Buzz Magazine November 2013 | Page 19

upfront IRIS PRIZE Gorilla by Tim Marshall AND THE WINNER IS... As this year’s celebrated film festival draws to a close, we round off our Iris Prize coverage with a look at 2013’s winners. ALL my attempts at glitz and glam were ruined before I had even arrived at the Park Inn Hotel as, once again, I regret choosing to live in Wales without owning an umbrella. Other attendees fared much better as I entered into a bright and busy room, ready for the Iris Awards. The awards ceremony is the culminating event of the Iris Prize Festival, a week that was jam-packed with short screenings, feature films, workshops and parties. As I frantically rushed around all those chatting away an