19 countries represented in Cardiff final including for the first time Peru, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia
The £30,000 prize continues to be funded by The Michael Bishop Foundation
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Organisers of the Iris Prize have today (16/08/2019) announced details of the 36 short films competing for the Iris Prize at the 2019 Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival. The winning director will be presented with £30,000 to make their next short film here in the UK, supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation.
Andrew Pierce, Iris Prize Chair, commented:
“This impressive shortlist represents the very best in LGBT+ storytelling, offering a window into queer lives of the past, present and future. From love stories to tales of persecution, moving documentaries to joyous celebrations of freedom and pride.
“I’m also delighted to include our first films from Peru, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia. This further confirms our role in sharing stories from across the world.
“I can’t wait to see them on a big screen and enjoy the conversations that flow after each screening. The introduction last year of the themed discussions after every screening was popular with our audience – a safe space for all of us to talk and just as important to listen”
As you might expect, as well as reflecting the freedoms many LGBT+ people enjoy, those stories remind us that there are places, often close to home, where those freedoms are either compromised, threatened or non-existent. They take us from the jungles of Peru to rural India, via a Portuguese village and a high-rise flat in Sarajevo.
The full list of nominated films:
TITLE
DIRECTOR
COUNTRY
Black Hat
Sarah Smith
USA
The Booth
Rohin Raveendran
India
Break Me (Knus meg)
Irasj Asanti
Norway
By the End of the Night (Que la nuit s’achève)
Denoal Rouaud
France
Carlito Leaves Forever (Carlito se va para siempre)
Quentin Lazzarotto
Peru/France/Spain
Crash and Burn, Honey
Dawid Ullgren
Sweden
Dante vs. Muhammed Ali
Marc Wagenaar
Netherlands
Delivery Boy
Hugo Kenzo
Hong Kong
Dubs
Anthony Greyley
UK
EQUAL
Gillian Callan
Northern Ireland
FAME
Christian Christian Hödl, Lene Pottgießer
Germany
Ficus (Fikus)
Andrey Volkashin
Bosnia & Herzegovina / North Macedonia
Girl Friend
Chloe Sarbib
USA
Greta
Sparkman Clark
USA
How to Live Your Life Correctly
Xindi Lou
USA
In Case of Fire (Em Case de Fogo)
Tomás Paula Marques
Portugal
Joy Boy
Stef Smith
Australia
Leaking Blue (Azul Vazante)
Julia Alquéres
Brazil
Marguerite
Marianne Farley
Canada
Mini DV
Shauly Melamed
Israel
Miss Chazelles
Thomas Vernay
France
Outdooring
Maxwell Addae
USA
The One You Never Forget
Morgan Jon Fox
USA
The Orphan (O Órfão)
Carolina Markowicz
Brazil
Ponyboi
River Gallo
USA
Renovation (Reforma)
Fábio Leal
Brazil
ruok
Jay Russell
USA
Skies Are Not Just Blue
Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay
Canada
Skin
Audrey Rosenberg
USA
Stigma (Estigma)
David Velduque
Spain
Strangers
Jamieson Pearce
Australia
Terminally in Love
Justin Black, Emily Jenkins
Canada
Thomas Banks’ Quest for Love
Pip Kelly
Australia
U for Usha
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
India
We Outlaws (红裙下)
Wang Kaixuan
China
Wonder
Javier Molina
USA
Media assets and more information:
View the 2019 Iris Prize Montage features original music composed by Freddie Hill, a graduate of The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama here: LINK
You can read more about each film, the directors and view trailers by following this link: LINK
Early Bird Passes still available
The Early Bird Passes are VERY limited, so book now to guarantee your Iris 2019 experience for the cheapest possible price. Get tickets at www.irisprize.org/tickets
The main festival sponsors are: The Michael Bishop Foundation, Welsh Government, BFI, BBC Cymru Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Pinewood Studios Group, Cardiff University, For Cardiff, Bad Wolf, Gorilla Group, Co-op Respect, University of South Wales and Cineworld. The festival also works in partnership with BAFTA Cymru, Pride Cymru and Stonewall Cymru.
Organisers of the Iris Prize have today (16/08/2019) announced details of the 36 short films competing for the Iris Prize at the 2019 Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival. The winning director will be presented with £30,000 to make their next short film here in the UK, supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation.
Andrew Pierce, Iris Prize Chair, commented:
“This impressive shortlist represents the very best in LGBT+ storytelling, offering a window into queer lives of the past, present and future. From love stories to tales of persecution, moving documentaries to joyous celebrations of freedom and pride.
“I’m also delighted to include our first films from Peru, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia. This further confirms our role in sharing stories from across the world.
“I can’t wait to see them on a big screen and enjoy the conversations that flow after each screening. The introduction last year of the themed discussions after every screening was popular with our audience – a safe space for all of us to talk and just as important to listen”
As you might expect, as well as reflecting the freedoms many LGBT+ people enjoy, those stories remind us that there are places, often close to home, where those freedoms are either compromised, threatened or non-existent. They take us from the jungles of Peru to rural India, via a Portuguese village and a high-rise flat in Sarajevo.
The full list of nominated films:
Early Bird Passes still available
The Early Bird Passes are VERY limited, so book now to guarantee your Iris 2019 experience for the cheapest possible price. Get tickets at www.irisprize.org/tickets
The main festival sponsors are: The Michael Bishop Foundation, Welsh Government, BFI, BBC Cymru Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Pinewood Studios Group, Cardiff University, For Cardiff, Bad Wolf, Gorilla Group, Co-op Respect, University of South Wales and Cineworld. The festival also works in partnership with BAFTA Cymru, Pride Cymru and Stonewall Cymru. 
