| Steam
by Eldar Rapaport wins the Iris Prize 2009 –
Torchwood's Gareth David Lloyd (Ianto Jones) announces
Eldar Rapaport's "Steam" as the winner of
Cardiff’s International Gay & Lesbian Short
Film Prize, valued at £25,000. Accepting the...
award,
Eldar said taking part in the competition and attending
the three-day festival in Cardiff had been a fantastic
experience. He was initially lost for words when he
was announced as the winner, but thanked The Festivals
Company and his hosts in Cardiff for making a welcoming
and friendly festival.
Festival organizer Berwyn Rowlands said: “Again
Cardiff demonstrated to the world that with the support
of Iris the city could become a significant force
for the world’s lesbian and gay film community.
The closing night awards show was an incredible experience,
with guests from Germany, Israel, Canada, Sweden and
the US all enjoying our Welsh hospitality. Everyone
involved should be very proud of what has been achieved.
Winners
also included "Diana" by Aleem Khan winning
the Screen Academy Wales Best UK Short and Redwoods
by David Lewis winning the Iris Prize Best Feature
Award
In
this video watch Ianto announce the winner, Eldar's
acceptance speech, Clips from steam and a short interview.
The
complete short list www.irisprize.org/shortlist09
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Iris Prize 2009
film montage
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Oct 12 09
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