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24 Sep 2008
Visiting guests confirmed.....

Visiting guests confirmed.....

With only a week to go to the Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff (2nd – 4th 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 festival for anyone with interest in cinema, new talent, and meeting new, interesting and easily excitable people from all around the world.

Eva Thron (40 Square Metres)

Jarrah Gurrie (Centre of the Universe)

Till Kleinert (Cowboy)

Trevor Anderson (Dinx and Rock Prockets)

Sidney Karger (Daddy)

Conor Clements (James)

Chris Loizou (Lost Night)

Helena Mitchell (pictured bottom right) (Morning Suits)Helena Mitchell

John Lochland (Sweat)

Nimrod Rinot (Tryout)

Johann Hari (pictured above right) (The Independent and Jury Member)

Elan Closs Stephens (Iris Prize Jury Chair)

Dee Rees (Iris Prize winner 2007)

Simon Russell Beale (Actor, Jury Member)

David Pearce (Queer Screen and Jury Member)

Gwion ap Rhisiart (Film reviewer and Jury Member)

Tom Abell (Peccadillo Pictures and Jury Member)

Lewis Tice (TLA Releasing and Jury Member)

Casper Andreas (Between Love and Goodbye and Jury Member)

Yair Hochner (Antarctica and Jury Member)

Nia Dryhurst (film director and Jury Member)

Jonah Blechman (Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild and Jury Member)

Todd Stephens (Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild and Jury Member)

Andrew Pierce, Assistant Editor (The Daily Telegraph and Patron)

Christopher Racster (Producer and Patron)

Russell T Davies (Dr Who, Torchwood, Queer as Folk)

Dino, Mr Gay UK 2008

Paul Smith (The Associates)

Frances Hendron (Frances Hendron Associates)

Ceri Sherlock (BBC Wales)

Robin Griffiths

James Duffy (TVPOLARI)

Lance Fougere (TVPOLARI)

Cian Smith (GAZE, Dublin International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)

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