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The Vicious and The Delicious is in the running for the Iris Prize Russell T Davies, the writer who revived Doctor Who, is backing what organisers claim is the world's biggest gay and lesbian short film festival. The Iris Prize Festival in Cardiff brings together film makers from around the world for a £25,000 prize. Davies, who also wrote Channel 4's Queer as Folk, will present the winner with the prize at a ceremony at the Cineworld cinema on Saturday night. The three-day festival will also host premieres for feature-length films. The 30 films shortlisted for the Iris prize tackle a range of subjects including relationships, homophobia and sexual identity. They last from three minutes to 35 and all will be screened during the festival which takes place at Cineworld and Chapter Arts Centre. Some of the competing film makers... [read full story]
