair): “A film about the devastating collision of miss-matched hopes and expectations.”
Hold on Tight
Director: Anna Rogers
Ireland, 13 Min, 2011
Holding hands or kissing in public isn't for everyone. When it comes to same sex relationships, showing your love outside of the home is sometimes a complicated personal choice. This documentary moves between the public and private spaces in which lesbian and gay couples live, and explores small gestures of human connectedness.
Mary Fitzpatrick (Jury Chair): “This film reminds us that it still isn’t easy being gay today and illuminated the internal shame that many LGBT people feel.”
I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone (Eu Nao Quero Voltar Sozinho)
Director: Daniel Ribeiro
Brazil, 17 Min, 2011
The arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.
Mary Fitzpatrick (Jury Chair): “The jury thought that this film took a simple story out of a very jagged path and it won because hope and love should never become redundant.”
TICKETS
Tickets are available to Iris Members with a 2012 Members Card at £23 each. A small number of tickets to non-members are availabel at £29 each.
Payment is due on reservation. To secure your place(s) at the table please request a booking form and return as soon as possible and before Monday 2 April 2012 to Francis Brown francis@irisprize.org
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An evening of food with Iris and Dwynwen
Date: Wednesday 25 January 2012
7pm – 10pm
Oscars, 6 – 10 Romilly Crescent, Cardiff. CF11 9NR
Iris Members: £16 (non-members: £21)
For one night only Oscars will welcome Saint Dwynwen into the Iris family to celebrate her special day, Dydd Santes Dwynwen – the Welsh patron saint of lovers. Iris Members will have exclusive access to this popular Pontcanna restaurant, which is also an Iris partner restaurant. On arrival you will be offered a complementary drink before enjoying a three course meal.
The menu devised by Oscar’s Head Chef John is listed below.
Tickets: Tickets are now available to Iris Members with a 2012 Members card at £16 each. A small number of tickets for non – members are available at £21 each.
Dydd Santes Dwynwen - St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers, which makes her the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine.
To secure your place(s) at the table please request a booking form before Friday 20 January 2012 from Francis Brown – francis@irisprize.org
MENU
Starters
Pearl Barley, Sweet Corn, Kale & Bacon Soup,
Leek & Goats Cheese Fritter, Chilli & Raisin Jam (v)
Roast Carrot, Spinach, Toasted Almond & Feta Salad, (v)
Main Course
Oat Crumbed Haddock, Maris Chips, Pea & Lemon Pesto
Lamb & Lentil Casserole, Thyme Dumplings, Parsnip Puree
Potato, White Onion & Broccoli Gratin, Wild Mushrooms & Gorgonzola (v)
Dessert
Baked Apple & Cranberry Pastry, Swiss Vanilla Ice Cream (v)
Yoghurt Pannacotta, Rum Soaked Raisins
Jim’s Chocolate Cake with Praline Cream (v)
