Little Man, Dir/Cyf: Eldar Rapaport, see page 21 / gweler tud 21
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
EduCaTiON PrOgraMME / rhaglEN addySgOl
MEdia ParTNErS / ParTNEriaid CyfryNgOl
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.
Mae Peccadillo Pictures, Cineworld, Witchward Productions a’r Iris Prize wedi derbyn buddsoddiad gan CultureStep Celfyddydau & Busnes Cymru i ddatblygu eu partneriaeth greadigol. Gwneir CultureStep yn bosibl trwy gyllid gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.
Is your mind made up about mental illness?
Ydych chi wedi llunio barn am salwch meddwl?
Myth Mental health problems a re very rare .
Fact M e ntal health problems affect 1 in 4 people .
Myth Mae problemau
iechyd meddwl yn bethau prin iawn.
Ffaith Mae problemau
iechyd meddwl yn effeithio ar un o bob pedwar o bobl.
Th ere are m a ny myths abo u t mental i ll ness .Get t h e fa cts at
Mae sawl myth yn gysylltiedig a salwch meddwl .Mynnwch y ffeithiau yn amserinewidcymru .org .uk timetochangewales .org .uk
wElCOME
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.
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
STaff liST / rhESTr STaff
fESTiVal PaTrONS / llywyddiON yr Ŵ yl:
Andrew Pierce, Carol Coombs, Christopher Racster, Matthew Rhys, Sara Sugarman, Lord Glendonbrook
fESTiVal dirECTOr / Cyfarwyddwr yr Ŵ yl:
Berwyn Rowlands, Festivals Company
Olivier Namet: Assistant to the Festival Director / Cynorthwydd i Gyfarwyddwr yr Ŵyl
COrE TE aM / 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
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
CrOESO
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.
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 ddireidiyn 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 W ˆ yl
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 TE aM / TÎM ChaPTEr:
Andy Eagle, Sally Griffith, Carol Jones, Claire Vaughan, Abigail Davies & Glen Manby
CiNE wOrld TE aM (Cardiff ) / TÎM CiNE wOrld:
Tanya O’Neill, Lauren Smolnik, Andy Stone & Clare McCollum (HQ)
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wENESday 10 OCTObEr 2012
iriS EduCaTiON day presented with Digon in association with Safer Wales.
9.30am - 4.00pm, 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.
Full details: www.irisprize.org/education/
daNiEl ribEirO iN CONVErSaTiON wiTh aNdrE w PiErCE
7.00pm, Chapter 2
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.
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.
Supported by Bafta in Wales.
rhaglEN addySg iriS gyda Digon mewn cydweithrediad â Cymru Diogelach
9.30am, Chapter 1
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.
Manylion llawn: www.irisprize.org/education/
daNiEl ribEirO yN SgwrSiO gydag aNdrE w PiErCE
7.00pm, Chapter 2
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.
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.
Mewn cydweithrediad â Bafta yng Nghymru.
I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone (Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho)
Daniel Ribeiro
uk
PrEMiErE dg
Dir / Cyf:
Writer / Awdur:
NOMiNEE bEST fEaTurE
wEdNESday 10 OCTObEr 2012
8.30pm, Chapter 1
yOSSi
Cast: EyTaN fOx iTay SEgal
Ohad kNOllEr, liOr aShkENazi, Oz zEhaVi, Orly SilbErSaTz baNai, Ola SChur
Israel, 84 min / mun, 2012
NOMiNEE bEST aCTOr
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.
“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.
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.
Oz Zehavi who plays Tom will be in attendance to introduce the film and take part in a Q+A following the screening.
NOMiNEE bEST aCTrESS
dydd MErChEr 10 hydrEf 2012
8.30pm, Chapter 1
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.
“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.
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.
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.
Images (clockwise from top): Gallery exhibition (Patricia Piccinini, The Long Awaited, 2008); Joanna Young; outside Chapter; Cinema 2; Iris people
ThurSday 11 OCTObEr 2012 dydd iau 11 hydrEf 2012
MOrNiNg COffEE!
11.30am, Cineworld
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.
ShOrTS PrOgraMME 1
12.30pm, 75 min, Cineworld
dik
Christopher Stollery (Australia) - 9 min
Og lEkEN Er gOd
Vibeke Heide (Norway) - 21 min.
ThE NighT iS yOuNg
Pradipta Ray (India) - 8 min.
dayS Of awE
Rehana Rose Khan (UK) - 12 min.
El NidO VaCíO
Francisco Lupini-Basagoiti (Spain/ Venezuela) - 25 min.
ShOrTS PrOgraMME 2
4.00pm, 83 min, Cineworld
ThE l a ST walT z
Nickolas Bird (Australia) – 21 min.
fallEN COMradE
James Valdez (USA) – 13 min.
rE aliT y ChECk
Michal Vinik (Israel) – 22 min.
iT ’ S CONSuMiNg ME
Kai Stänicke (Germany) – 4 min.
PrOra
Stephane Riethauser (Switzerland) – 23 min.
ShOrTS PrOgraMME 3
7.00pm, 68 min, Cineworld
Ma SCara NEgra
Rene Brasil (Brazil) – 15 min.
ThE Ey ES aNd ThE iCE
Ian Samuels (USA) – 11 min.
My NighT wiTh aNdrE w CuNaNaN
Devin Kordt-Thomas (USA) – 11 min.
whaT yOu lOOkiNg aT ?
Faryal (UK) – 9 min.
PridE
Marc Saltarelli (USA) – 22 min.
bOrE COffi!
11.30am, Cineworld
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.
ffilMiau byriON - rhaglEN 1
12.30pm, 75 mun, Cineworld
dik
Christopher Stollery (Awstralia) - 9 mun.
Og lEkEN Er gOd
Vibeke Heide (Norwy) - 21 mun.
ThE NighT iS yOuNg
Pradipta Ray (India) - 8 mun.
dayS Of awE
Rehana Rose Khan (DG) - 12 mun.
El NidO VaCíO
Francisco Lupini-Basagoiti (Sbaen / Venezuela) - 25 mun.
ffilMiau byriON - rhaglEN 2
4.00pm, 83 mun, Cineworld
ThE l a ST walT z
Nickolas Bird (Awstralia) - 21 mun.
fallEN COMradE
James Valdez (UDA) - 13 mun.
rE aliT y ChECk
Michal Vinik (Israel) – 22 mun.
iT ’ S CONSuMiNg ME
Kai Stänicke (Yr Almaen) - 4 mun.
PrOra
Stephane Riethauser (Y Swistir) - 23 mun.
ffilMiau byriON - rhaglEN 3
7.00pm, 68 mun, Cineworld
Ma SCara NEgra
Rene Brasil (Brasil) - 15 mun.
ThE Ey ES aNd ThE iCE
Ian Samuels (UDA) - 11 mun.
My NighT wiTh aNdrE w CuNaNaN
Devin Kordt-Thomas (UDA) - 11 mun.
whaT yOu lOOkiNg aT ?
Faryal (DG) - 9 mun.
PridE
Marc Saltarelli (UDA) - 22 mun.
EurOPE aN PrEMiErE E wrOPE aidd
MOlly’S girl
Dir / Cyf: Writer / Awdur: Cast:
SCOTT T ThOMPSON SCOTT T ThOMPSON kriSTiNa Valada-ViarS, EMily SChwEiTz, EllEN dOlaN, rObErT fiNOCCOli USA/UDA, 125 min/mun, 2011
NOMiNEE bEST fEaTurE
ThurSday 11 OCTObEr 2012
8.30pm, Cineworld
NOMiNEE bEST aCTOr
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
Kristina Valada-Viars is sympathetic and funny as Molly, ensuring the audience to laugh with Molly and not at her.
Kristina Valada-Viars who plays Molly will be in attendance to introduce the film and take part in a Q+A following the screening.
NOMiNEE bEST aCTrESS
dydd iau 11 hydrEf 2012
8.30pm, Cineworld
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...
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.
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.
PrOduCErS fOruM 2012
Friday 12 October 2012, 9.00am - 2.00pm
Park Inn Hotel, Mary Ann Street Price: £25 (includes lunch)
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.
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.
Full Programme details: www.irisprize/producers-forum/
ffOrwM CyNhyrChu 2012
Dydd Gwener 12 Hydref 2012, 9.00am - 2.00pm
Gwesty’r Park Inn, Stryd Mary Ann Pris: £25 (yn cynnwys cinio)
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.
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.
Manylion llawn ar gael yma: www.irisprize/producers-forum/
yOSSi
12.30pm, Cineworld
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.
ShOrTS PrOgraMME 4
4.00pm, 79 min, Cineworld
COffEE & PiE
Douglas Horn (USA) – 16 min.
rEPriSE
Shripriya Mahesh (USA) – 14 min.
whaT k aT y did
Tanja Wol Sorensen, Gussy Sakula-Barry (UK) – 25 min.
JaCkPOT
Adam Baran (USA) – 10 min.
daddy iSSuES
Carolina Roca-Smith (USA) – 14 min.
ShOrTS PrOgraMME 5
7.00pm, 80 min, Cineworld
ThESE EMPT y S TrEETS
Jarrah Gurrie (Australia) – 14 min.
ThE arriVal
Christian Kotey (Ireland) – 17 min.
dEEP ENd
Bretten Hannam (Canada) – 8 min.
P OlarOid girl
April Maxey (USA) – 18 min.
a S TablE fOr diSablEd hOrSES
Fabio Youniss (UK) – 14 min.
baTTlEfiEld
Tim Marshall (Australia) – 9 min.
yOSSi
12.30pm, Cineworld
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.
ffilMiau byriON - rhaglEN 4
4.00pm, 79 mun, Cineworld
COffEE aNd PiE
Douglas Horn (UDA) - 16 mun.
rEPriSE
Shripriya Mahesh (UDA) - 14 mun.
whaT k aT y did
Tanja Wol Sorensen, Gussy Sakula-Barry (DG) - 25 mun.
JaCkPOT
Adam Baran (UDA) - 10 mun.
daddy iSSuES
Carolina Roca-Smith (UDA) - 14 mun.
ffilMiau byriON - rhaglEN 5
7.00pm, 80 mun, Cineworld
ThESE EMPT y S TrEETS
Jarrah Gurrie (Awstralia) - 14 mun.
ThE arriVal
Christian Kotey (Iwerddon) - 17 mun.
dEEP ENd
Bretten Hannam (Canada) - 8 mun.
P OlarOid girl
April Maxey (UDA) - 18 mun.
a S TablE fOr diSablEd hOrSES
Fabio Youniss (DG) – 14 mun.
baTTlEfiEld
Tim Marshall (Awstralia) - 9 mun.
uk
PrEMiErE dg gayby
Dir / Cyf:
Writer / Awdur: Cast: JONaThaN liSECki
NOMiNEE bEST fEaTurE
friday 12 OCTObEr 2012
8.30pm, Cineworld
JONaThaN liSECki
JENN harriES, MaTThEw wilkaS USA/UDA, 89 min / mun, 2011
NOMiNEE bEST aCTOr
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?
“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.
NOMiNEE bEST aCTrESS
dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf 2012
8.30pm, Cineworld
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?
“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.
PrEViE w rhagOlwg
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NOMiNEE bEST fEaTurE
friday 12 OCTObEr 2012
10.30pm, Cineworld
SE x Of aNgEl S
Cast: xaViEr VillaVErdE aNa MarOTO aSTrid bErgES-friSbEy, llOrENC gONzalEz, alVarO CErVaNTES Spain/Sbain, 105 min/mun, 2012
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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.
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.
NOMiNEE bEST aCTrESS
dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf 2012
10.30pm, Cineworld
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.
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.
13 OCTObEr 2012 dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf
COMEdy aNd lgbT filM
11.00am, Chapter 1
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?
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.
Chair: Andrew White, Stonewall Cymru
ShOrTS PrOgraMME 6
12.30pm, 68 min, Chapter 1
OSTia: l a fiNalE NOTTE
Craig Boreham (Australia) – 15 min.
ThE wildiNg
Grant Scicluna (Australia) – 15 min.
x-why
Jake Graf (UK) – 18 min.
yE ah kOwal Ski
Evan Roberts (USA) – 10 min. haTCh
Christoph Kuschnig (Austria) – 19 min.
ViTO
2.30pm, Chapter 1
Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz USA, 93 min, 2011
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.
COMEdi a ffilM lhdT
11.00am, Chapter 1
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?
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.
Cadeirydd: Andrew White, Stonewall Cymru
ffilMiau byriON - rhaglEN 6
12.30pm, 68 mun, Chapter 1
OSTia: l a fiNalE NOTTE
Craig Boreham (Awstralia) - 15 mun.
ThE wildiNg
Grant Scicluna (Awstralia) - 15 mun. x-why
Jake Graf (DG) - 18 mun.
yE ah kOwal Ski
Evan Roberts (UDA) - 10 mun. haTCh
Christoph Kuschnig (Awstria) - 19 mun.
ViTO
2.30pm, Chapter 1
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.
“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.
EurOPE aN PrEMiErE
E wrOPE aidd saturday 13
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ElliOT lOVES
TErraCiNO
TErraCiNO
fabiO COSTaPradO, ElENa gOOdE, QuENTiN arauJO USA/UDA, 92 min/mun, 2012
NOMiNEE bEST fEaTurE
SaTurday 13 OCTObEr 2012
4.00pm, Chapter 1
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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.
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.
NOMiNEE bEST aCTrESS
dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf 2012
4.00pm, Chapter 1
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.
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.
uk PrEMiErE dg
JOShua TrEE 1951: a POrTraiT Of JaMES dE aN
Dir / Cyf: Writer / Awdur: Cast: MaTThEw MiShOry
NOMiNEE bEST fEaTurE
SaTurday 13 OCTObEr 2012
6.00pm, Chapter 1
MaTThEw MiShOry
JaMES PrESTON, daN glENN, dalilah raiN USA/UDA, 93 min / mun, 2012
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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.
“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.
Writer and Director Matthew Mishory will be in attendance to introduce the film and take part in a Q+A following the screening.
NOMiNEE bEST aCTrESS
dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf 2012
6.00pm, Chapter 1
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.
“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.
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.
COdEPENdENT lESbiaN SPaCE aliEN SEEkS SaME
Dir / Cyf:
Writer / Awdur: Cast:
MadElEiNE OlNEk
MadElEiNE OlNEk
liSa haaS, SuSaN ziEglEr, JaCkiEMONahaN, CyNThia kaPlaN
USA/UDA, 76 min / mun, 2011
NOMiNEE bEST fEaTurE
SaTurday 13 OCTObEr 2012
8.30pm, Cineworld
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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.
“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.
NOMiNEE bEST aCTrESS
dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf 2012 8.30pm, Cineworld
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.
“ ‘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:
Writers / Awduron: Cast:
Eldar raPaPOrT
Eldar raPaPOrT / daliT ziV
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.
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
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
PrOgraMME highlighTS iNCludE:
• Welcome champagne reception
• Guest photography
• 3 course lunch
• Iris Awards 2012
• Entertainment from Joe Worricker
MEMbErS ONly: to become a member please visit: www.irisprize.org/membership/
bEST Of iriS 2012
1.00PM-5.00PM, dydd Sul 14 hydrEf 2012 gwESTy’r Park iNN, STryd Mary aNN
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.
MaE uChafbwyNTiau’r rhaglEN yN CyNNwyS:
• Croeso / Derbyniad siampên
• Tynnu lluniau’r gwesteion
• Cinio tri chwrs
• Gwobrau Iris 2012
• Adloniant gan Joe Worricker
aElOdau yN uNig: i ddod yn aelod ewch i: www.irisprize.org/membership/
6.00pm, Sunday 14 October 2012, Cineworld
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.
bEST Of iriS fEaTurE filM 2012
7.30pm, Sunday 14 October 2012, Cineworld
A chance to see the Iris Prize Best Feature Award winner as chosen by the Friends of Iris.
Sponsored by Martin Briggs - Independent Financial Adviser.
uChafbwyNTiau iriS 2012
6.00pm, Dydd Sul 14 Hydref 2012, Cineworld
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.
ffilM NOdwEdd Orau iriS 2012
7.30pm, Dydd Sul 14 Hydref 2012, Cineworld
Cyfle i weld ffilm fuddugol Gwobr Ffilm Nodwedd Orau Iris, wedi’i dewis gan Gyfeillion Iris.
Noddir y wobr gan Martin Briggs - Ymgynghorydd Ariannol Annibynnol.
Dee Rees (USA) Pariah
Magnus Mork (Norway) The Samaritan Till Kleinert (Germany) Cowboy Daniel Ribeiro (Brazil) I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone Eldar Rapaport (USA)
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 1: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 12.30, CiNEwOrld
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 Rachelmam 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.
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.
VibEkE hEidE
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 1: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 12.30, CiNEwOrld
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.
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...
PradiPTa ray
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 1: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 12.30, CiNEwOrld
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?
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.
luPiNi-baSagOiTi rEhaNa rOSE khaN
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 1: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 12.30, CiNEwOrld
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.
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?
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 2: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld
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?
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...
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 2: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld
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...
November 4th, 1995. Two teenage girls night out on the town looking for sex and something to smoke.
MiChal ViNik
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 2: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld 4 Tachwedd, 1995. Mae dwy ferch yn eu harddegau ar noson allan yn y dref yn chwilio am ryw a rhywbeth i ysmygu.
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.
STEPhaNE
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 2: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
rENE braSil
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 3: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
A young man faces insecurities about his relationship and what appears to be a human eye frozen in the ice outside his vacation cabin.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 3: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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...?’
kOrdT-ThOMaS
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 3: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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 ...?’
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.
MarC SalTarElli
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 3: dydd iau 11 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
dOuglaS hOrN
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 4: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
ShriPriya MahESh
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 4: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
TaNJa wOl SOrENSEN & guSSy Sakula-barry
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 4: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 4: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 16.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 5: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
ChriSTiaN kOTEy
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 5: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
Canada, 8 min / mun
PrOgraMME 5: friday 12 OCTObEr, 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.
brETTEN haNNaM
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 5: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 5: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 5: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
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.
TiM MarShall OSTia: l a fiNalE
Australia / Awstralia, 15 min / mun
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.
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.
Craig bOrEhaM
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 6: dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf, 12.30, ChaPTEr 1
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 5: dydd gwENEr 12 hydrEf, 19.00, CiNEwOrld
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 6: dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf, 12.30, ChaPTEr 1
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 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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 6: dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf, 12.30, ChaPTEr 1
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.
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.
ffilMiau byriON rhaglEN 6: dydd SadwrN 13 hydrEf, 12.30, ChaPTEr 1
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.
Peccadillo Pictures have once again teamed up with the Iris Prize and online video-on-demand platform Blinkbox to open up the festival to the rest of the UK by streaming the films online.
For one whole month, every short screened at the festival will be available to watch online, many for free. If you have friends unable to attend back home, or feel the post-Iris blues after the festival - you can always relive your favourite short film moments on Blinkbox!
iNTErNaTiONal Jury 2012
liSa P OwEr (Jury Chair )
Head of Policy, Terrence Higgins Trust
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.
JOE baTEMaN
Festival Director, Rushes Soho Shorts
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.
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liSa P OwEr (CadEirydd y rhEiThgOr )
Pennaeth Polisi, Ymddiriedolaeth Terrence Higgins 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
Cyfarwyddwr Gŵyl Ffilmiau Byrion Rushes Soho 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
reviewer / writer BBC
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.
lOwri haf COOkE
adolygydd / awdur BBC 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 artist
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.
ElliE harriSON artist
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’.
iNTErNaTiONal Jury 2012
SiMON faNShawE
broadcaster and writer
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.
daVid llE wElly N
author
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.
MaTThE w MiShOry
director / writer Joshua Tree 1951: A portrait of James Dean
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
rhEiThgOr rhyNgwladOl 2012
SiMON faNShawE
darlledwr ac awdur
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 llE wElly N awdur
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.
MaTThE w MiShOry
cyfarwyddwr / awdur Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean
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
filmmaker and Iris Alumna
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.
aNa MOrENO
gwneuthurwr ffilmiau ac aelod o deulu Iris
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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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.
daNiEl ribEirO
filmmaker and 2011 Iris Prize winner
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.
aNNa rOdgErS
filmmaker and Iris Alumna
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.
TErraCiNO
director / writer Elliot Loves
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.
kriSTiNa Valada-ViarS
actress Molly’s Girl
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
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
gwneuthurwr ffilmiau ac enillydd Gwobr Iris 2011
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
gwneuthurwr ffilmiau ac aelod o deulu Iris
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
cyfarwyddwr / awdur Elliot Loves
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
actores, Molly’s Girl
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.
CHAPTER CLASSICS
Victim
Sun 7 Oct at 5pm + Tue 9 Oct at 2.30pm UK/1961/101mins/PG.
Basil Dearden’s groundbreaking thriller was first released in 1961. With its location shooting, noirish lighting, and doomed characters, it was instrumental in paving the way for the legalisation of homosexuality in Britain.
Dirk Bogarde, Britain’s most revered matinee idol, risked his career to portray a closeted gay lawyer, at a time when homosexual acts were a crime.
Special offer
Friends of Iris, present your card at the box office to get a ticket for £4 on Sunday or £2.50 on Tuesday.
Celebrating the best in Canadian and international queer film
Ottawa LGBT Film Festival
November 15-18, 2012
Toronto LGBT Film Festival
May 16-26, 2013
Proud partner festival of the Iris Prize presenting sponsor
Iris is pleased to have worked with the following Partner Festivals who have nominated films for the 2012 Iris Prize:
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fraMEliNE, SaN fraNCiSCO gazE, dubliN haMburg hONg kONg iNSidEOuT, TOrONTO kaShiSh, MuMbai lONdON
MElbOurNE
MiaMi
Mix brazil
NEwfEST, NEw yOrk OuTfEST, lOS aNgElES
PhiladElPhia
QuEEr SCrEEN ViSiON, Mardi graS rEEliNg, ThE ChiCagO SkEiVE filMEr, OSlO
TEl aViV
Mae Iris yn falch o fod wedi
gweithio gyda’r Chwaer Wyliau canlynol sydd wedi enwebu ffilmiau byrion ar gyfer Gwobr Iris 2012:
Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
LGBT Film Festival
International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
International Lesbian and Gay Film festival
Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
International Queer Film Festival
Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Queer Film Festival
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
LGBT Film Festival
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
QFEST
Film Festival
Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival
Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Filmmakers from our first year! / Gwneuthurwyr ffilm o’r flwyddyn gyntaf! Photo / Llun: Jon Pountney
iriS PrizE bEST fEaTurE
s ponsored by martin briggs, i ndependent financial advisor
bEST fEaTurE
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.
f or your consideration:
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.
Tickets for the screening are available now from the box office!
The Iris Prize Best Feature Award was first presented in 2008. p revious winners:
2008 drE aM bOy
James Bolton (USA)
2009 rEdwOOdS
David Lewis (USA)
2010 My friENd frOM farO Nana Neul (Germany)
2011 auguST
Eldar Rapaport (USA)
COdEPENdENT
lESbiaN
SPaCE aliEN SEEkS SaME Dir: Madeleine Olnek
SE x Of aNgEl S Dir: Xavier Villaverde
JOShua TrEE 1951: a POr TraiT Of JaMES dE aN Dir: Matthew Mishory
g ayby Dir: Jonathan Lisecki
ElliOT lOVES Dir: Terracino
MOlly’ S girl Dir: Scott T Thompson
ViTO Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz
yOSSi Dir: Eytan Fox
iriS PrizE bEST aCTOr
iriS PrizE bEST aCTrESS
s ponsored by the london women’s clinic
James Waygood, Film and TV Editor with So So Gay Magazine will lead as head judge to choose the winners. James joined by his fellow journalists will view each performance from the seven features (Vito, a documentary is not included) at the festival and will consider each cast member listed in the official Iris Prize Souvenir catalogue. The winners will be announced during the Iris Awards presented by Amy Lamé on Sunday 14 October 2012.
p revious 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
Murray Bartlett receives his Best Actor award from Andrew Pierce, 2011
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Park Inn Cardiff City Centre, Mary Ann Street, CF10 2JH, Cardiff www.parkinn.co.uk/hotel-cardiff
VENuES
Chapter
Market Road
Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QE
Cineworld
Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, CF10 2EN
PARK INN Cardiff City
Mary Ann Street
Cardiff, CF10 2JH
CaNOlfaNNau
Chapter
Heol y Farchnad Treganna, Caerdydd, CF5 1QE
Cineworld
Stryd Mary Ann Caerdydd, CF10 2EN
PARK INN Cardiff City
Stryd Mary Ann Caerdydd, CF10 2JH
TiCkETS
In Person
Chapter: buy tickets for all Iris Prize Festival screenings and events during normal box office hours from 3 Sept 2012.
Cineworld: A box office will be open from 11 - 13 Oct, located at the top bar in Cineworld.
Access to all screenings, talks, receptions, parties, lunches and the Producers Forum. Available at £70.00 each. Contact the Festival Office on 029 20232744 to reserve your pass.
TOCyNNau
Wyneb i Wyneb
Chapter: gallwch brynu tocynnau ar gyfer holl ddangosiadau a digwyddiadau Gŵyl Gwobr Iris trwy fynd i swyddfa docynnau Chapter yn ystod oriau arferol y swyddfa o’r 3ydd o Fedi 2012 ymlaen.
Cineworld: Bydd swyddfa docynnau ar agor rhwng 11 - 13 Hydref ar lawr uchaf Cineworld.
Ffôn:
Swyddfa Docynnau 029 2030 4400
Ar-lein: www.irisprize.org
Prisiau Tocynnau:
Ffilmiau nodwedd: £7.30 (£6.60)
Rhaglenni o ffilmiau byrion: £6.50 (£6.00)
Sgyrsiau: £3.50
Pass VIP
Phas Mynediad i Bobman, fydd yn sicrhau lle i chi ymhob un o’r dangosiadau, y trafodaethau, y partion, derbyniadau a’r Producers Forum. Ar gael am £70.00 yr un. Cysylltwch â Swyddfa’r Ŵyl ar 029 20232744 i archebu’ch pas chi.
iriS iNTrOduCES yOu TO hEr faVOuriTE Cardiff
lgbT VENuES!
Pul SE
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
