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Eyeing Up Iris
Year on year, the Iris Prize brings inspiring and surprising films to the cinematic forefront – not just for South Wales but for those all over the world. Bethan Hunter discovers that 2013 looks just as promising.
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outh Wales isn’t exactly known as a direct rival to Cannes. Glistening white beaches, Mediterranean climes and A-list tourists may not be evident around these parts, but what many Cardiff citizens are not aware of is that the two cities have more in common than it would first appear. For one week in October venues across the capital will play host to Iris, the world’s biggest gay and lesbian short film festival. The international prize was established by the Festivals Company back in 2007, and has since been recognised as one of the world’s most diverse and respected LGBT film awards. Appropriately named after Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, the prize shortlists up to 30 cutting-edge short films from across the globe and offers both funding and support to the brains be ????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????1 P???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????
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