Iris intern Cam has been speaking to our 2025 Best British filmmakers! First up is the programme Unravel - read the full interviews on our website https://irisprize.org/blog/unravel/ @cameronwaggjournalist @hotyounggeek @heyheathcliff @niamh_west @sleazytigerfilm @instayamas @alancummingreally @c.d.urch @houseofsolomon @mawaanr @teamimanity @buryyourgaysfilm @coops_charlotte @charlotte.brownlee @tniamiller @sophiemelv (fb)

Happy International Lesbian Day! Why not treat the lovely lesbian in your life with a trip to Iris? This year’s Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival brings together a stunning slate of films that centre women — women’s stories, women’s voices, and women behind the camera — pushing boundaries and reclaiming space in queer filmmaking. From intimate documentaries to pioneering dramas and cross-cultural tales, these films demonstrate the strength, complexity and urgency of female perspective in LGBTQ+ cinema. Here are some highlights from the 2025 Feature programme, and we’re delighted that all of these films have their fabulous female directors in residence at Iris 2025 and will be doing post screening Q&As. Wednesday 15th October 8.15pm - Sisters (dir. Susie Yankou, USA, 2024) Friday 17th October 7pm & Sunday 19th October 12.15pm - Lesbian Space Princess (dir. Leela Varghese & Emma Hough Hobbs, Australia, 2025) Saturday 18th October 2pm – 3000 Lesbians Go To York (dir. Rachel Dax, UK, 2025) Saturday 18th October 8pm - Dreamers (dir. Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, UK, 2025) OR if shorts are more your style, DIVA has rounded up some of their favourites here https://diva-magazine.com/2025/10/06/we-need-iris-prize-more-than-ever-before/ (fb)