Iris Prize 2013 LGBT Short Film Festival Announces Its Winners

Gorilla, by Tim Marshall from Australia has taken the Iris Prize 2013, winning £25,000 to make another film.

Cardiff played host to this years festival, where over 40 of the best LGBT-themed short films were screened, along with some feature-length movies.

A story about a newly formed gay couple forced to confront the unknown when a masked woman enters their relationship has won one of the world’s biggest LGBT short film prizes.

Gorilla, by Tim Marshall from Australia, took the Iris Prize and £25,000 ($40,000 €29,500) to make another film. Gilly Adams, representative of the jury, commented on this year’s film selection saying…

“IRIS 2013 has reminded us of the enjoyment to be had in discussing film. We’ve learned new ways of looking at cinema through sharing ideas, and often found our opinions changed by the challenge of listening to opposing views. We were impressed by the strength of the documentaries in this year’s selection – subtler and perhaps less angry than in the past. Across the board we felt that the storytelling and the film making were better and a cause for optimism about the future of LGBT cinema.”

Iris Prize 2013 – Winners List

Gorilla (directed by Tim Marshall, Australia) – Iris Prize

My Mother (directed by Jay Bedwani) – Best UK Short

Cupcakes (directed by Eytan Fox) – Iris Prize Best Feature Award

Ryan Steele (Chip in Five Dances) Best Actor in a Feature

Sabine Wolf (Katja in Two Mothers) Best Actress in a Feature

Source – Iris Prize 2013 Winners

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