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31 Jan 2010
Iris 2010 is open for submissions!

Submissions are now open for the 2001 Iris Prize Festival.

The Cardiff (UK) based Festival, which takes place from 6th – 9th October 2010, presents three awards:

Iris Prize - Cardiff's International gay and lesbian short film prize.
The Iris Prize, will allow the winner to make their next short film in the UK. The prize is the world’s largest gay and lesbian short film prize and is open to any short film which is by, for, about or of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex audiences.

Screen Academy Wales Best UK Short
The winner of the best UK short will receive £1,000 to be used for training. The Award is sponsored by Screen Academy Wales.

Iris Prize Best Feature Award
The winner of the best feature film award will receive £1,000. The award is sponsored by Martin Briggs, Independent Financial Adviser.


Award winners at the 2009 Iris Prize Festival were:

STEAM, Dir: Eldar Rapaport - Iris Prize

DIANA, Dir: Aleem Khan – Screen Academy Wales Best UK Short

REDWOODS, Dir: David Lewis- Iris Prize Best Feature Award

Iris Winners 2009

(Eldar Rapaport, Iris Prize 2009 winner pictured with Matthew Montgomery actor from Redwoods and Aleem Khan, winner of 2009 Screen Academy Wales Best UK Short)

To submit your film click here.

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