Iris Prize Catalogue 2012

IRIS PRIZE Festival

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CONTENTS cynnwys Sponsors Welcome Festival Programme Shorts Iris Jury Information & Tickets Partner Festivals Feature Awards Diary

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Noddwyr Croeso Rhaglen yr Ŵyl Byrion Rheithgor Iris Gwybodaeth a Tocynnau Chwaer-Wyliau Gwobrau Dyddiadur

Little Man, Dir/Cyf: Eldar Rapaport, see page 21 / gweler tud 21

The Iris Prize is a project of The Festivals Company.

For more information about The Festivals Company please visit www.thefestivalscompany.co.uk or phone +44 (0) 29 20232744

Prosiect The Festivals Company yw The Iris Prize.

Cewch ragor o wybodaeth am The Festivals Company drwy ymweld a www.thefestivalscompany.co.uk neu ffonio + 44 (0) 29 20232744

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SPONSORS / NODDWYR Principal funder / Prif Arianwr

Produced by / Cynhyrchwyd gan

Principal funder / Prif Arianwr

Funders and Sponsors Arianwyr a Noddwyr Funders and Sponsors / Arianwyr a/Noddwyr

Partners / Partneriaid

Partners / Partneriaid

HAPPY GATHERING

oscars

Education Programme / Rhaglen Addysgol

IRIS PRIZE Festival Media Partners / Partneriaid Cyfryngol

Mae Peccadillo Pictures, Cineworld, Witchward Productions a’r Media Partners / Partneriaid Cyfryngol Iris Prize wedi derbyn buddsoddiad gan CultureStep Celfyddydau

Peccadillo Pictures, Cineworld, Witchward Productions and the Iris Prize have received an investment from A&B Cymru’s CultureStep to develop their creative partnership. CultureStep is made possible by funding from the Welsh Government and the Arts Council of Wales.

& Busnes Cymru i ddatblygu eu partneriaeth greadigol. Gwneir CultureStep yn bosibl trwy gyllid gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor GREEN Celfyddydau Cymru. LAND

DESIGN

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Myth Mae

health problems are very rare.

problemau iechyd meddwl yn bethau prin iawn.

Fact Mental

Ffaith Mae

health problems affect 1 in 4 people.

problemau iechyd meddwl yn effeithio ar un o bob pedwar o bobl.

There are many myths about mental illness.Get the facts at timetochangewales.org.uk Mae sawl myth yn gysylltiedig a salwch meddwl.Mynnwch y ffeithiau yn amserinewidcymru.org.uk

dros adferiad o afiechyd meddwl difrifol

hafal

for recovery from serious mental illness

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welcome / croeso

Welcome

CROESO

In this our sixth year, I wanted to go up a gear or two, to keep Iris fresh, exciting and relevant. Building on the firm foundations established during our inaugural festival back in 2007 I’m confident that 2012 will be seen as a landmark year for the festival.

Â’r ŵyl yn cael ei chynnal am y chweched tro eleni, dw i’n awyddus i Iris barhau i ddatblygu ac i barhau i fod yn ffres a chyffrous a pherthnasol.

Ac o adeiladu ar y seiliau cadarn a sefydlwyd ers ein gŵyl gyntaf yn 2007, dw i’n hyderus y bydd gŵyl 2012 yn cael ei gweld fel blwyddyn arwyddocaol i Iris.

Firstly we’ve extended the festival by an extra day to enable us to present a more lavish awards show. Guests will be treated to a champagne reception before enjoying a three course lunch as part of the new ceremony, which will be hosted by Amy Lamé. Having seen Amy perform I know she will bring a sense of glamour and mischief to the awards show as we announce the winner of the 2012 Iris Prize.

Secondly, and I think this is quite unusual for an LGBT event, we’ve expanded the successful Producers Forum into a stand alone event, extending its reach to cover everybody working in film and TV. For the first time we have a mainstream industry event courtesy of Iris addressing the needs of professionals working in documentary, comedy, sci-fi, etc.

Finally the festival, in partnership with DIGON, includes a dedicated education day for young people aged between 14 and 18. This exciting development allows Iris for the first time to reach a new audience offering the next generation direct access to positive role models within the film industry.

The Iris Prize, thanks to the generous support of my fellow patron Lord Glendonbrook, continues to be the world’s largest short film prize valued at £25,000 offering a talented film maker the chance to make a new short film. Iris’ enthusiasm for supporting new and emerging talent is only matched by the quality of the work we receive, confirming without doubt that Iris represents the best of the best.

There is an inevitability that the Iris family grows each year and in 2012 we have more Iris alumni joining us in Cardiff than ever before - at the time of writing this welcome we have 5 previous shortlisted filmmakers confirmed.

I am proud to be part of the Iris family. I wish my fellow patrons, sponsors, Iris members, friends and our wonderful jury, chaired by the dynamic Lisa Power a fantastic festival.

Andrew Pierce, Festival Patron

Yn y lle cyntaf, mae’r ŵyl yn parhau am ddiwrnod ychwanegol eleni er mwyn ein galluogi i gyflwyno sioe wobrau mwy arbennig fyth. Bydd derbyniad siampên a chinio tri chwrs i westeion bellach yn rhan o’r seremoni newydd a fydd eleni dan arweiniad Amy Lamé. Ar ôl gweld Amy’n perfformio, gwn yn iawn y bydd hi’n ychwanegu elfen o ddireidi yn ogystal â steil - at y sioe, wrth i ni gyhoeddi enillydd Gwobr Iris 2012.

Yn ail, ac mae hyn yn eithaf anarferol i’m tyb i mewn digwyddiad LGBT, rydym wedi ehangu’r Fforwm Cynhyrchu llwyddiannus i fod yn ddigwyddiad annibynnol sy’n agored i bawb sy’n gweithio yn y diwydiant ffilm a theledu. Am y tro cyntaf, diolch i Iris, mae yna ddigwyddiad prif ffrwd sy’n mynd i’r afael ag anghenion y bobl broffesiynol hynny sy’n gweithio ym meysydd comedi, dogfen, gwyddonias ac ati.

Yn olaf, mae’r ŵyl, ar y cyd â Digon, yn cynnwys eleni ddiwrnod o weithgarwch addysgol i bobl ifanc rhwng 14 a 18 oed. Mae’r datblygiad cyffrous hwn yn caniatáu i Iris gyrraedd cynulleidfa newydd ac yn fodd o ddangos i’r genhedlaeth nesaf bod yna enghreifftiau gloyw iddyn nhw geisio’u hefelychu o fewn y diwydiant proffesiynol.

Gwobr Iris, diolch i gefnogaeth hael fy nghyd-lywydd, Arglwydd Glendonbrook, yw’r wobr fwyaf yn y byd o hyd am ffilm fer - mae hi’n werth £25,000 ac yn cynnig y cyfle i wneuthurwr ffilm talentog gwblhau ffilm fer newydd. Ategir ymrwymiad Iris i gefnogi talent newydd gan ansawdd y gwaith a dderbynnir - cadarnhad bod Iris yn cynrychioli hufen y byd ffilm!

Mae hi’n anochel bod teulu Iris yn tyfu o flwyddyn i flwyddyn ac, yn 2012, mae yna fwy o aelodau’r teulu yn ymuno â ni yng Nghaerdydd nag erioed o’r blaen - wrth i mi ysgrifennu’r pwt hwn, mae 5 cyfarwddwr sydd eisoes wedi bod ar restr fer Iris wedi cadarnhau y byddan nhw’n bresennol.

Dw i’n falch iawn o fod yn aelod o deulu Iris. Dw i’n dymuno gŵyl benigamp i chi - yn gyd-lywyddion, noddwyr, aelodau a ffrindiau Iris ac aelodau ein rheithgor talentog, sydd wedi’i gadeirio eleni gan yr ardderchog Lisa Power.

Andrew Pierce, Llywydd yr Ŵyl STAFF LIST / RHESTR STAFF FESTIVAL PATRONS / LLYWYDDION YR ŴYL: Andrew Pierce, Carol Coombs, Christopher Racster, Matthew Rhys, Sara Sugarman, Lord Glendonbrook

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR / CYFARWYDDWR YR ŴYL: Berwyn Rowlands, Festivals Company Olivier Namet: Assistant to the Festival Director / Cynorthwydd i Gyfarwyddwr yr Ŵyl

CORE TEAM / TÎM CRAIDD: James Nee, Festivals Company Grant Vidgen, Festivals Company Francis Brown: Iris Members Co-ordinator / Cydlynydd Aelodau Iris Simon Proffitt, Green Land Design: Festival Design / Dylunio’r Ŵyl Owen Martell: Translator / Cyfieithu

SUPPORT TEAM / TÎM CEFNOGI: Frances Hendron: Audience Survey / Arolwg Cynulleidfa Victoria Ashfield: Media Co-ordinator Assistant / Cydlynydd Cynorthwydd y Cyfryngau Michael Gilby: Social Media Co-ordinator / Cydlynydd Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol Holly Russell-Allison: Jury Co-ordinator / Cydlynydd y Rheithgor

Thomas Rees: Guest Liaison / Cydlynydd y Gwesteion Michael Blackwood Barnes, Tall Man Films: Video Production / Cynhyrchu Video Emyr Jenkins: Iris titles / Teitlau Iris Jon Pountney: Event Photography / Ffotograffiaeth Andrew Gurney: Producer IrisTV /Cynhyrchydd IrisTV Matt Crighton: Filming Iris from the red carpet / Ffilmio Iris o’r carped coch Dan Edwards: Festival Assistant / Cynorthwydd yr Ŵyl Kenon Man: Box Office Support / Swyddfa Docynnau Philip Wyn Jones: Pre-selection Jury / Rheithgor Rhagbrofol David Llewellyn: Festival Blog / Blog yr Ŵyl Amy Lamé: Awards Show Presenter / Cyflwynydd y Seremoni Wobrwyo Philip Wyn Jones: Q+A Interviewer / Holwr Cwestiwn ac Ateb Paul Smith: Q+A Interviewer / Holwr Cwestiwn ac Ateb

CHAPTER TEAM / TÎM CHAPTER: Andy Eagle, Sally Griffith, Carol Jones, Claire Vaughan, Abigail Davies & Glen Manby

CINEWORLD TEAM (CARDIFF) / TÎM CINEWORLD: Tanya O’Neill, Lauren Smolnik, Andy Stone & Clare McCollum (HQ)

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wenesday 10 October 2012

Dydd mercher 10 Hydref 2012

Iris Education Day

Rhaglen Addysg Iris

9.30am - 4.00pm, Chapter 1

9.30am, Chapter 1

A day dedicated to young people between the ages of 14 and 18 covering all things film including, marketing, directing, performing and a chance to see some films and meet the filmmakers.

The education day is presented by DIGON and the Iris Prize team.

Diwrnod i bobl ifainc rhwng 14 a 18 oed i edrych ar bob agwedd ar fyd ffilm, gan gynnwys marchnata, cyfarwyddo a pherfformio. Bydd yna gyfle i weld ffilmiau ac i gwrdd â’r gwneuthurwyr ffilm.

Cyflwynir gweithgareddau’r diwrnod gan DIGON a thîm Gwobr Iris.

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Daniel Ribeiro in conversation with Andrew Pierce

Daniel Ribeiro yn sgwrsio gydag Andrew Pierce

The festival is proud to offer another chance to see I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone, the award winning short film by Brazilian film maker Daniel Ribeiro and the winner of the 2011 Iris Prize.

Mae’r ŵyl yn falch o gynnig cyfle arall i weld I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone, ffilm fer gan y gwneuthurwr ffilm o Frasil, Daniel Ribeiro, enillydd Gwobr Iris 2011.

Daniel, visiting Cardiff for the first time since winning last year’s Prize, is a member of this year’s international jury and is scheduled to make his next short film courtesy of Iris in 2013. Discover more about the past 12 months for Daniel as he discusses his plans for the future with Festival Patron Andrew Pierce, Daily Mail.

Mae Daniel, sy’n ymweld â Chaerdydd am y tro cyntaf ers ennill Gwobr Iris y llynedd, yn aelod o’r rheithgor rhyngwladol eleni ac mae’n paratoi i wneud ei ffilm fer nesaf yn 2013, gyda chymorth Iris. Cewch glywed peth o’i hanes dros y 12 mis diwethaf ac ychydig am ei gynlluniau ar gyfer y dyfodol hefyd wrth iddo sgwrsio â Llywydd yr Ŵyl, Andrew Pierce, o’r Daily Mail.

presented with Digon in association with Safer Wales.

7.00pm, Chapter 2

gyda Digon mewn cydweithrediad â Cymru Diogelach

7.00pm, Chapter 2

Supported by Bafta in Wales.

Mewn cydweithrediad â Bafta yng Nghymru.

I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone (Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho)

Daniel Ribeiro

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uk PREMIERE dg

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Yossi

Dir / Cyf: Eytan Fox Writer / Awdur: Itay Segal Cast: Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Oz Zehavi, Orly Silbersatz Banai, Ola Schur Israel, 84 min / mun, 2012 nominee

best feature

nominee

best actor

nominee

best actress

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Dydd Mercher 10 Hydref 2012

Yossi, a workaholic doctor, lives a closeted and solitary existence in Tel Aviv unable to move on following the death of his lover.

His quiet world is shaken to its foundations when a middle-aged woman enters his examination room resulting in an emotionally charged reunion which sends him on a road trip to southern Israel where he meets Tom a handsome, openly gay man.

Mae Yossi, meddyg sy’n gaeth i’w waith, yn byw bywyd caëedig ac unig yn Tel Aviv ac yn methu ymdopi â marwolaeth ei gariad. Caiff ei fyd tawel ei ysgwyd pan ddaw menyw canol oed i mewn i’w feddygfa - ac esgor ar aduniad emosiynol sy’n ei gymell i deithio i dde Israel lle mae’n cyfarfod â Tom, dyn sy’n agored hoyw ac yn dra golygus.

8.30pm, Chapter 1

“Fox’s directing is delicate. Every acting detail in the understated drama assembles a portrait of the fragile Yossi as a casualty, driven by the norms of the army at the time he served to closet himself in civilian life as he did in uniform.” – Screen Daily.

8.30pm, Chapter 1

“Mae cyfarwyddo Fox yn hynod sensitif. Mae pob manylyn yn y ddrama gynnil hon yn creu portread o gymeriad bregus, wedi’i yrru gan normau’r fyddin - mae’n ei guddio’i hun yn ei fywyd sifil fel yr oedd yn rhaid iddo wneud yn ystod ei fywyd fel milwr.”- Screen Daily.

Iris favourite Eytan Fox (The Bubble) returns with a sequel to hit Yossi and Jagger with Ohad Knoller giving an extraordinary performance as Yossi. The film received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year.

Mae ffefryn Iris, Eytan Fox (The Bubble), yn dychwelyd gyda’i ddilyniant i’w ffilm nodedig Yossi and Jagger sy’n cynnwys perfformiad arbennig gan Ohad Knoller yn rôl Yossi. Cafodd y ffilm ei dangos am y tro cyntaf erioed yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Tribeca yn gynharach eleni.

Oz Zehavi who plays Tom will be in attendance to introduce the film and take part in a Q+A following the screening.

Bydd Oz Zehavi sy’n chwarae rhan Tom, yn bresennol i gyflwyno’r ffilm ac i gymryd rhan mewn sesiwn holi-ac-ateb ar ôl y dangosiad.

Chapter and IrIS… More than juSt good frIendS

Images (clockwise from top): Gallery exhibition (Patricia Piccinini, The Long Awaited, 2008); Joanna Young; outside Chapter; Cinema 2; Iris people

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

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Thursday 11 October 2012

Dydd Iau 11 Hydref 2012

Morning Coffee!

Bore Coffi!

Grab a coffee, collect your tickets and meet the filmmakers, international jury, Friends of Iris and sponsors as we prepare for day two of the Iris Prize Festival.

Cymrwch goffi, casglwch eich tocynnau a dewch i gwrdd â’r gwneuthurwyr ffilm, aelodau’r rheithgor rhyngwladol, Cyfeillion Iris a’n noddwyr wrth i ni baratoi ar gyfer ail ddiwrnod Gŵyl Gwobr Iris.

Shorts Programme 1

Ffilmiau Byrion - Rhaglen 1

DIK

DIK

Christopher Stollery (Australia) - 9 min

Christopher Stollery (Awstralia) - 9 mun.

Og Leken er God

Og Leken er God

Vibeke Heide (Norway) - 21 min.

Vibeke Heide (Norwy) - 21 mun.

The Night is Young

The Night is Young

Pradipta Ray (India) - 8 min.

Pradipta Ray (India) - 8 mun.

Days of Awe

Days of Awe

Rehana Rose Khan (UK) - 12 min.

Rehana Rose Khan (DG) - 12 mun.

El Nido Vacío

El Nido Vacío

Francisco Lupini-Basagoiti (Spain/ Venezuela) - 25 min.

Francisco Lupini-Basagoiti (Sbaen / Venezuela) - 25 mun.

Shorts Programme 2

Ffilmiau Byrion - Rhaglen 2

The Last Waltz

The Last Waltz

Nickolas Bird (Australia) – 21 min.

Nickolas Bird (Awstralia) - 21 mun.

Fallen Comrade

Fallen Comrade

James Valdez (USA) – 13 min.

James Valdez (UDA) - 13 mun.

Reality Check

Reality Check

Michal Vinik (Israel) – 22 min.

Michal Vinik (Israel) – 22 mun.

It’s Consuming Me

It’s Consuming Me

Kai Stänicke (Germany) – 4 min.

Kai Stänicke (Yr Almaen) - 4 mun.

Prora

Prora

Stephane Riethauser (Switzerland) – 23 min.

Stephane Riethauser (Y Swistir) - 23 mun.

11.30am, Cineworld

12.30pm, 75 min, Cineworld

4.00pm, 83 min, Cineworld

11.30am, Cineworld

12.30pm, 75 mun, Cineworld

4.00pm, 83 mun, Cineworld

Shorts Programme 3

Ffilmiau Byrion - Rhaglen 3

Mascara Negra

Mascara Negra

Rene Brasil (Brazil) – 15 min.

Rene Brasil (Brasil) - 15 mun.

The Eyes and the Ice

The Eyes and the Ice

Ian Samuels (USA) – 11 min.

Ian Samuels (UDA) - 11 mun.

My Night with Andrew Cunanan

My Night with Andrew Cunanan

Devin Kordt-Thomas (USA) – 11 min.

Devin Kordt-Thomas (UDA) - 11 mun.

What you looking at?

What you looking at?

Faryal (UK) – 9 min.

Faryal (DG) - 9 mun.

Pride

Pride

Marc Saltarelli (USA) – 22 min.

Marc Saltarelli (UDA) - 22 mun.

7.00pm, 68 min, Cineworld

7.00pm, 68 mun, Cineworld

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PREMIERE ewropeaidd

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molly’s girl

Dir / Cyf: Scott t thompson Writer / Awdur: Scott t thompson Cast: Kristina Valada-Viars, Emily Schweitz, Ellen Dolan, Robert Finoccoli USA/UDA, 125 min/mun, 2011 nominee

best feature

nominee

best actor

nominee

best actress

thursday 11 October 2012

Dydd iau 11 Hydref 2012

Molly, an emotional misfit, believes she’s found love following a drunken one-night stand with a lesbian/gay marriage activist, called Mercedes. In the cold light of day, Mercedes realises she cannot escape the desperate attention seeking affection of Molly and ends up issuing a restraining order! However, Mercedes, on discovering that Molly’s father is an important US state senator opposed to gay marriage, persuades Molly (who turns out to be straight) to pretend they are engaged as a lesbian couple and more chaos

Mae Molly, ‘misfit’ emosiynol, yn credu ei bod wedi dod o hyd i gariad ar ôl cyfarfyddiad un-nos meddw gydag ymgyrchydd dros briodas lesbiaidd/hoyw o’r enw Mercedes. Yng ngolau dydd, mae Mercedes yn sylweddoli na all ddianc rhag sylw taer Molly ac mae hi’n mynd at y gyfraith i fynnu gorchymyn atal! Fodd bynnag, ar ôl i Mercedes ddysgu bod tad Molly yn aelod pwysig o senedd yr Unol Daleithiau, ac yn gwrthwynebu priodasau hoyw, mae hi’n perswadio Molly (sy’n strêt, fel mae’n digwydd) i esgus eu bod yn gwpwl lesbiaidd...

Kristina Valada-Viars is sympathetic and funny as Molly, ensuring the audience to laugh with Molly and not at her.

Mae portread Kristina Valada-Viars o Molly yn llawn empathi a hiwmor ac mae hynny’n sicrhau bod y gynulleidfa yn chwerthin gyda Molly nid ar ei phen.

8.30pm, Cineworld

Kristina Valada-Viars who plays Molly will be in attendance to introduce the film and take part in a Q+A following the screening.

8.30pm, Cineworld

Bydd Kristina Valada-Viars sy’n chwarae rhan Molly, yn bresennol i gyflwyno’r ffilm ac i gymryd rhan mewn sesiwn holi-ac-ateb ar ôl y dangosiad.

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friday 12 oct / dydd gwener 12 hydref

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FRIday 12 October 2012

Dydd GWENER 12 Hydref 2012

Producers Forum 2012

Fforwm Cynhyrchu 2012

Park Inn Hotel, Mary Ann Street Price: £25 (includes lunch)

Gwesty’r Park Inn, Stryd Mary Ann Pris: £25 (yn cynnwys cinio)

The Producers Forum is the annual gathering of directors, producers, writers, actors, and distributors who meet in Cardiff to discuss the latest issues to affect the film industry. Coinciding with the Iris Prize Festival the Producers Forum is the perfect place to learn, share, and network with like minded people.

Mae’r Fforwm Cynhyrchu yn gyfarfod blynyddol i gyfarwyddwyr, cynhyrchwyr, ysgrifenwyr, actorion a dosbarthwyr sy’n cyfarfod yng Nghaerdydd i drafod y pynciau diweddaraf sy’n effeithio ar y diwydiant ffilm. Ar y cyd â Gŵyl Gwobr Iris, y Fforwm Cynhyrchu yw’r lle perffaith i ddysgu, rhannu a rhwydweithio gyda phobl o’r un anian.

Friday 12 October 2012, 9.00am - 2.00pm

The 2012 Producers Forum is programmed around two plenary sessions, two workshops, and networking opportunities during coffee, registration, and lunch. The main areas of interest for 2012 will be funding, examining the latest trends in low budget projects including crowd funding, and the latest methods of distribution offered by the digital revolution.

S4C will also give a presentation on the criteria for their coproduction fund. The event will close with lunch and the Bafta in Wales Key note address.

4Full Programmeirisprize.org details: www.irisprize/producers-forum/

Dydd Gwener 12 Hydref 2012, 9.00am - 2.00pm

Mae Fforwm Cynhyrchu 2012 wedi’i strwythuro’n dair sesiwn lawn, dau weithdy a chyfleoedd rhwydweithio yn ystod y cyfnod cofrestru a thros goffi a chinio. Y prif feysydd o ddiddordeb yn 2012 fydd ariannu, a rhoddir sylw i’r tueddiadau diweddaraf mewn prosiectau cyllideb isel. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys cyllido torfol a’r dulliau dosbarthu diweddaraf sy’n deillio o’r chwyldro digidol.

Bydd S4C hefyd yn rhoi cyflwyniad ynglŷn â’r meini prawf ar gyfer y gronfa gyd-gynhyrchu. Bydd y digwyddiad yn dod i ben gyda chinio ac Araith Allweddol Bafta Cymru.

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SPONSORS / NODDWYR

irisprize.org

SPONSORS / NODDWYR Principal funder / Prif Arianwr

irisprize.org

SORS / NODDWYR 4

Pr ducers F rum

Principal funder / Prif Arianwr

irisprize.org

Funders and Sponsors / Arianwyr a Noddwyr

SPONSORS / NODDWYR

ncipal funder / Prif Arianwr

Principal funder / Prif Arianwr Funders and sponsors:

nders and Sponsors / Arianwyr a Noddwyr Funders and Sponsors / Arianwyr a Noddwyr

Funders and Sponsors / Arianwyr a N IRIS PRIZE Festival

Partners / Partneriaid

ACADEMI CYFRYNGAU CYMRU

MEDIA ACADEMY WALES

Partners / Partneriaid

rtners / Partneriaid

Partners / Partneriaid

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Yossi

Yossi

Dir: Eytan Fox Writer: Itay Segal Cast: Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Oz Zehavi, Orly Silbersatz Banai, Ola Schur Israel, 84 min, 2012 See page 10 for details.

Cyf: Eytan Fox Awdur: Itay Segal Cast: Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Oz Zehavi, Orly Silbersatz Banai, Ola Schur Israel, 84 mun, 2012

Manylion ar dudalen 10.

Shorts Programme 4

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Coffee & Pie

Coffee and Pie

Douglas Horn (USA) – 16 min.

Douglas Horn (UDA) - 16 mun.

Reprise

Reprise

Shripriya Mahesh (USA) – 14 min.

Shripriya Mahesh (UDA) - 14 mun.

What Katy Did

What Katy Did

Tanja Wol Sorensen, Gussy Sakula-Barry (UK) – 25 min.

Tanja Wol Sorensen, Gussy Sakula-Barry (DG) - 25 mun.

Jackpot

Jackpot

Adam Baran (USA) – 10 min.

Adam Baran (UDA) - 10 mun.

Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues

Carolina Roca-Smith (USA) – 14 min.

Carolina Roca-Smith (UDA) - 14 mun.

Shorts Programme 5

Ffilmiau Byrion - Rhaglen 5

These Empty Streets

These Empty Streets

Jarrah Gurrie (Australia) – 14 min.

Jarrah Gurrie (Awstralia) - 14 mun.

The Arrival

The Arrival

Christian Kotey (Ireland) – 17 min.

Christian Kotey (Iwerddon) - 17 mun.

Deep End

Deep End

Bretten Hannam (Canada) – 8 min.

Bretten Hannam (Canada) - 8 mun.

Polaroid Girl

Polaroid Girl

April Maxey (USA) – 18 min.

April Maxey (UDA) - 18 mun.

A Stable for Disabled Horses

A Stable for Disabled Horses

Fabio Youniss (UK) – 14 min.

Fabio Youniss (DG) – 14 mun.

Battlefield

Battlefield

Tim Marshall (Australia) – 9 min.

Tim Marshall (Awstralia) - 9 mun.

12.30pm, Cineworld

4.00pm, 79 min, Cineworld

7.00pm, 80 min, Cineworld

12.30pm, Cineworld

4.00pm, 79 mun, Cineworld

7.00pm, 80 mun, Cineworld

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gayby

uk PREMIERE dg

Dir / Cyf: Jonathan Lisecki Writer / Awdur: Jonathan Lisecki Cast: Jenn Harries, Matthew Wilkas USA/UDA, 89 min / mun, 2011

nominee

best feature

nominee

best actor

nominee

best actress

friday 12 October 2012

Dydd gwener 12 Hydref 2012

Jenn and Matt are best friends from college who are now in their 30s.

Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer’s block and can’t get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to full fill a youthful promise to have a child together… the old-fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood?

Mae Jenn a Matt yn ffrindiau gorau ers dyddiau coleg sydd bellach yn eu 30au. Yn sengl o ddewis, mae Jenn yn treulio’i dyddiau’n gwneud ioga ac yn rhedeg negeseuon ar ran ei bos. Mae Matt yn methu â datblygu ei syniadau ar gyfer llyfr comic - ac yn methu chwaith â dygymod â diwedd ei berthynas â’i gyn-gariad. Maen nhw’n penderfynu cyflawni addewid o’u plentyndod a chael plentyn gyda’i gilydd ... yn y ffordd hen ffasiwn. Allan nhw ddygymod â’r mân dreialon a’r problemau annisgwyl wrth iddyn nhw geisio ailafael yn eu gyrfaoedd a’u bywydau carwriaethol - a pharatoi ar gyfer bod yn rhieni?

8.30pm, Cineworld

“Lisecki keeps it fresh with some wry twists and a contagious affection for his characters. His facility for smart dialogue doesn’t hurt either.” - The Hollywood Reporter.

Jonathan Lisecki is an Iris Prize alumnus: his short film Gayby was shortlisted in 2010.

8.30pm, Cineworld

“Mae Lisecki’n cadw’r ffilm yn ffres gydag ambell dro annisgwyl a hoffter heintus o’i gymeriadau. Mae ei ddeialog miniog yn llwyddo hefyd.” - The Hollywood Reporter.

Mae Jonathan Lisecki yn aelod o deulu Gwobr Iris: cafodd ei ffilm fer, Gayby, ei henwi ar restr fer y wobr yn 2010.

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programme / rhaglen

sex of angels

Dir / Cyf: Xavier Villaverde Writer / Awdur: Ana Maroto Cast: Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Llorenc Gonzalez, Alvaro Cervantes Spain/Sbain, 105 min/mun, 2012

nominee

best feature

nominee

best actor

nominee

best actress

friday 12 October 2012

Dydd gwener 12 Hydref 2012

Struggling martial artist and dancer Bruno loves his girlfriend Carla, but when he meets fellow dancer Rai, serious sparks begin to fly, opening the couple up to new possibilities. Once Bruno’s clandestine encounters with Rai are revealed, a confused and hurt Carla kicks him out. But she simply doesn’t want to give up on her love. Eventually she agrees that Bruno can date them both—as long as he keeps his life with Rai relatively separate.

Mae’r artist ymladd a’r dawnsiwr, Bruno, yn caru ei bartner Carla ond pan ddaw i adnabod ei gyd-ddawnsiwr, Rai, mae’r gwreichion yn hedfan, ac mae posibiliadau newydd yn agor i’r ddau. Pan ddaw cyfarfodydd dirgel Bruno â Rai i’r amlwg, mae Carla - sydd wedi’i brifo’n arw - yn ei daflu allan ar ei ben. Ond dyw hi ddim eisiau rhoi’r gorau i’w chariad. Yn y pen draw, mae hi’n cytuno i Bruno gael perthynas â’r ddau ohonyn nhw, dim ond iddo gadw’i fywyd â Rai ar wahân.

10.30pm, Cineworld

The attractive young cast are believable, sexy and vulnerable in this full on ménage a trois.

The film has been selected to open The 8th London Spanish Film Festival.

10.30pm, Cineworld

Mae’r cast ifanc deniadol yn gredadwy, yn rhywiol ac yn fregus mewn ffilm ménage à trois grymus.

Dewiswyd y ffilm i agor 8fed Gŵyl Ffilmiau Sbaenaidd Llundain.

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saturday 13 October 2012

dydd sadwrn 13 Hydref 2012

Comedy and LGBT Film

Comedi a Ffilm LHDT

Gays are funny, aren’t they? For decades, if not centuries, gay people have been the butt (no pun intended) of many jokes. In the twentieth century the gay comedy queen stereotype became a norm in popular cinema. With the proliferation of gay films over the past three decades, many being produced by gay people, can we see a change in how gay humour is presented on the screen?

Mae pobl hoyw yn ddoniol, on’d ydyn nhw? Ers degawdau, os nad canrifoedd, mae pobl hoyw wedi bod yn destun jôcs di-ri. Yn ystod yr ugeinfed ganrif, daeth y stereoteip o ‘frenhines’ hoyw yn norm mewn sinema boblogaidd. A’r toreth o ffilmiau hoyw a welwyd dros y tri degawd diwethaf, llawer ohonyn nhw wedi’u cynhyrchu gan bobl hoyw, a oes yna newid i’w weld yn y modd y cyflwynir hiwmor hoyw ar y sgrin?

11.00am, Chapter 1

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same is the official closing night film of the 2012 Iris Prize Festival, and has been described by The Hollywood Reporter as “a hilarious date movie”. The festival also includes Molly’s Girl and Elliot Loves, two features with subtle humour in abundance. This session will take a light hearted look at gay humour on screen addressing issues of representation and audience expectations.

11.00am, Chapter 1

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same yw ffilm swyddogol noson olaf Gŵyl Gwobr Iris 2012, ac fe’i disgrifiwyd gan The Hollywood Reporter fel “ ‘date movie’ ddoniol iawn”. Mae’r ŵyl hefyd yn cynnwys Molly’s Girl ac Elliot Loves, dwy ffilm nodwedd sydd yn llawn digrifwch cynnil. Bydd y sesiwn ysgafn hon yn edrych ar hiwmor hoyw ar y sgrin ac yn mynd i’r afael â materion yn ymwneud â chynrychiolaeth a disgwyliadau cynulleidfaoedd.

Chair: Andrew White, Stonewall Cymru Cadeirydd: Andrew White, Stonewall Cymru

Shorts Programme 6

Ffilmiau Byrion - Rhaglen 6

Ostia: La Finale Notte

Ostia: La Finale Notte

Craig Boreham (Australia) – 15 min.

Craig Boreham (Awstralia) - 15 mun.

The Wilding

The Wilding

Grant Scicluna (Australia) – 15 min.

Grant Scicluna (Awstralia) - 15 mun.

X-WHY

X-WHY

Jake Graf (UK) – 18 min.

Jake Graf (DG) - 18 mun.

Yeah Kowalski

Yeah Kowalski

Evan Roberts (USA) – 10 min.

Evan Roberts (UDA) - 10 mun.

Hatch

Hatch

Christoph Kuschnig (Austria) – 19 min.

Christoph Kuschnig (Awstria) - 19 mun.

Vito

Vito

Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz USA, 93 min, 2011

Cyf: Jeffrey Schwarz UDA, 93 mun, 2011

Yn sgil Stonewall, daeth Vito Russo o hyd i’w lais gwleidyddol fel ymgyrchydd hoyw a beirniad o gynrychiolaeth LHDT yn y cyfryngau.

Aeth yn ei flaen i ysgrifennu The Closet Celluloid - y llyfr cyntaf i feirniadu portreadau Hollywood o bobl hoyw ar y sgrin fawr. Yn ystod argyfwng AIDS yr 1980au, roedd Vito yn lladmerydd tanbaid dros gyfiawnder trwy gyfrwng ACT UP, a oedd newydd ei ffurfio pan fu farw ym 1990.

12.30pm, 68 min, Chapter 1

2.30pm, Chapter 1

In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. He went on to write The Celluloid Closet, the first book to critique Hollywood’s portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.

“An emotionally powerful documentary portrait with an impassioned voice that befits its subject, Jeffrey Schwarz’s Vito marries personal and cultural history in its account of the life and activism of Vito Russo, a pivotal figure in both the early gay-rights movement and the fight against AIDS.” - The Hollywood Reporter.

12.30pm, 68 mun, Chapter 1

2.30pm, Chapter 1

“Portread dogfennol pwerus ac emosiynol - mae llais y ffilm yn angerddol ac mae hynny’n gweddu i’w phwnc. Mae gwaith Jeffrey Schwarz yn cyfuno hanes personol a diwylliannol mewn stori am fywyd ac ymgyrchu Vito Russo, ffigwr canolog yn nyddiau cynnar y mudiad hawliau hoyw a’r frwydr yn erbyn AIDS.” - The Hollywood Reporter.

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PREMIERE ewropeaidd

saturday 13 oct / dydd sadwrn 13 hydref

programme / rhaglen

elliot loves

Dir / Cyf: Terracino Writer / Awdur: Terracino Cast: Fabio Costaprado, Elena Goode, Quentin Araujo USA/UDA, 92 min/mun, 2012

nominee

best feature

nominee

best actor

nominee

best actress

saturday 13 October 2012

Dydd sadwrn 13 Hydref 2012

In this quirky comedy drama we meet Elliot, a Dominican American New Yorker, at two stages of his life: aged nine and twenty one. The young boy is quietly confident and most of his life is occupied with his love-hate relationship with his single mother and array of boy friends. The older Elliot is less prepared for life and is unsuccessful in looking for love as it seems all the good men are taken.

Yn y ddrama gomedi hynod hon, down i adnabod Elliot, Americanwr o dras Dominicaidd sy’n byw yn Efrog Newydd, yn ystod dau gyfnod yn ei fywyd: yn naw oed ac yn un ar hugain. Mae’r bachgen ifanc yn dawel hyderus ac mae’r rhan fwyaf o’i fywyd yn ymwneud â’i berthynas o gariad a chasineb â’i fam sengl a llu o ffrindiau gwrywaidd. Mae’r Elliot hŷn yn llai parod i fyw ei fywyd ac yn chwilio, heb lwyddiant, am gariad.

4.00pm, Chapter 1

Elliot’s boundless enthusiasm is captured in several animated sequences which bounce off the screen with loud colours and fast music. Developed by Iris partner festival OUTFEST this is a terrific example of micro-budget filmmaking which will appeal to gay and straight audiences alike.

Writer and Director Terracino will be in attendance to introduce the film and take part in a Q+A following the screening.

4.00pm, Chapter 1

Mae brwdfrydedd di-ben-draw Elliot yn cael ei bortreadu mewn sawl golygfa wedi’u hanimeiddio sy’n llawn lliw a cherddoriaeth.

Wedi’i datblygu gan ŵyl-bartner Iris, OUTFEST, mae’r gwaith hwn yn enghraifft wych o wneud ffilmiau â chyllideb pitw ac fe fydd yn apelio at gynulleidfaoedd hoyw a strêt fel ei gilydd.

Bydd yr Awdur a Chyfarwyddwr Terracino yn bresennol i gyflwyno’r ffilm ac i gymryd rhan mewn sesiwn holi-ac-ateb ar ôl y dangosiad.

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uk PREMIERE dg

saturday 13 oct / dydd sadwrn 13 hydref

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Joshua Tree 1951: A portrait of James Dean Dir / Cyf: Matthew Mishory Writer / Awdur: Matthew Mishory Cast: James Preston, Dan Glenn, Dalilah Rain USA/UDA, 93 min / mun, 2012

nominee

best feature

nominee

best actor

nominee

best actress

saturday 13 October 2012

Dydd sadwrn 13 Hydref 2012

This magical film is an intimate portrait of James Dean on the cusp of achieving notoriety as both a great actor and an American icon. Set primarily in the early 1950s and focusing on Dean’s experiences as an up-and-coming actor in Los Angeles, the film is a series of revealing and sometimes dreamlike vignettes that blend biographical and fictionalized elements to present a pivotal moment in a remarkable life.

Mae’r ffilm hudolus hon yn bortread personol o James Dean ar drothwy enwogrwydd - fel actor gwych ac eicon Americanaidd.

Wedi’i gosod yn y 1950au cynnar gan mwyaf, ac yn canolbwyntio ar brofiadau Dean fel actor addawol yn Los Angeles, mae’r ffilm yn gyfres o vignettes sydd weithiau’n freuddwydiol, weithiau’n ddadlennol, ac yn cyfuno elfennau o fywgraffiad a ffuglen er mwyn dangos cyfnod tyngedfennol mewn bywyd hynod.

“Shot with the classic compositions of a 1951 film, the boundarypushing sexuality of the Gay New Wave of the 1990s, and a touch of the explicit sexuality that can be found today. James Preston captures the confidence and the talent of Dean, but also his appetite for fame, intimacy, and sex from both men and women,” - Seattle Int Film Festival.

“Wedi’i ffilmio ag arddulliau ffilm glasurol o 1951, rhywioldeb herfeiddiol New Wave Hoyw y 1990au, ac ychydig o rywioldeb mwy amlwg y cyfnod cyfoes, mae James Preston yn dal peth o hyder a dawn James Dean, ei awydd am enwogrwydd, agosatrwydd a rhyw gyda dynion a menywod.”- Gŵyl Ffilm Ryngwladol Seattle.

6.00pm, Chapter 1

Writer and Director Matthew Mishory will be in attendance to introduce the film and take part in a Q+A following the screening.

6.00pm, Chapter 1

Bydd yr Awdur a Chyfarwyddwr Matthew Mishory yn bresennol i gyflwyno’r ffilm ac i gymryd rhan mewn sesiwn holi-ac-ateb ar ôl y dangosiad.

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saturday 13 oct / dydd sadwrn 13 hydref

programme / rhaglen

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same

Dir / Cyf: Madeleine Olnek Writer / Awdur: Madeleine Olnek Cast: Lisa Haas, Susan Ziegler, JackieMonahan, Cynthia Kaplan USA/UDA, 76 min / mun, 2011

nominee

nominee

best feature

best actor

nominee

best actress

saturday 13 October 2012

Dydd sadwrn 13 Hydref 2012

Three lesbian space aliens visit planet Earth and soon after arrival romance blossoms between Jane, who works in a New York card shop, and Zoinx, the woman Jane doesn’t realize is from outer-space.

Meanwhile, two government agents, or ‘Men In Black’, are closely tracking Jane and the aliens while harbouring their own secrets.

Mae tair ‘alien’ lesbiaidd o’r gofod yn ymweld â’r Ddaear ac ar ôl iddyn nhw gyrraedd, mae rhamant yn blodeuo rhwng Jane, sy’n gweithio mewn siop gardiau yn Efrog Newydd, a Zoinx - ond dyw Jane ddim yn sylweddoli ei bod hi wedi dod o’r gofod. Yn y cyfamser, mae dau o asiantau’r llywodraeth, y ‘Men in Black’, yn dilyn Jane a’r estroniaid - ond mae ganddyn nhw eu cyfrinachau eu hunain hefyd.

8.30pm, Cineworld

8.30pm, Cineworld

“A hilarious date movie for couples of all orientations. Tongue firmly in cheek, this lesbian sci-fi comedy lovingly spoofs the black-andwhite B-movies of yesteryear. Sure to become a staple of festival midnight-movie programs.” – The Hollywood Reporter Madeleine Olnek is an Iris Prize alumnus: her short film Countertransference was shortlisted in 2008.

Jackie Monahan who plays one of the space aliens will be in attendance to introduce the screening.

uk PREMIERE dg

“ ‘Date movie’ hynod ddoniol i gyplau o bob math. Â’i thafod yn ei boch, mae’r ffilm wyddonias lesbiaidd hon yn ‘spoof’ o ffilmiau B du-a-gwyn oes a fu. Mae hi’n sicr o fod yn rhan annatod o wyliau ffilm a slotiau canol nos.”- The Hollywood Reporter Mae Madeleine Olnek yn aelod arall o deulu Gwobr Iris: cyrhaeddodd ei ffilm fer, Countertransference, restr fer y wobr yn 2008.

Bydd Jackie Monahan sy’n chwarae un or “aliens” lesbiaidd yn bresennol i gyflwyno’r ffilm.

little man

Dir / Cyf: Eldar Rapaport Writers / Awduron: Eldar Rapaport / Dalit Ziv Cast: Daniel Boys, Darren Evans, David Hemsted, Thomas Charles Middler, Jamie Thompson UK/DG / Israel, 23 min / mun, 2012

Based on the short story by Etgar Keret, Little Man is a psychological thriller about one’s inner demons. Elliot (Daniel Boys) at the rough age of 30 is confronted with his inability to form a long lasting relationship and his talent of destroying every potential one. On a weekend when his brother shows up at his doorstep and a very odd spying neighbour makes too many loud noises that make his head explode, Elliot reaches his limit and is out to kill whatever is eating him up inside.

Yn seiliedig ar y stori fer gan Etgar Keret, mae Little Man yn ffilm gyffro seicolegol am ein cythreuliaid mewnol. Mae Elliot (Daniel Boys) yn 30 oed ac yn gorfod wynebu ei anallu i ffurfio perthynas barhaol, ynghyd â’r ddawn sydd ganddo i ddinistrio pob posibilrwydd o ddod o hyd i berthynas o’r fath. Ar benwythnos pan ymddengys ei frawd ar garreg y drws, ac wrth i’w gymydog od, sy’n hoff o ysbïo, wneud cymaint o sŵn nes peri i’w ben ffrwydro, mae Elliot yn cyrraedd pen ei dennyn - ac mae e’n benderfynol o ladd yr hyn sy’n bwyta’r tu mewn iddo.

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IRIS AWARDS 2012 GWOBRAU IRIS 2012 presented by Amy Lamé

gyda Amy Lamé

1.00pm - 5.00pm, Sunday 14 October 2012 Park Inn Hotel, Mary Ann Street

1.00pm-5.00pm, Dydd Sul 14 Hydref 2012 Gwesty’r Park Inn, Stryd Mary Ann

The 2012 Iris Prize Festival draws to a close on a high as guests gather for the 6th Iris Awards when the Iris Prize - Cardiff’s International Lesbian and Gay Short Film Prize - is announced.

Awards are also presented for Best Feature, sponsored by Martin Briggs, Independent Financial adviser, and Best Actor, and Best Actress sponsored by The London Women’s Clinic

Daw uchafbwynt Gŵyl Gwobr Iris 2012 wrth i’r gwesteion ymgynnull ar gyfer 6ed Sioe Wobrau Iris pan gyhoeddir enillydd Gwobr Iris - Gwobr Ffilm Fer Ryngwladol Lesbiaidd a Hoywon Caerdydd. Cyflwynir gwobrau hefyd ar gyfer y Ffilm Nodwedd Orau, wedi’i noddi gan Martin Briggs, Ymgynghorydd Ariannol Annibynnol, yr Actor Gorau a’r Actores Orau, wedi’i noddi gan The London Women’s Clinic.

Programme highlights include:

Mae uchafbwyntiau’r rhaglen yn cynnwys:

• Welcome champagne reception • Guest photography • 3 course lunch • Iris Awards 2012 • Entertainment from Joe Worricker

• Croeso / Derbyniad siampên • Tynnu lluniau’r gwesteion • Cinio tri chwrs • Gwobrau Iris 2012 • Adloniant gan Joe Worricker

MEMBERS ONLY:

AELODAU YN UNIG:

Best of Iris 2012

Uchafbwyntiau Iris 2012

A chance to see the 2012 winners including the Iris Prize, Best UK Short and at least two highly commended shorts as chosen by the Iris Prize jury.

Cyfle i weld enillwyr 2012 , gan gynnwys enillwyr Gwobr Iris, y Ffilm Fer Orau o Brydain ac o leiaf ddau o’r ffilmiau byrion a dderbyniodd gymeradwyaeth uchel gan reithgor Gwobr Iris.

Best of Iris Feature Film 2012

Ffilm Nodwedd Orau Iris 2012

A chance to see the Iris Prize Best Feature Award winner as chosen by the Friends of Iris.

Cyfle i weld ffilm fuddugol Gwobr Ffilm Nodwedd Orau Iris, wedi’i dewis gan Gyfeillion Iris.

Sponsored by Martin Briggs - Independent Financial Adviser.

Noddir y wobr gan Martin Briggs - Ymgynghorydd Ariannol Annibynnol.

to become a member please visit: www.irisprize.org/membership/

6.00pm, Sunday 14 October 2012, Cineworld

7.30pm, Sunday 14 October 2012, Cineworld

i ddod yn aelod ewch i: www.irisprize.org/membership/

6.00pm, Dydd Sul 14 Hydref 2012, Cineworld

7.30pm, Dydd Sul 14 Hydref 2012, Cineworld

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

IRIS PRIZE

IRIS PRIZE

IRIS PRIZE

IRIS PRIZE

WINNERIris Prize WINNER Previous Winners:

competition / y gystadleuaeth

IRIS PRIZE

WINNER IRIS PRIZE

WINNER

WINNER

WINNER

WINNER Dee Rees (USA) Pariah

Till Kleinert (Germany) Cowboy

WINNER

Eldar Rapaport (USA) Steam

IRIS PRIZE

IRIS PRIZE

IRIS PRIZE

IRIS PRIZE 2007

IRIS PRIZE 2008

IRIS PRIZE 2009

WINNER

WINNER

WINNER

WINNER

Magnus Mork (Norway) The Samaritan

Daniel Ribeiro (Brazil) I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone

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2010

2011

DIK

Australia / Awstralia, 9 min / mun

2012

Christopher Stollery

SHORTS PROGRAMME 1: thurSday 11 October, 12.30, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 1: dydd iau 11 hydref, 12.30, Cineworld

A six year old boy brings home a piece of school work that provokes his parents to question his sexual orientation. And their own. Six year old Andrew enjoys soccer, likes drawing and is excited by his developing writing skills. His father, Robert, is proud of his son’s soccer achievements; a little perturbed by his preference for the colour pink and completely freaked by what might be going on with Andrew and his school friend Tim. Rachel - Andrew’s mother, Robert’s wife - is a yoga devotee and considers herself a modern, broad minded woman but discovers her limit when her husband’s simple mistake spells disaster.

Mae bachgen chwech oed yn dod â darn o waith ysgol adref sy’n gwneud i’w rieni gwestiynu ei rywioldeb - a’u rhywioldeb eu hunain. Mae Andrew yn mwynhau pêl-droed ac arlunio ac yn hoff o ddatblygu ei alluoedd ysgrifennu. Mae ei dad, Robert, yn falch o allu ei fab ar y cae pêl-droed; ychydig yn anesmwyth oherwydd ei hoffter o’r lliw pinc ac yn llwyr o’i go’ wrth feddwl am yr hyn a allai fod yn digwydd rhwng Andrew a’i ffrind ysgol, Tim. Mae Rachel mam Andrew, gwraig Robert - yn gwneud ioga ac yn ei hystyried ei hun yn fenyw fodern, eangfrydig ond daw i ben ei thennyn pan fo camgymeriad syml ei gŵr yn arwain at drychineb.

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Og Leken er God

Norway / Norwy, 21 min / mun

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Vibeke Heide

SHORTS PROGRAMME 1: thurSday 11 October, 12.30, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 1: dydd iau 11 hydref, 12.30, Cineworld

And The Going Is Good is a short film in three chapters about pride, power and stopping while the going is still good. The three chapters (Water, Tent and Bedsit) each let us take part in a short and rather intimate situation in a young girl’s everyday life, where her sense of pride, shame and power is challenged.

Mae And the Going is Good yn ffilm fer mewn tair rhan sy’n sôn am falchder, pŵer a rhoi’r gorau iddi tra bod pethau’n weddol.

Mae’r tair pennod (Water, Tent a Bedsit) yn edrych ar sefyllfaoedd penodol, agos-atoch ym mywyd beunyddiol merch ifanc ynghyd â’r heriau i’w syniadau o falchder, cywilydd a grym.

The Night is Young India, 8 min / mun

Pradipta Ray

SHORTS PROGRAMME 1: thurSday 11 October, 12.30, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 1: dydd iau 11 hydref, 12.30, Cineworld

Rohit faces one rebuff after another as he tries to convince his married girlfriend to spend the night with him. Deep cruises the streets of the city - more often it’s a miss rather than a hit. Tara, a transgender beauty queen, and her lover are shown the door at a high-end restaurant. As their worlds collide will luck favour them tonight? Raat Baaki! The night is young...

Mae Rohit yn cael ei wrthod dro ar ôl tro wrth iddo geisio argyhoeddi ei gariad priod i dreulio’r nos gydag ef. Mae Deep yn cerdded strydoedd y ddinas i chwilio am serch - ond yn methu’n fwy aml nag y mae’n llwyddo. Mae Tara, ‘beauty queen’ drawsryweddol, a’i chariad yn cael eu taflu allan o fwyty drud.

Wrth i’w gwahanol fydoedd ddod ynghyd, a fydd lwc yn eu ffafrio?

Raat Baaki! Mae’r nos yn hir...

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

Days of Awe

competition / y gystadleuaeth

Rehana Rose Khan

UK / DG, 12 min / mun SHORTS PROGRAMME 1: thurSday 11 October, 12.30, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 1: dydd iau 11 hydref, 12.30, Cineworld

Ten days of mercy, introspection and forgiveness.

Deg diwrnod o hunanholi, trugaredd a maddeuant.

El Nido Vacío

Spain/Venezuela / Sbaen/Venezuela, 25 min / mun

Francisco Lupini-Basagoiti

SHORTS PROGRAMME 1: thurSday 11 October, 12.30, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 1: dydd iau 11 hydref, 12.30, Cineworld

Monste, a scatterbrained, well-meaning sex therapist, embarks on a mission to reconnect with her angst son after discovering his troubles may stem from the huge “problem” tucked inside his trousers.

Mae Monste, therapydd rhyw dryslyd ond caredig, yn cychwyn ar daith i ailgysylltu â’i mab ar ôl darganfod y gallai ei drafferthion fod yn deillio o’r “broblem” enfawr sydd ganddo yn ei drowsus.

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

The Last Waltz

Australia / Awstralia, 21 min / mun

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Nickolas Bird

SHORTS PROGRAMME 2: thurSday 11 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 2: dydd iau 11 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

Paul and Liam are in love. Despite minor problems & age difference, - jealousy, the ex-wife’s homophobic new boyfriend and Liam’s reluctance to join Paul on the dance floor – life is good.

But suddenly tragedy strikes and their lives are torn apart. How do you go on when you have lost everything?

Mae Paul a Liam mewn cariad. Er gwaetha’r gwahaniaeth oedran a’r mân broblemau - cenfigen, cariad homoffobig newydd y cynwraig ac amharodrwydd Liam i ddawnsio gyda Paul - mae bywyd yn braf. Ond dyma drasiedi yn sydyn i rwygo’u bywydau’n ddau.

Sut i gario ‘mlaen pan fyddwch chi wedi colli popeth?

Fallen Comrade USA / UDA, 13 min / mun

James Valdez

SHORTS PROGRAMME 2: thurSday 11 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 2: dydd iau 11 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

Julian, a Soldier in the Army, reminisces at the Military burial of Alexander, revealing times in combat, in training, and intimate moments shared with the Soldier; his battle buddy, his lover...

Mae Julian, milwr yn y fyddin, yn hel atgofion yn ystod angladd milwrol Alexander, ac yn datgelu atgofion am ymladd, hyfforddi ac eiliadau o agosatrwydd gyda’r milwr; ei gyfaill yn y frwydr, ei gariad...

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

Reality Check Israel, 22 min / mun

competition / y gystadleuaeth

Michal Vinik

SHORTS PROGRAMME 2: thurSday 11 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 2: dydd iau 11 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

November 4th, 1995. Two teenage girls night out on the town looking for sex and something to smoke.

4 Tachwedd, 1995. Mae dwy ferch yn eu harddegau ar noson allan yn y dref yn chwilio am ryw a rhywbeth i ysmygu.

It’s Consuming Me

Germany / Yr Almaen, 4 min / mun

Kai StÄnicke

SHORTS PROGRAMME 2: thurSday 11 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 2: dydd iau 11 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

I can’t move on, I wish I could. But I’m caught in the thought of what could have been, losing my grip on reality.

Alla’ i ddim symud ymlaen - hoffwn allu gwneud. Dw i wedi fy nal mewn syniad o’r hyn a allai fod wedi digwydd, dw i’n colli fy ngafael ar realiti.

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

Prora

Switzerland / Y Swistir, 23 min / mun

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Stephane Riethauser

SHORTS PROGRAMME 2: thurSday 11 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 2: dydd iau 11 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

Prora, on the Baltic Sea. Mysterious, endless. In this deserted former Nazi holiday camp and communist military complex, German and French teenagers Jan and Matthieu embark on an adventure that confronts their identities and puts their friendship at risk.

Prora, ar Fôr y Baltig. Diddiwedd, llawn dirgelion. Mewn hen wersyll gwyliau Natsïaidd a chanolfan filwrol gomiwnyddol, mae’r dynion ifainc, Jan a Matthieu, o’r Almaen a Ffrainc, yn cychwyn ar antur sy’n eu gorfodi i wynebu eu hunaniaethau ac yn peryglu eu cyfeillgarwch.

Mascara Negra Brazil / Brasil, 15 min / mun

Rene Brasil

SHORTS PROGRAMME 3: thurSday 11 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 3: dydd iau 11 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

Gregorio falls in love with a masked-woman during a carnival party. Luisette is a transvestite in search of affection. They spend a night of voluptuous together. In the following day, Gregorio takes Luisette to a charitable soccer game with his friends in which the men play in women’s clothes. She starts to play well and he falls for her during the game.

Mae Gregorio’n syrthio mewn cariad â menyw mewn mwgwd yn ystod parti carnifal. Mae Luisette yn draws-wisgwr sy’n chwilio am gariad. Maent yn treulio noson gyda’i gilydd. Y diwrnod wedyn, mae Gregorio’n cymryd Luisette i gêm bêl-droed elusennol gyda’i ffrindiau lle mae’r dynion yn chwarae mewn dillad merched.

Mae hi’n dechrau chwarae’n dda ac mae cariad yn blaguro yn ystod y gêm.

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

The Eyes and the Ice

competition / y gystadleuaeth

Ian Samuels

USA / UDA, 11 min / mun

SHORTS PROGRAMME 3: thurSday 11 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 3: dydd iau 11 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

A young man faces insecurities about his relationship and what appears to be a human eye frozen in the ice outside his vacation cabin.

Mae dyn ifanc yn gorfod wynebu’r ansicrwydd yn ei berthynas a wynebu hefyd yr hyn sy’n edrych fel llygad dynol wedi’i rewi yn yr iâ y tu allan i’w gaban gwyliau.

My Night with Andrew Cunanan USA / UDA, 11 min / mun

Devin Kordt-Thomas

SHORTS PROGRAMME 3: thurSday 11 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 3: dydd iau 11 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

In a cross-country murder spree that ended with the killing of fashion icon Gianni Versace, “My Night with Andrew Cunanan” is a docudrama crime thriller based on real life events in San Francisco in 1997 and one young gay drunken man’s encounter with him days before he would begin that spree that would earn him the dubious honor of the youngest serial killer on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list. Could one decision made during that encounter have prevented the murder of five men? This cautionary tale invites us to consider whether fate can be changed by exploring ‘What if...?’

Ar ôl taith lofruddgar draws-gwlad a ddaeth i ddiweddglo â lladd yr eicon ffasiwn Gianni Versace, mae “My Night with Andrew Cunanan” yn ddrama-ddogfen sy’n seiliedig ar ddigwyddiadau go iawn yn San Francisco yn 1997. Mae’n adrodd hanes cyfarfyddiad dyn ifanc hoyw, meddw â’r llofrudd ddeuddydd cyn iddo fe gychwyn ar y gweithredoedd a sicrhaodd ei statws fel y llofrudd cyfres ieuengaf ar restr yr FBI o’r ‘10 Most Wanted’. A allai un penderfyniad, yn ystod y cyfarfyddiad hwnnw, fod wedi atal llofruddiaeth pump o ddynion? Dyma stori rybuddiol sy’n ein gwahodd i ystyried a ellir newid cwrs ffawd drwy archwilio’r cwestiwn oesol, ‘Beth os ...?’

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thursday 11 oct / dydd iau 11 hydref

What you looking at?

UK / DG, 9 min / mun

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Faryal

SHORTS PROGRAMME 3: thurSday 11 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 3: dydd iau 11 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

A drag queen and a Pakistani girl in a hijab are stuck in a lift...

Mae brenhines drag a merch Bacistanaidd mewn hijab yn sownd mewn lifft...

Pride

USA / UDA, 22 min / mun

Marc Saltarelli

SHORTS PROGRAMME 3: thurSday 11 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 3: dydd iau 11 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

On the morning of his annual gay pride party, Stephen is forced to take in his homophobic father who had disowned him over 20 years ago. Now suffering from Alzheimer’s dementia, the father gets a crash course in all things gay from Stephen’s eclectic mix of friends. Seeds of their turbulent relationship come to light as does hope that the two can move past their fears, accept and forgive one another.

Ar fore ei barti balchder hoyw blynyddol, mae Stephen yn cael ei orfodi i ddelio â’r tad homoffobig sydd wedi ei ddiarddel ers 20 mlynedd. Bellach yn dioddef o glefyd Alzheimer, caiff ei dad gyflwyniad dwys i’r byd hoyw gan griw ecelctig Stephen o ffrindiau. Daw hadau eu perthynas gythryblus i’r amlwg - felly hefyd hedyn gobaith y gall y ddau symud y tu hwnt i’w hofnau i dderbyn a maddau.

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FRIDAY 12 oct / dydd GWENER 12 hydref

Coffee & Pie

USA / UDA, 16 min / mun

competition / y gystadleuaeth

Douglas Horn

SHORTS PROGRAMME 4: friday 12 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 4: dydd GWENER 12 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

In this self-proclaimed anti-romantic comedy, yet offbeat love story of sorts, couple June and October are breaking up.

Manipulative June feels her moral superiority justifies the breakup.

A “confucked” October learns from seasoned waitress Billy-Jean, that revenge is a dish best served with pie. A sweet as pie short to be enjoyed by all.

Yn y ffilm gomedi wrth-ramantus hon - sydd yn stori garu, yr un modd - mae June ac October yn gwahanu. Mae June yn teimlo bod ei goruchafiaeth foesol yn cyfiawnhau’r gwahanu. Mae October, sydd wedi drysu’n lân, yn dysgu gan weinyddes brofiadol o’r enw Billy-Jean bod mwy o flas ar ddialedd pan ddaw gyda sleisen o rywbeth melys. Ffilm fer i blesio pawb.

Reprise

USA / UDA, 14 min / mun

Shripriya Mahesh

SHORTS PROGRAMME 4: friday 12 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 4: dydd GWENER 12 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

Meena struggles in an abusive, same-sex relationship with Sarah, her alcoholic, emotionally manipulative partner of 25 years. When their daughter is accepted to university in Paris, Meena is forced to confront the state of her relationship and her life.

Mae Meena’n dioddef yn ei pherthynas â Sarah, ei phartner ers 25 mlynedd sydd yn alcoholig ac yn ei cham-drin yn emosiynol. Pan gaiff eu merch ei derbyn i brifysgol ym Mharis, mae Meena’n cael ei gorfodi i wynebu cyflwr go iawn ei pherthynas a’i bywyd.

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competition / y gystadleuaeth

FRIDAY 12 oct / dydd GWENER 12 hydref

What Katy Did UK / DG, 25 min / mun

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Tanja Wol Sorensen & Gussy Sakula-Barry

SHORTS PROGRAMME 4: friday 12 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 4: dydd GWENER 12 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

Katy Went describes herself as a ‘lazy trans queer dyke’. Yet, like all labels, this is just one facet of her person. This film reveals the many layers of Katy, as she discovers that getting the go-ahead for the op is not the end of her journey.

Mae Katy Went yn ei disgrifio’i hun fel ‘lazy trans queer dyke’. Eto i gyd, fel gyda phob label, dim ond un wedd ar ei phersonoliaeth yw hon. Mae’r ffilm yn datgelu haenau niferus o berson Katy, wrth iddi ddysgu nad ei thriniaeth fydd pen draw ei thaith.

Jackpot

USA / UDA, 10 min / mun

Adam Baran

SHORTS PROGRAMME 4: friday 12 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 4: dydd GWENER 12 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

A 14 year old gay boy in 1994 sets off on a quest to retrieve a stash of discarded gay porn and bring it home before anyone finds out.

When he runs into trouble with bullies, he has to rely on the help of a mysterious stranger.

Mae bachgen hoyw, sy’n 14 mlwydd oed yn 1994, yn cychwyn ar daith i nôl casgliad o born hoyw ac i ddod ag ef yn ôl i’r tŷ cyn i unrhyw un ddod i wybod amdano. Wrth iddo gael ei hun mewn trafferthion â bwlis, rhaid iddo ddibynnu ar gymorth dieithryn dirgel.

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FRIDAY 12 oct / dydd GWENER 12 hydref

Daddy Issues

USA / UDA, 14 min / mun

competition / y gystadleuaeth

Carolina Roca-Smith

SHORTS PROGRAMME 4: friday 12 October, 16.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 4: dydd GWENER 12 hydref, 16.00, Cineworld

A couple on a first date discuss the complexities of procreation.

If only their daddy issues were their biggest hurdle.

Mae cwpl ar eu dêt cyntaf yn trafod cymhlethdodau cenhedlu. Ond maen nhw’n wynebu rhwystrau mwy o lawer na’r rheiny...

These Empty Streets Australia / Awstralia, 14 min / mun

Jarrah Gurrie

SHORTS PROGRAMME 5: friday 12 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 5: dydd gwener 12 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

While searching for her missing son Stuart, Susie encounters his crush - Pauly, a wayward traveller. Stuart meanwhile, is plotting his escape from small town melancholy. When all three are reunited, in a compromising situation, Susie is forced to face that her boy has grown up. She must let him go.

Wrth chwilio am ei mab, Stuart, sydd wedi diflannu, mae Susie yn dod ar draws y ferch y mae e’n ei ffansio - Pauly, teithiwr anwadal.

Yn y cyfamser, mae Stuart yn paratoi ei ddihangfa o ddiflastod ei dref fechan. Pan gaiff y tri eu haduno, mewn sefyllfa ddelicet, rhaid i Susie wynebu’r ffaith bod ei bachgen wedi tyfu i fyny. Rhaid iddi adael iddo fynd.

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competition / y gystadleuaeth

FRIDAY 12 oct / dydd GWENER 12 hydref

The Arrival

Ireland / Iwerddon, 17 min / mun

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Christian Kotey

SHORTS PROGRAMME 5: friday 12 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 5: dydd gwener 12 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

Michael and John have been married for 2 years and are ready to take the next step into fatherhood. Having failed to adopt a baby, through all the legal routes, Michael discovers a website where pregnant women sell their babies, little knowing that these women are not what they seem.

Mae Michael a John wedi bod yn briod am ddwy flynedd ac maen nhw’n barod i gymryd y cam nesaf a bod yn dadau. Âr ôl methu â mabwysiadu babi gyda’r gwasanaethau swyddogol a chyfreithiol, mae Michael yn gweld gwe-fan lle mae menywod beichiog yn gwerthu’u babis ond, heb yn wybod iddo fe, nid yw popeth fel yr ymddengys.

Deep End

Canada, 8 min / mun

Bretten Hannam

SHORTS PROGRAMME 5: friday 12 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 5: dydd gwener 12 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

When Dane’s older brother comes out, he spends the day at the community pool trying to figure out what it means for both of them. As he witnesses the actions of his homophobic peers he must come to a decision--stand up for his brother and become a social outcast, or side with his peers and lose his brother forever.

Pan gyhoedda brawd hŷn Dane ei fod yn hoyw, mae’n treulio diwrnod yn y pwll nofio cymunedol i geisio deall beth mae hynny’n ei olygu i’r ddau ohonynt. Wrth iddo weld gweithredoedd ei gyfoedion homoffobig, rhaid i Dane ddod i benderfyniad - sefyll dros ei frawd a bod yn alltud cymdeithasol neu ochri â’i gyfoedion a cholli ei frawd am byth.

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FRIDAY 12 oct / dydd GWENER 12 hydref

Polaroid Girl

competition / y gystadleuaeth

April Maxey

USA / UDA, 18 min / mun

SHORTS PROGRAMME 5: friday 12 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 5: dydd gwener 12 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

Sofie is a shy and timid aspiring photographer when she meets June, who runs a vintage camera shop. Something clicks, and as the two take off on a photography mission Sofie learns a thing or two about standing up for herself. Kicking ass, taking names, and getting the girl.

Mae Sofie yn gyw ffotograffydd swil ac yn cwrdd â June, sy’n rhedeg siop hen gamerâu. Mae yna glic rhyngddynt ac wrth iddyn nhw fynd gyda’i gilydd ar daith ffotograffig, mae Sofie’n dysgu ambell beth am sefyll ar ei thraed ei hun ... wynebu’i gwrthwynebwyr, ac ennill calon y ferch.

A Stable for Disabled Horses UK / DG, 14 min / mun

Fabio Youniss

SHORTS PROGRAMME 5: friday 12 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 5: dydd gwener 12 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

When Kanoute (24) decides to move back to Norway his best friend Benny throws him a surprise party. It soon becomes apparent that Benny has a secret that their friendship might not survive but which he has to get off his chest before Kanoute leaves for good.

Pan mae Kanoute (24) yn penderfynu symud yn ôl i Norwy, mae ei ffrind gorau Benny yn trefnu parti syrpreis iddo. Yn fuan iawn, daw’n amlwg fod gan Benny gyfrinach a allai arwain at ddiwedd eu cyfeillgarwch ond mae’n rhaid iddo ddweud ei ddweud cyn i Kanoute adael am byth.

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competition / y gystadleuaeth

FRIDAY 12 oct / dydd GWENER 12 hydref

Battlefield

Australia / Awstralia, 9 min / mun

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Tim Marshall

SHORTS PROGRAMME 5: friday 12 October, 19.00, Cineworld

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 5: dydd gwener 12 hydref, 19.00, Cineworld

The emotional negotiation of a one-night stand between two men bound by habit and idiosyncrasy. A contemporary snapshot of where Aussie gay men are on the issue of single-serve love and their desire for more.

Trafodaethau emosiynol rhwng dau ddyn sy’n treulio noson gyda’i gilydd ond sydd wedi’u rhwymo gan arfer. Cipolwg cyfoes ar ddynion hoyw Awstralia a’u hagweddau at gariad un-nos a’r awydd am fwy na hynny.

Ostia: La Finale Notte Australia / Awstralia, 15 min / mun

Craig Boreham

SHORTS PROGRAMME 6: saturday 13 October, 12.30, Chapter 1

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 6: dydd sadwrn 13 hydref, 12.30, Chapter 1

A dark story of desire and betrayal that re-explores the events of the night of the brutal slaying of Pasolini, a powerful figure with a relentless need for social change and a profound artist of our century… ultimately undone by his dangerous desire.

Stori dywyll am ddyhead a brad sy’n edrych eto ar ddigwyddiadau’r noson pan laddwyd Pasolini, ffigwr pwerus ag archwaeth ddi-bendraw am newid cymdeithasol ac un o artistiaid mwyaf ein canrif ... a ddaeth i ddiwedd ei daith oherwydd ei chwantau peryglus.

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SATURDAY 13 oct / dydd SADWRN 13 hydref

The Wilding

Australia / Awstralia, 15 min / mun

competition / y gystadleuaeth

Grant Scicluna

SHORTS PROGRAMME 6: saturday 13 October, 12.30, Chapter 1

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 6: dydd sadwrn 13 hydref, 12.30, Chapter 1

Juvenile inmate Malcolm is in love with his cellmate Tye, but their relationship is confined within their cell. When Malcolm is offered a shot at parole, his actions inadvertently mark Tye as a target for attacks by other inmates. With the bullying against Tye escalating, Malcolm is torn between his chance for freedom and protecting the one he loves.

Mae Malcolm mewn cariad â’r dyn sy’n rhannu’i gell ond mae eu perthynas wedi’i gyfyngu o fewn y waliau hynny. Mae parôl Malcolm a’i weithredoedd anfwriadol yn gwneud Tye yn gocyn hitio ar gyfer ymosodiadau gan garcharorion eraill. Wrth i’r bwlio yn erbyn Tye gynyddu, rhaid i Malcolm ddewis rhwng ei ryddid ei hun a gwarchod ei gariad.

X-WHY

UK / DG, 18 min / mun

Jake Graf

SHORTS PROGRAMME 6: saturday 13 October, 12.30, Chapter 1

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 6: dydd sadwrn 13 hydref, 12.30, Chapter 1

X-WHY is the first film from writer/director/actor Jake Graf.

Shot over two years, this film accurately reflects some of the natural changes, both physical and emotional, that a young transman undergoes during transition. XWHY is a groundbreaking look at some of the trials and tribulations that trans people face both pre, and post transition, told in a light hearted, often humorous manner.

X-WHY yw ffilm gyntaf yr awdur/cyfarwyddwr/actor Jake Graf. Wedi’i saethu dros gyfnod o ddwy flynedd, mae’r ffilm yn adlewyrchu rhai o’r newidiadau naturiol, corfforol ac emosiynol y mae ‘transman’ ifanc yn gorfod eu wynebu yn ystod y cyfnod o drawsnewid. Mae XWHY yn olwg arloesol ar yr hynt a’r helynt sy’n wynebu pobl trawsryweddol cyn ac ar ôl y trawsnewid a hynny mewn ffordd ysgafn a doniol.

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competition / y gystadleuaeth

SATURDAY 13 oct / dydd SADWRN 13 hydref

Yeah Kowalski USA / UDA, 10 min / mun

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Evan Roberts

SHORTS PROGRAMME 6: saturday 13 October, 12.30, Chapter 1

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 6: dydd sadwrn 13 hydref, 12.30, Chapter 1

13-year-old Gabe Kowalski is a late bloomer who goes to great lengths to impress his classmate crush, Shane.

Mae Gabe Kowalski yn 13 oed, yn datblygu’n hwyr ac yn gwneud ei orau glas i greu argraff ar ei gyd-ddisgybl, Shane.

Hatch

Austria / Awstria, 19 min / mun

Christoph Kuschnig

SHORTS PROGRAMME 6: saturday 13 October, 12.30, Chapter 1

Ffilmiau Byrion Rhaglen 6: dydd sadwrn 13 hydref, 12.30, Chapter 1

Hatch follows two couples and the wrenching decisions they each must make on a wintry Vienna night. Milo and Biljana, illegal immigrants seeking opportunity, must acknowledge that they cannot raise their newborn and hope to achieve their own youthful dreams at the same time. Across town, an older and more stable couple desperately want to welcome a child into their lives.

Mae Hatch yn dilyn dau gwpl a’r penderfyniadau anodd y mae’n rhaid iddyn nhw eu wynebu ar noson aeafol yn Fienna. Mae Milo a Biljana wedi dod i’r ddinas yn anghyfreithlon - rhaid iddyn nhw gydnabod na allan nhw godi eu plentyn newydd-anedig a gobeithio cyflawni breuddwydion eu hieuenctid ar yr un pryd.

Yr ochr arall i’r ddinas, mae yna gwpl hŷn, mwy sefydlog, sy’n awyddus iawn i gael plentyn yn rhan o’u bywydau.

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Rheithgor Rhyngwladol 2012

Lisa Power (JURY CHAIR)

Lisa Power (CADEIRYDD Y RHEITHGOR)

Lisa Power came out inadvertently as a lesbian in 1976 and has been active in LGBT rights ever since.

Currently she is the Policy Director for Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s largest HIV and sexual health charity. In previous lives she was Secretary-General of the International Lesbian & Gay Association, cofounder of the Stonewall Group and editor of the Pink Paper. Her history of London GLF is a cult publication (i.e. remaindered) and she was given an MBE in 2011 for services to the LGBT community.

Daeth Lisa Power allan yn anfwriadol ym 1976 ac mae hi wedi bod yn weithgar ym maes hawliau LGBT byth ers hynny. Ar hyn o bryd, hi yw Cyfarwyddwr Polisi Ymddiriedolaeth Terrence Higgins, elusen HIV a iechyd rhywiol mwyaf y DG. Mewn bywyd blaenorol, roedd yn Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol y Gymdeithas Hoyw a Lesbiaidd Ryngwladol, yn gyd-sylfaenydd Grŵp Stonewall ac yn olygydd y Pink Paper. Mae ei chyfrol hanes am GLF Llundain yn gyhoeddiad cwlt (h.y. cafodd y copïau a oedd yn dal heb eu gwerthu eu dinistrio) ac fe dderbyniodd MBE yn 2011 am ei gwasanaeth i’r gymuned LGBT.

Joe BatEman

Joe BatEmAn

Joe is Festival Director at Rushes Soho Shorts. He started as a stage manager for music festivals in the UK progressing to theatre projects with the Kennedy Arts Centre, Washington DC and with Arts Scape and the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town.

Joe yw Cyfarwyddwr Gŵyl Ffilmiau Byrion Rushes Soho. Dechreuodd ei yrfa fel rheolwr llwyfan mewn gwyliau cerddorol yn y DG cyn symud ymlaen at brosiectau theatr gyda Chanolfan Gelfyddydau Kennedy, Washington DC ac Arts Scape a Theatr Baxter yn Cape Town, De Affrica.

Lowri Haf Cooke

Lowri Haf Cooke

Arts critic Lowri Haf Cooke reviews and writes about film. After five years writing for BBC Cymru’s Cylchgrawn website, she now publishes on her blog, Merch y Ddinas (“City Girl”) and is a regular contributor to programmes on BBC Radio Cymru and S4C.

Mae’r beirniad celf Lowri Haf Cooke yn ysgrifennu ac yn adolygu ffilmiau’n rheolaidd. Ar ôl pum mlynedd fel adolygydd i wefan BBC Cymru/Cylchgrawn, mae hi’n cyhoeddi adolygiadau ffilm ar ei blog Merch y Ddinas, ac yn darlledu’n gyson ar raglenni BBC Radio Cymru ac S4C.

Ellie Harrison

Ellie Harrison

Ellie Harrison is an artist / activist / administrator.

In 2011 she was shortlisted for the Converse/Dazed Emerging Artists Award with the Whitechapel Gallery and featured in The List’s Hot 100. She was born in London in 1979 and studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University, Goldsmiths College and Glasgow School of Art. She now lives and works in Glasgow where she is co-host of the weekly Ellie & Oliver Show and co-ordinator of the national Bring Back British Rail campaign.

Mae Ellie Harrison yn artist / ymgyrchydd / gweinyddwr. Yn 2011 fe’i henwyd ar restr fer Gwobr Artistiaid Newydd Converse/Dazed, a drefnir ar y cyd ag Oriel Whitechapel, ac roedd hi’n un o’r rai a ddewiswyd ar ‘Hot 100’ The List. Cafodd ei geni yn Llundain ym 1979 ac astudiodd Gelfyddyd Gain ym Mhrifysgol Nottingham Trent, Coleg Goldsmith ac Ysgol Gelf Glasgow. Mae hi bellach yn byw ac yn gweithio yn Glasgow lle mae’n cyd-gyflwyno’r Ellie & Oliver Show yn wythnosol ac yn gyd-drefnydd ymgyrch genedlaethol ‘Bring Back British Rail’.

Head of Policy, Terrence Higgins Trust

Festival Director, Rushes Soho Shorts

reviewer / writer BBC

artist

Pennaeth Polisi, Ymddiriedolaeth Terrence Higgins

Cyfarwyddwr Gŵyl Ffilmiau Byrion Rushes Soho

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Rheithgor Rhyngwladol 2012

Simon Fanshawe

Simon Fanshawe

Simon is a respected broadcaster and writer. He started his broadcasting life when he was a comedian after winning the top comedy award, The Perrier, at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1989. He crossed over into serious broadcasting when he presented Kaleidoscope, the predecessor to Front Row, Radio 4’s main arts programme. He has had series on Radio 4 and 5Live, Talk Radio and GLR. Simon has written for most of the national papers on the arts, politics, gay issues, diversity and equality and he’s had columns in The Guardian and Time Out.

Mae Simon yn ddarlledwr ac awdur uchel ei barch.

Dechreuodd ddarlledu yn ystod ei yrfa fel digrifwr - enillodd brif wobr gomedi Gŵyl y ‘Fringe’ yng Nghaeredin, Gwobr Perrier, ym 1989. Dechreuodd weithio ar raglenni ‘difrifol’ fel cyflwynydd Kaleidoscope, rhagflaenydd y rhaglen Front Row, prif raglen gelfyddydau Radio 4. Mae wedi cyflwyno cyfresi ar Radio 4 a 5Live, Talk Radio a GLR, wedi ysgrifennu erthyglau am y celfyddydau, gwleidyddiaeth, materion hoyw, amrywiaeth ddiwylliannol a chydraddoldeb i’r rhan fwyaf o’r papurau cenedlaethol ac wedi bod yn golofnydd gyda The Guardian a Time Out.

David Llewellyn

David Llewellyn

David is freelance writer based in Cardiff. His debut novel Eleven - a black comedy told through emails - was published in 2006. It was followed by a satire about the British press, Everything Is Sinister (one of Attitude magazine’s Top 10 Books of 2008) and tiein novels and audio plays for the popular television series Doctor Who, Torchwood and Dark Shadows.

His latest novel, Ibrahim & Queenie, will be published in 2013.

Mae David yn awdur sy’n gweithio ar ei liwt ei hun yng Nghaerdydd. Cyhoeddwyd ei nofel gyntaf, Eleven – stori gomedi dywyll wedi’i hadrodd ar ffurf cyfres o negeseuon e-bost - yn 2006. Dilynwyd honno gan nofel yn dychanu’r wasg Brydeinig, Everything is Sinister (un o 10 Uchaf cylchgrawn Attitude yn 2008) a thestunau’n seiliedig ar y cyfresi teledu poblogaidd Doctor Who, Torchwood a Dark Shadows. Cyhoeddir ei nofel newydd, Ibrahim & Queenie, yn 2013.

Matthew Mishory

Matthew Mishory

Filmmaker Matthew Mishory’s work has been shown at film festivals and cultural institutions around the world and permanently installed at the British Film Institute’s National Film Archive. Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean is his feature film debut.

Previously, Matthew directed the award-winning short film, Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman.

Mae gwaith y cyfarwyddwr Matthew Mishory wedi cael ei ddangos mewn gwyliau ffilm a sefydliadau diwylliannol ledled y byd ac wedi cael cartref parhaol hefyd yn Archif Ffilm Cenedlaethol Sefydliad Ffilm Prydain (y BFI). Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean yw ei ffilm nodwedd gyntaf. Cyn hynny, cyfarwyddodd Matthew ffilm fer nodedig, Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman.

Ana Moreno

Ana Moreno

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Ana moved to the US where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts in Telecommunications, Information Studies and Media before continuing her studies in Avant-Garde and British Cinema in London. She has worked on independent projects, commercials, television and content distribution. Her short film Mosa was the winner of the Iris Prize Best UK short film in 2010.

Yn enedigol o Caracas, Veneswela, symudodd Ana i’r Unol Daleithiau lle’r enillodd radd BA mewn Telathrebu, Astudiaethau Gwybodaeth a’r Cyfryngau, cyn parhau â’i hastudiaethau mewn Sinema AvantGarde a Sinema Brydeinig yn Llundain. Gweithiodd ar brosiectau annibynnol, hysbysebion, teledu ac ym myd dosbarthu. Enillodd ei ffilm fer, Mosa, Wobr Iris am y Ffilm Fer Brydeinig Orau yn 2010.

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International Jury 2012 Dennis Shinners

writer, director, producer and Iris Alumnus Dennis Shinners grew up in New Jersey, attended NYU’s film school and has called the city of New York home ever since. He is a writer, producer and director of on-air promos who has done high profile, award-winning campaigns for Nickelodeon, Nick @ Nite, Spike TV, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, TV Land and the Oxygen Network. He’s recently completed two short films, Area X and GO-GO, which have enjoyed domestic and international festival runs and distribution deals. He’s quietly prepping his first feature.

Rheithgor Rhyngwladol 2012 Dennis Shinners

awdur, cyfarwyddwr, cynhyrchydd ac aelod o deulu Iris Treuliodd Dennis Shinners ei blentyndod yn New Jersey. Mynychodd ysgol ffilm NYU a bu Efrog Newydd yn gartref iddo ers hynny. Mae’n awdur, cynhyrchydd a chyfarwyddwr promos a bu’n gyfrifol am ymgyrchoedd nodedig ar ran Nickelodeon, Nick @ Nite, Spike TV, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, TV Land a’r Oxygen Network. Cwblhaodd ddwy ffilm fer yn ddiweddar, Area X a GO-GO, a ddangoswyd mewn gwyliau lleol a rhyngwladol ac a ddosbarthwyd hefyd yn lleol a rhyngwladol. Mae’n paratoi ei ffilm nodwedd gyntaf ar hyn o bryd.

Daniel Ribeiro

Daniel Ribeiro

Daniel is an award winning Brazilian filmmaker. His second short film I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone has screened in more than 100 film festivals, collecting 82 awards in the process, including the 2011 Iris Prize. He visits Cardiff during a very busy period as he is in preproduction with his first feature film.

Mae Daniel yn wneuthurwr ffilmiau gwobrwyol o Frasil. Dangoswyd ei ail ffilm fer I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone mewn dros 100 o wyliau ffilm, ac mae hi wedi ennill 82 o wobrau yn y broses, gan gynnwys Gwobr Iris 2011. Mae Daniel yn ymweld â Chaerdydd yn ystod cyfnod prysur iawn - mae e ar ganol cyfnod cyn-gynhyrchu ei ffilm nodwedd gyntaf.

Anna Rodgers

Anna Rodgers

Anna Rodgers is a documentary director and producer who over the past 12 years has received numerous awards and critical recognition for her work. She specialises in working on sensitive subjects and social issues, as well as music and culture. Her short film Hold on Tight was highly commended by the Iris Prize jury in 2011.

Mae Anna Rodgers yn gyfarwyddwr a chynhyrchydd dogfennau sydd, dros y 12 mlynedd diwethaf, wedi derbyn clod uchel ynghyd â nifer o wobrau am ei gwaith. Mae’n arbenigo mewn gweithiau sy’n ymdrin â phynciau sensitif a materion cymdeithasol, yn ogystal â cherddoriaeth a diwylliant. Derbyniodd ei ffilm fer Hold on Tight ganmoliaeth hael gan reithgor Gwobr Iris yn 2011.

Terracino

Terracino

Terracino wrote and directed the award-winning short film, My Polish Waiter (Sundance; New Directors/New Films). His feature film debut, Elliot Loves won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2012 Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, was the opening night film for the Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and in Europe debuted at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy. It will be released in cinemas by TLA Releasing.

Mae Terracino’n gyfrifol am ysgrifennu a chyfarwyddo’r ffilm nodedig, My Polish Waiter (Sundance: New Directors / New Films). Enillodd ei ffilm nodwedd gyntaf, Elliot Loves, Wobr y Gynulleidfa am y Ffilm Nodwedd Orau yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Hoyw a Lesbiaidd Miami 2012, fe’i dewiswyd i fod yn ffilm agoriadol Gŵyl Ffilm Hoyw a Lesbiaidd Philadelphia ac fe’i dangoswyd yn Ewrop am y tro cyntaf yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Giffoni yn yr Eidal. Caiff y ffilm ei rhyddhau i sinemâu gan gwmni dosbarthu TLA.

Kristina Valada-Viars

Kristina Valada-Viars

Kristina has worked primarily in New York for the last several years where she has appeared in numerous TV shows and films including Law and Order, The Door in the Floor with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger, and The Animal Kingdom. She also has numerous stage credits including a Broadway run of August: Osage County.

Mae Kristina wedi gweithio yn Efrog Newydd yn bennaf yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, lle’r ymddangosodd mewn sioeau teledu a ffilmiau niferus, gan gynnwys Law and Order, The Door in the Floor gyda Jeff Bridges a Kim Basinger, a The Animal Kingdom. Ymddangosodd mewn nifer o gynyrchiadau llwyfan hefyd, gan gynnwys August: Osage County ar Broadway.

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Iris is pleased to have worked with the following Partner Festivals who have nominated films for the 2012 Iris Prize:

Mae Iris yn falch o fod wedi gweithio gyda’r Chwaer Wyliau canlynol sydd wedi enwebu ffilmiau byrion ar gyfer Gwobr Iris 2012:

Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival Frameline, San Francisco LGBT Film Festival GAZE, Dublin International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Hamburg International Lesbian and Gay Film festival Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival InsideOut, Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival Kashish, Mumbai International Queer Film Festival London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Melbourne Queer Film Festival Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Mix Brazil NewFest, New York LGBT Film Festival Outfest, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Philadelphia QFEST Queer Screen Vision, Mardi Gras Film Festival Reeling, The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival Skeive Filmer, Oslo Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Tel Aviv International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

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The Iris Prize Best Feature Award was first presented in 2008.

Previous winners:

This year eight new feature films will be screened as part of the Iris Prize Festival, from which the Friends of Iris will choose the Iris Prize Best Feature. The winner of the Iris Prize Best Feature Award will receive £1,000 generously sponsored by Martin Briggs Independent Financial Adviser.

2008 Dream Boy James Bolton (USA) 2009 Redwoods David Lewis (USA) 2010

My Friend from Faro Nana Neul (Germany)

2011

August Eldar Rapaport (USA)

For your consideration:

Yossi

Molly’s Girl

Gayby

Sex of Angels

Vito

Elliot Loves

Joshua Tree 1951: A portrait of James Dean

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same

Dir: Eytan Fox

Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz

Dir: Scott T Thompson

Dir: Terracino

The winning film will be announced during the Iris Awards presented by Amy Lamé on Sunday 14 October 2012 and will also screen for a second time at Cineworld, Cardiff at 7.30pm.

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Dir: Jonathan Lisecki

Dir: Matthew Mishory

Dir: Xavier Villaverde

Dir: Madeleine Olnek

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The winners will be announced during the Iris Awards presented by Amy Lamé on Sunday 14 October 2012.

Murray Bartlett receives his Best Actor award from Andrew Pierce, 2011

Previous winners: The 2011 Iris Prize Best Actor award was presented to Murray Bartlett (Troy) in August.

The 2011 Iris Prize Best Actress award was presented to Allison Lane (Candy) in Going Down in La-La Land

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Iris introduces you to her favourite Cardiff LGBT Venues!

Pulse

Churchill Way, Cardiff Official Iris Prize Partner Venue for the 6th year!

Voted best Club in Wales by readers of the Pink Paper, Pulse is the perfect hangout to catch a glimpse of the good looking movers and shakers of Cardiff’s vibrant gay scene.

Iris is delighted to be working in partnership with our good friends at Pulse and The Kings. The relationship started back in 2007 during our inaugural year and over the past 6 years it has become clear that Iris and Pulse have one thing in common we love a good party!

Iris is also pleased to recommend these other great venues:

The Kings

10 Churchill Way, Cardiff. CF10 2DX

Eagle

Basement, 39 Charles Street, Cardiff. CF10 2GB

WOW Bar

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Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same

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Elliot Loves

19

Gayby

16

Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean

20

Little Man

21

Molly’s Girl

13

Sex of Angels

17

Vito

18

Yossi

10

Sessions / Sesiynau Awards Show

23

Best of Iris 2012

23

Comedy & LGBT Film

18

Daniel Ribeiro + Andrew Pierce

9

Iris Education Day

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Producers Forum 2012

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Polaroid Girl

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Battlefield

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Pride

32

Coffee & Pie

33

Prora

30

Daddy Issues

35

Reality Check

29

Days Of Awe

27

Reprise

33

Deep End

38

The Arrival

38

Dik

25

The Eyes And The Ice

31

El Nido Vacío

27

The Last Waltz

28

Fallen Comrade

28

The Night Is Young

26

Hatch

40

The Wilding

39

It’s Consuming Me

29

These Empty Streets

35

Jackpot

34

What Katy Did

34

Mascara Negra

30

What You Looking At?

32

My Night With Andrew Cunanan

31

X-WHY

39

Og Leken Er God

26

Yeah Kowalski!

40

Ostia: La Finale Notte

38

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Comedy & LGBT 18 Film / Comedi a Ffilm LHDT

11.00 Morning Coffee / 12 Bore Coffi!

11.30

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Shorts 12 Programme 1 / Byrion Rhaglen 1

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Yossi

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Shorts 18 Programme 6 / Byrion Rhaglen 6 Chapter 1

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Vito

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19.00 Daniel Ribeiro + Andrew Pierce

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9 Shorts 12 Programme 3 / Byrion Rhaglen 3 Cineworld

20.30 Yossi Chapter 1

10 Molly’s Girl Cineworld

Elliot Loves

19

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Joshua Tree 1951: 20 A portrait of James Dean

Best of Iris 2012 23 / Uchafbwyntiau Iris 2012

Chapter 1

Cineworld

Shorts 15 Programme 5 / Byrion Rhaglen 5

23 Best of Iris Feature Film 2012 / Ffilm Nodwedd Orau Iris 2012

Cineworld

13

Gayby

16

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Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same

21

Cineworld

Little Man Cineworld

22.30

Sex of Angels Cineworld

feature / nodwedd

session / sesiwn

shorts / byrion

17

21

Cineworld