WORDS: IFAN LLEWELYN
IRIS PRIZE
The annual Iris Prize Festival takes place this October in Cardiff, putting LGBT+ short films front and centre for the 11th year running. The main Iris Prize — for which there are 35 contenders from across the globe — comes with a £30,000 prize package to help finance the winner’s next project. Entries explore all aspects of the LGBT+ experience, with love across the ages emerging as a key theme this year: from early sexual awakening to the companionship we yearn for in old age.