Iris Prize Festival

28/08/2026

35 films. 22 countries. One £40,000 Iris Prize, Supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation.

A huge congratulations to all 35 filmmaking teams! ❤️

📍 Iris20 | Cardiff | 12–18 October 2026

🎟️ Get your Festival Pass now!

https://irisprize2026.eventive.org/welcome

27/08/2026

Best British 2026: What Remains Unsaid
18.30 Friday 16 October, Cineworld 14
BSL 12.00 Saturday 17 October, Cineworld 15

🎟️ Best British Day Passes are £40 until 3 September

Molly | Dir. Darius Shu | 23 mins .shaa
Between Breath & Silence | Dir. Nicole Pott | 18 mins
Hugged People, Hug People | Dir. Jojo Bossman | 6 mins .sound
Bluebird | Dir. Maya Yoncali | 18 mins
Yellow Bucket | Dir. Simon Brooke | 15 mins

26/08/2026

Best British 2026: Echoes of Self
14.30 Friday 16 October, Cineworld 14
BSL 19.00 Friday 16 October, Cineworld 15

🎟️ Best British Day Passes are £40 until 3 September

None Of Us? | Dir. Holly Eysselinck | 9 mins .eysselinck.films .gray .davarias
Every Time I See A C**k I Go Funny | Dir. Lyndon Henley Henrahan | 21 mins
Making it Fit | Dir. Mariana Leal | 5 mins
Notice Me | Dir. Amy Leonard | 19 mins .productions
Magid/Zafar | Dir. Luis Hindman |19 mins

25/08/2026

Best British 2026: Coming Into Focus
10.00 Friday 16 October, Cineworld 14
BSL 16.30 Friday 16 October, Cineworld 15

🎟️ Best British Day Passes are £40 until 3 September

Requirements | Dir. Caroline Hajny | 18 mins .carmenes
Meet Frankie | Dir. Steven Kunis | 14 mins .harman
Please Mistress | Dir. Alia Ramna | 14 mins
Keith | Dir. Steven Fraser | 8 mins
Life of Kai | Dir. Fox Fisher | 22 mins @mygenderation

24/08/2026

Thanks Diva Magazine for sharing our news! And the Iris Prize Best British shortlist are all listed in DIVA Magazine

This includes films by Fox Fisher, Amy Leonard and Jojo Bossman

24/08/2026

Thanks Attitude Magazine for covering our Best British story. Discover who the 15 LGBTQ+ films competing for the Iris Prize Best British Award are.....

Iris Prize has announced its 15 q***r films shortlisted for the 2026 Best British Short award, which will take place on 16 October 2026.

24/08/2026

Six emerging filmmakers from across the UK & Ireland are competing for our brand-new Student Short Film Award:

🎬 Abracadabra — Dir. Amay Mehrishi
🎬 Chaser — Dir. Jesse Williams .film
🎬 Deep End — Dir. Puzhen Zhang .creations
🎬 Dirty Parrots — Dir. Siân A. Williams
🎬 Mis-Angel — Dir. Wyatt Carson .art
🎬 The Bet — Dir. Jack Patterson

The jury is chaired by Tom Cullen , joined by Emma Obank and Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́

👏 Congratulations to all six!

🎬 Watch the Student Shortlist: Wednesday 14 October at 6:30pm
🏆 The winner will be announced on Thursday 15 October, following Iris Industry Day.

23/08/2026

Can you feel Iris 2026 getting closer?
Only 50 days to go!