LGBTQ+ Archives - Movie Marker https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/tag/lgbtq-2/ Award Winning Movie Reviews & News Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:00:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-11825547_871819026233149_6161467757169643488_n-11-80x80.jpg LGBTQ+ Archives - Movie Marker https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/tag/lgbtq-2/ 32 32 Alexander Farah’s ‘One Day This Kid’ Named 2025 Iris Prize Winner https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/alexander-farahs-one-day-this-kid-named-2025-iris-prize-winner/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:00:43 +0000 https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/?p=93181 The organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival – celebrating global stories and Cardiff charm have proudly announced that Alexander Farah has won the prestigious Iris Prize supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation for his film One Day This Kid.  The announcement was made on 19 October at the BBC Wales studios in Cardiff.  Alexander Farah is a queer Afghan-Canadian filmmaker whose work has screened globally at TIFF, […]

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]]> Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival Reveals Best British Winners For 2025 https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/iris-prize-lgbtq-film-festival-reveals-best-british-winners-for-2025/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:27:48 +0000 https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/?p=93144 The organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival – celebrating global stories and Cardiff charm are thrilled to announce that the winner of the Iris Prize Best British Short Film Award is Chris Urch, for his film Blackout.  This is Chris Urch’s first outing as a director and was named winner during the Best British Day Gala on Friday, 17 October, at Vue Cinema, Stadium Plaza, Cardiff.  This is the first year that all […]

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]]> Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival Launches 2025 Programme https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/iris-prize-lgbtq-film-festival-launches-2025-programme/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:08:28 +0000 https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/?p=92822 With a week to go before the public Box Office opens, organisers of the Cardiff-based festival offering the largest LGBTQ+ short film prize in the world are proud to launch its full programme today (Thursday, 11 September 2025). This year’s festival is a week in length, and the full programme can be viewed here: https://irisprize.org/2025-box-office/ […]

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]]> 2025 Iris Prize Confirms Industry Day Return As Passes Go On Sale https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/2025-iris-prize-confirms-industry-day-return-as-passes-go-on-sale/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:35:13 +0000 https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/?p=92394 The organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival are excited to announce that the Iris Industry Day will take place on Wednesday 15 October 2025. The Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival – celebrating global stories and Cardiff charm, supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation, will return for its 19th edition on Monday 13 October […]

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]]> Interview with Director Čejen Černić Čanak, Actors Lav Novosel and Andrija Žunac (Sandbag Dam) https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/interview-with-director-cejen-cernic-canak-actors-lav-novosel-and-andrija-zunac-sandbag-dam/ Wed, 14 May 2025 16:00:39 +0000 https://moviemarker.co.uk/?p=92158 Sandbag Dam tells the story of Marko (Lav Novosel), a young Croatian man hiding his bisexuality while struggling to meet the expectations of his family and community. When his first love, Slaven (Andrija Žunac), returns to the village – having been ‘exiled’ to Berlin for being gay – the two reconnect and share intimate moments. […]

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]]> MM Shorts – Sister Wives https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/mm-shorts-sister-wives/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:34:33 +0000 https://moviemarker.co.uk/?p=90937 Released: 2024 (Available to stream now on Channel 4) Director: Louisa Connolly-Burnham Starring: Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Michael Fox The steady opening camera tilt downwards of Kaidence’s (Louisa Connolly-Burnham) tightly braided hair. A stark visual nod to the rigid environment in which she is not thriving, but merely surviving her current twisted circumstances. This needless […]

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]]> Night Stage/Dreams In Nightmares Announced As 2025 BFI Flare Closing Night/Special Presentation Films https://www.moviemarker.co.uk/night-stage-dreams-in-nightmares-announced-as-2025-bfi-flare-closing-night-special-presentation-films/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:52:41 +0000 https://moviemarker.co.uk/?p=91060 The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (19th – 30th March) today announces Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon’s erotic thriller NIGHT STAGE as its Closing Night Gala on 29th March and Shatara Michelle Ford’s road trip movie DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES as a Special Presentation on 23rd March. The UK Premieres of DREAMS […]

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