There are so many gorgeous films that are led by lesbian, sapphic and trans characters at this year’s festival
“My wife gave up our honeymoon for this short film”: Charlotte Cooper on love, lesbian-led stories and the Iris Prize 2025
Published on :Tired of your favourite onscreen characters meeting tragic fates? Bury Your Gays is a must-watch
Here’s what you need to know about this year’s Iris Industry Day
Published on :After a five-year break, the Iris Prize Industry Day is back and you don’t want to miss it
Submissions open for the 2025 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Published on :The world’s largest short film prize has opened submissions for its 2025 festival
“A person from the LGBTQ+ community doesn’t need so much education about Palestine, because they understand what it is to be an oppressed minority fighting for your right to exist”
Published on :DIVA meets trailblazing Palestinian filmmaker and Iris Prize award-winner Dima Hamdan BY ROXY BOURDILLON I was in the room when they announced the winner of this year’s Iris Prize, which [….]
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival announces six performance awards
Published on :Louisa Connolly-Burnham among the six powerful performances to win prizes at Cardiff’s Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Two women filmmakers named 2024 winners at Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Published on :“I am deeply honoured to receive the 2024 Iris Film Prize, not only because it is the ‘Oscars’ of the LGBTQ+ short film world, but also because it comes from a community that has increasingly voiced its support for Palestine in recent years.”